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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1938-04-22, Page 2• ale rglf-ir, ri„ • J1, as • Sa* on Expositor stablishett 1860 Pbail. McLean, Editor. stied at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- Ursday afternOon by McLean bseription rates, $1.50 a year in pace; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single us 4 cents each. dvertising rates on application. ,PEAFORTH, Friday, April 22, 1938 11 Was A Nice Easter Easter weather, as far as this dis- trict was concerned, was well nigh perfect. Good Friday was bright, warm and balmy. Saturday was equally fair and Sunday not too bad at all. „-: It did rain. on Sunday evening, but not enough to make travelling either disagreeable or dangerous for the hundreds of travellers who were guests in the country over the Eas- ter week -end. And the country is an ideal place to spend an Easier holiday when the weather man is as kind as he was to us this Easter. • There you do not need to hold a parade of feminine finery to be told • that It is Easter time'; 'that spring has come. Not that the females and the feminine finery are not well worth seeing. Even under the head- gear they have copied from' the Sal- • vation Army, they certainly are. It is just that Nature's. Easter garb seems so much newer, so much fresherand, if possible, so much more becoming. No. human raiment has ever matched in color the new buds on the trees, nor the shades of color in the growing grass and grain. And Nature did hold a glamorous Easter parade this year.. It has sel- dom been equalled or. surpassed. That is what really made it such a nice Easter. • The Hit -and -Run Driver Ever since the motor car was in- vented the viciousness that seems in: herent in human nature has been coining to the top in one form or another. But the most callous and inhuman trait developed by the motor car is the hit-and-run driver. There is no excuse for him; he deserves no Mer- cy. But in spite of that the breed is thriving and seems to be very much on the increaw;7 Over the week -end a hit-atd-run driver knocked down a sixty-eight year old man in the outskirts of the town of Paris. Then calmly got out of his car and after, apparently, try- ing to drag his victim to cover, as Calmly got back into his car again and drove away. His victim was too heavy for one man to handle, so he was left on the roadside. And that is not an isolated ca.4. The papers across the Province re- port somewhat similar ones almost every day. It would not be a hard matter to deal with if the hit-and- run driver could only be ,apprehend- ed. But all too frequently he can't. Driving at night gives the hit-and- run fiend his greatest opportunity of escape, but even in the day time. there' are miles of highway in the country so void of traffic that the chances of escape are just as good as on the darkest night. ^ Of course a few of these hit-and- run drivers are finally run to earth. But even in the case of the Se few, we • have failed to notice where the pun- ishment .mete d out at 4,11 fitted the 'crime. Too 'often • the' hit-and-run driver is guilty of murder or man- slaughter and the penalty imposed should be the same that the Criminal Code provides for such /offences. 'At best, the penalty should be cancella- tion of a driving permit for life, ac- companted by a stiff fine and extend- ed term of imprisonment. • "lost People Will Agree 04 people inthe country dis' - lief. a few, in the l'arger ee with the Ottawa s rt! any other Ooripienk • realization of the danger of _debt, have gone about reducing their bur- dens 'so energetically that'a number of them now are debt free. With a few exceptions, the counties owe less money than five or ten years ago. For the most part they are repres- ented in their councils by hard-head- ed, practical farmers, 'and most peo- ple will want very convincing evi- dence before they. decide the Ontario Legislature can do the job better." It may be true that county coun- cils have brought this threat ;of aboli- tion upon themselves by paying at- tention to and, trying to legislate tia matters beyond their control. In other words, by not attending strict- ly to their own knitting. But on the other hand, evidence might be produced to show that the Ontario Legislature has acted and is still attempting to act along the same lines followed by the county councils. In fact there is a very generally - expressed opinion in the country, at least, that if the Ontario Legislature would stop trying to dictate the pol- icy of the Federal Government in matters of taxation, power export, and numerous other things and bend all its energies on a .thorough house- cleaning of the Ontario Parliament Buildings, it would not only have a balanced budget, but something sub- stantial each year towards reducing the provincial debt. The amount of money that would be saved by reducing the member- ship of the'Legislature would not be a single drop in a bucket compared .; with what could be saved by cutting the civil service in the Parliament Building by half. By firing an army of high salaried, but useless officials 'who make that building their home, and by stop' paying out countless thousands of dollars to outside firms and individuals for work that should be done by the Government officials themselves. And until these little matters are satisfactorily attended to, or some attention paid to them, we do not be- lieve that. the present Government or any other Government will sur- vive an appeal to the country on the issue of abolishing the county coun- cils. Have You Heard About It? A recent despatch from Ottawa, written by the Ottawa correspondent of a New York paper, assures us that there is disunity and general disruption in the Federal Liberal party. Anything may happen in politics, even to the disruption of the Liberal party. But we have never heard of it, and we doubt very much if you had either. In fact it would appear to the ord- inary man on the street that Mr. Mackenzie King's hold on the fol- lowers of his party was much strong- er than it had ever been, nor has his policy ever been as generally apprec- iated by the people of Canada. Perhaps the New Yorker got his party names mixed. It is no secret that the Conservative party is not a unanimous whole on the choice of a new leader to succeed Hon. R. B. Bennett. In fact, it is anything but that, and getting moresoevery day. Perhaps that is where the dismpting noises came from. , +In WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Where a Policy is Needed (St. Catharines Standard) But before the House Committee on radio COO - chided its deliberations, a defusite statement of polecy should be forthcoming as to the reverse side of the picturta—the Corporation's plane to reduce the flow of United States eeramercial pro- grams which still flood the Canadian air in violation of the printery purpose for which the Cale. was created. This Side Up With Care (St. Thomas, Tianes-Joarnal) As a means of inculcating the idea of care In. handling baggage the Great Western Railway Company of England ave distributed 22,000 jig - waw puzzles among the employees whose duty it is to handle that kind, of goods. When assent - bled it shows a bey ruefully eicananing a much battered made' loteametive Which he has extract- ed from a much -battered' box, his sister standing by In eampathette tear* The puzzle bears the joseejettere atearuldtat you be annoyed' if 'your gee& waived damagedla nig 1 a exerellent Method of tesaehing a les- , aid, the relents of which the, voile alntreelate. There are /natty Wale in tabieh neu1 leetretat 161a1 00nYilcfidatet1 Tor instance. veI)($fe.,,,,,,a0"))"(•";•akaa Years Agone Interesting Itenii" Picked .From The littren .EXpealter of Fifty and • Twentii-fleP'• Years Ago. • From The Huron Expositor April 27, 1888 •-• The Messrs. McDonald, sawmill mon of Walton, have offered the Can - an Patific Railway Company a free site for a EitatiOn in that village, providing they'build their Guelph and Goderich branchttliat way. Mr. Andrew Yong has commenced the erection of a. new addition to his resideriee which, when completed, wild make it one of the handsomest resi- dences in 'town. Mr. James A. Anderson has been appointed sanitary inspector for Sea - forth by the Board of Health. Mr. D. D. Wilson is making prepara- tions to rebuild his barn which was burned dawn ,Itrot Workmen are now engaged in er- ecting the new gymnasium in connec- tion with the Collegiate Institute. Oni Thureclay of Iatst week, Angus Campbell, while working around a grain crusher on the farm of Joseph Scott, Morris, had the misfortune to have his left head' drawn into the machine and had, Ft tersibly crushed. The other night while a crowd were standing outside the Army barracks at Clinton, Alfred Barge was shoved against a tree and liedhis collar bone broken. Mr. T. Armstrong, who alas .been Collector of Custobas at Clinton for several years, has been promoted to a position in the Toronto Customs House. Mr. J. Irwin is Mr. Arm- strong's successor in Clinton, Hon. G. W. Ross, Minister of Edu- cation, spoke at a public meeting held is Cardno's Hall on Friday even- ing last in connection with the chang- ing and adding. taf additions to 'the Seaforth Collegiate. The chair *as efficiently filtled by Mr. Thomas Kidd, who was chairman of the Board. An. instrumental by Miss Ewing and a vocal • quartette by Misses Downey and Killoran and Messrs. Scott and Willis •were very highly appreciated, Last week a yoke of oxen owned by Mr. James Fair, of the Clinton Mills, were weighed and turned the scales at 5,000 pounds, the heaviest yoke ever weighed on the scales. Meesrs. McArthur and Ball, hard- ware merchants of Hensalleare this week moving into the premises in Marshall's brick block and Miss Ev- ans, milliner, will move her stock in- to the shop vacated by McArthur and Ball. A new bell has recently been plac- ed in position in St. Paul's Church tower, Henstall. • From The Huron Expositor April 15, 1913 The Hamilton Bridge Company bas a large gang of men at work in Wing - ham at present in connection with the C.P.R. bridge at the north end of the town. Mr. T. E. Baprison, of Bayfield, has been, awarded Abe- contract of oarry- h'g the mail on the rural route out Porter's Hill way. Mr. W. E. Pfaff, of Hentsall, who a couple of °weeks ago had the misfor- tune to cut his foot while chopping in the woods, is now able to be out. Mrs. H. Currie, of Cromarty, had the misfortune to fall last Friday, severely injuring her side. Mr. C. Hartleib, of Zurich, received the largest 'shipment of wire ever re- ceived there. The tot consisted of two car loads. On Tuesday of last week a ten -acre buckwheat field near St. Joseph was literally °overact with a flock of wild geese and ducks. Messre. Ja. and F. Devereaux, of the Seaforth Carriage Worka, last, week installed two electric motors in their blacksmithing shop for blowing their forge fires, The beautiful musical performance, "Alice in Wonderland," given under tne auspices of the Seaforth Fire Bri- gade last week, was a very success- ful affair. The principals were: "Alice," Miss Dorothy O'Connell; "In- dian Princess," Miss B. Morson; "Bri- tannia," Miss Iva Dodds; "Fairy Queen," Dorothy Wilson; and Mr. L. T. DeLacey as "Mad Hatter." Mr. George McIntosh 'has purchased the resilience of the .late James Mur- ray (opposite the 'flour mill. Mr. Ralph Reid, of London, sealant Sunday with his parents here, having Colne on his motorcade - The dry good's, clothing and shoe stores and the five, ten and) fifteen cent store will close eadh evening ex- cept Saturday at 6 p.m. Winthrop crea.mery will begin op- erations for the season on May lat. Mr. Calder has made extensive epairs and has everything in first Ouse shape. • e On Tuesday at noon. Mr. William Cleary, t>f Tuckersmith, bad a narrow escape from serious injury in a runa- way. While hitching his horse it be- came frightened and started to run It ran across the Main' Street throwing Mr. Cleary and the horse both t the pavement. They were uninjured A post office official was in Seaferal last Friday selects the points at which letter delivery aoxes are to be placed, A cavalcade consisting of five or Fax vans of Italian gypsies passed through town on Manama last. Mr. Seines McIntosh, of the 2nd con - Cession of Mclaillop, has ,purelerated the lot on John Street adaoining Mr. Frank Devereaux and. has removed one of the houses on his farm and will have it fitted up foreatesidenota The new street sweeper was Used in town for the first time on Thurs- day morning and worked very settsfaetorily. Mr. A. E. Forbes has placed in MS home a bandsonee hIgh grade Mason & Refseh..piano. Mr. laaarton leased the Cihesney residente Johan Street, recently vacated by Mt. Veale. • The only eerigneeta, Which are mem- anent and leave flo regret% are our oefitaletete ovoe ettrata'aele--Itattatdatite ,ittaa"au.'..•••etta'Saa"„;(1,,,,,;,,,,,,,tteeerit , V" 4, • „ • t el(e.„);s1'0.2:"arittes: . P4111 Osifer of Lazy Meadows . (By Harry J.130)40) • "CALVES" If tbere is any creature any more cantankerous than a , calf, then I Would like to know about it. Hon,- estly, we've had about the lightingest Manch of calves 'at Lazy Meadows this year that we have ever had . . . and there's been a mighty lot of them too. Now there's one, Little red fellow who has a wicked glint 'in MS °Ye> He's Jessy, the brindle calf and does he ever like to fight and play general tarn(ation. I believe in weaning them off on a pail as soon as poesible, and so last night it was warm outside, and there was a good bit of fresh air coming in the stable doors and I decided to give this frisky gent a tastecif milk that was handled by a middleman instead. of going directly from the producer to the coneumer. He blatted away all the time I was milking and kept up a general hulla, balloo from where I had him fenced in in the ,next stall. Jessy was a mite worried herself and kept nuzzling ov- er the top of the•stall or else trying to shove her foot into the pail all the time I was milking, and I had quite a job to get finished. But at last I. ,was finished and I -climbed over into the young gent's stall. He kept his distance for a mo- ment or two . . in fact he never moved as I shoved the pail ef mllk over and tinder his. nose. Berreattt! Down went the entire head with a splash to the bottom of the pail. A wave of milk went up, and down be- hind the Mb of my overalls. Then up went the heels and he tore around the stall like mart I managed at last to get hchn pen- ned in the corner. This time he seem- ed to get a sip or two of the milk ' . a gagged a little mid blew the milk up like a little geyser in the ' He managed to finally gt the idea, however, and take a fewsips off the finger. That wee tine and he kept it up, but the wear 'and tear on the fin- ger wet getting to be a little too much, se I gradually tried to slip it out. Little by little, and yon calf was drinking by himself. That is, until he discovered that he bad been bam- boozled and he immediately was go- ing to show the world that you stria ply emildn't get away with anything like thatt The tail went whizzing around in two or three jerky revolutions, and the calf lunged out from the oorner. I scrambled once or twice, looked rather 'aelplessly art old Jessie, and then finally went doien. And believe you and me, there are more pheasant places in this world to fall. The .calf to make the task complete, lunged again aud the milk streamed over me. For a moment 'or two I wanted to lambaste the hide out of ,that calf, but when I looked he was standing there with des head cocked to one side . . his tail „jerking around . . and somehow or other all my. anger seemed tat up and disappear. It was when I was going out of the stable that I heard the little fellow bawling. Right about that time, hun- ger pains would-- be starting to go round in that stomach of his and 'heal begin, to wonder if he hadn't been a fool for clowning around SO much. Next time he wouldn't be so wild whew it -came time for feeding, and you can lay to the fact that he's go- ing to think it Over to -night. I guess we're all about the same way. We cl.own, around a bit and then learn by experience. But now I'll hare to amble along. Mrs. Hail wants to go away en a trip, so I guess maybe if I get back alright I'll be with you again: next week. JUST A SMILE OR TWO • Diner: "What sort of bird is this?" Waiter: "It's a wood pige•ont, sir." Diner: "I thought so. ' Get me a saw." "Now, then!" roared the sergeant - major, as he dismissed the men, "you will parade again at two o'clock pre- cisely. And When 1 say two o'clock precisely, I don't mean five past; I mean five to." • Harry: "I can't thread this needle, mother." 'Mother: "How's that?" Harry: "Well, every time I get the cotton near 'the eye it blinks." • Little Dora returned from her first visit to Sunday school. Father: "What did my little daugh- ter learn this afternoon?" Little Dora: "That I ant a child of Satan." A racing motorist 'took a colored friend for a run. They were doing about 70 when suddenly the driver said, "I hall have to pull up, the cy- linder's k nocking." "That sure ain't the cylinder, sah," stammered the darkie, "that's ma knees 'knocking together." Counsel (to woman witness): "1 hope I have not troubled you with all these questions?" Witpess: "Not at all—I have a small boy aged six at home." A wealthy young farmer of Slough Reclined at his ease in the prough Of 'hie very fine yacht— And completely forges:1U That he ought to be milking his cough. • i'Wbat did the Premier have to say?" asked the editor of the Parlia- mentary reporter. "Nothing." "Very well. Only write half a col- umn about it." lthy: "Are you angry because I came home with data black eye last night?" Wife: "Not at all. When you came home you didn't have a black eye." • "I'm glad you're so impressed dear, by all these explanations I have been ?tying you about banking and cur- rency," remarked the young' husband. "Yes, darling, It seems wonderful that anybody could know as much as you do about ,money without having any," was his wifea reply. -• d • • New York's Great Fair Rising in Setting of Lavish Artistry Resembling nothing quite so much as a super -Hollywood "movie" lot, New York's) gigantic Worlds( Fair of 1939 already is well on the way to- ward transformation of unsightly as'h heaps iru Flushing 'Meadows, Queens, into an artiatie and dramatic preview of "the world to -morrow." An advance ,showing of the attrac- tiveness which within a year is to feature the $150,000,000 exposition re- veals new and striking architectural forme, lavish use of niod'ern, artistry and the application of technical skill upon a scale hitherto unenown, there. Where 18 months ago the 1216 - acre exposition site was only marsh- land and waste, to -day it shows the pattern of buildings, plazas and aven- ues that will constitute the World's Fair. Engineering estimates place construction more than a reonth a- head ea the schedule necessary to in- sure opening the exposition on April 30, 1939, to observe the 150th anni- versary of the inauguration of Gen. George Washington as first President of the United States, Scores of building projects- are un- der way as the speed of operations is accelerated with the taming of spring weather. By increasing their efforts during the slimmer, fair offic- ials expect to have 12,000 men at work on the site by fall. April to Be Preview Month Evidence Of speedy completion of the exposition has son encouraged Grover A. Whalen, President of the Fair Corporation, that directors have been advised that April, 1939, maa be set aside safely as a "preview molith" and a period for final training of the fair personnel in operation teceselque. Progress in building applies par- ticularly ,to the 390 -acre central ex- hibit area, but the 280 -acre amuse- ment zone soon is to come Into Ilts own ort a setae -be' accommo4ete 250,000 persons at one time. Improve- ments also ere apparent in maven - fent parking lots for 35,000 Motor ears, two great lagoons for marine events by day and night, a water gateway and yacht begin, and the start of lamdscaptng projeets which Invoke setting ra' 10,000 trees and 1,000,000 shrubs and bulbs. 'reit million dollars' worth of, "ine perative" improVentents, such as, geys- ers,' gas main, Water pitying, electra Cal eondulte and telephone lime, al- ready have been made in their arOper • • t•••,lit'eatale,)?".." places underground i The exposition electric power transmission station, with capacity sufficient to supply a major city, is under construction at a cost of $2,000,000. Standing upright in steel or fram- ing are the Hall of Comentinications, the Business AdMinistration Build- ing, the Hall of Mines and Metallurgy, the Consumers Building, the Medicine and Health Builaing, 'two Food Build - hip), the Shelter Building- and the Textile Building. With an extensive Administration -Building, which the headquarters staff of 900 persons has occupied since August, 1937, they are the advance guard of a host of exhi- bition structures planned de striking design. Lakes Kept At Steady Level Interior treatment and exterior embellishment began in January for Several exhibit buildings. New York City has its "glass house" al- most completely enclosed and ready for inetallatione. A tidal control dam and water gate now maintain the ex- position lakes at a steady level. Monumental concrete foundtation.s poured about an inverted forest of fir piling from the Pacific Northwest serve to support sturdy steel beams being fabricated into the 700 -foot Trylon,, a triangular beacon of needle- like proportions Which will serve as part of the spectacular Theme Center of the Fair. Near by,. workmen' have completed foundatione for th‘ Peri - sphere, a 200 -foot globe designed to house the main interpretative display planned by the Fair Corporation, When the Theme Center is com- pleted, •eight sturdy columns support- ing the 18 -story Perisphere will be hidden by water curtains and foun- tain spray to effect ane illusion of a bubble upborne upon a welling spring. aroni a moving platform within, the sphere, visitors will see kaleidoscopic spectacles and hear the spends of musk composed to represent the World of TO^MOTPOW.. alantrance to the Perisphere will be gained, by a long electrical stair- way. The globe' structure will be connected) with the Traion by a lofty ertelosed bridgeewhile frean the latter will awing the Heal:eine an easily graded ramp with proportions deedgre .ed toe use by pagean.ts, panades and large crowd a of sighttleers. State and Federal Buileangs The Theme Center was dedicated ' (Ctintbitted on Page 8) . . . . Objects To Sales Tax ; °theme, Onta April 9, 1933.. The Edator, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir; In. my judgment the sales tax is too high. , It takes far (boo much out of the people for the amount, whieh goes to the Government. Your cash register will tell you that. A saleel talc of tale kind is'eanamida- ed before it 'passes to the ultimate consumer. The result is that it is a powerful faotor in 'divorcing mice from value -An making us pay more for the things we buy than they are actually worth—ma fact it creates une emIPftelint itellfLought to be cut !$y at least.. three per cent. The loss of revemie would be made up in. the increased volume of business which would fel- law. Enclosed find my recent statement in the House. If you make any cone - anent please drop me a line. Yours sincerely, R. 3. DEfACHMA, M. RorNorth iuron. ...................••• IISeen iii :..he County2 pers Doubly Injured Mrs. Charles Ellis, Who was takeer to London hospital two weeks"agofor treatment of a cut dangerously near her eyes, was prepariing to leave- the. hospital on Friday last when she fell and fractured) her hip. Mrs. Ellis will be confined to the hospital sev- eral weeko—Goderich' Signal -Star. His 82nd Birthday Go Friday last R. G.tratynolds, who, for thirty years was ,eheriff of Hurort County, quietly celebrated his eighty- second birthday. In the best of good health "Sheriff" Rovnelds, as he is popularly known by a host of friends, was guest of honor at a din- ner at the home of Judge T. M. Cos- tello on Friday. The well known oc- togenarian is active and an a.vitil read- er, and can draw from his memory many anecdotes of life in the Court House in past years, which he tells with the aid of `a keen sense of hum- or. Mr. Reynolds lives with his daugh- ter Miss Claire Reynolds, on Wel- liogton Street—Goderich •Signal -Star.. Celebrated 80th Birthday The friends and relatives of Mr.. Patrick Gibbons, of London, formerly of the Wingtham district, will be pleased to know that he quietly cele- brated his 80th birthday in London With his family. He is enjoying the best of health and' happiness.—wing- ham Advance-Thnes. Reteiery. AteExatear' Some time between midmigat Sat- urday and Sunday nator,nting an entry was made in, Walker's drug store, Ex- eter, through a window at the rear of the shop. Mr. Walker so far has checked his loss as $25 in cash, cig- arettes end razor blades. Provincial police • from Goderich are working with Constable Jack Norry, of Exe- ter, investigating the robbery.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Fifty Years Married At their home in Ternberry Mr. and Mrs. William S. King celebrated their fiftieth vtedding anniversary on: Monctay, March 2,1st. They were mar- ried at Brussels on March 21, 1888, by the late Rev. Richard Paul. Mrs. King was formerly Mary 'McKinney, eldest daughter of the late Joseph and Mrs. McKinney, of Bluevale. She is the surviving one of a family of six, Mr. King was horn in Turneerata ob- tained his education at No 1- 'School. later going to Clinton, Model School and taking up the teaching profes- sion. He bedame widely known in Culross and Grey, also in. Manitoba. Mr. and Mee King left on. April 15, 1888, to take up his duties as a. teacher in Beisevan.—Brussels Post. To Sing in Massey Hall Mr. W. R. Goulding wilt -next week take six of his pupils.. to Toronto to take part in the ().E.A. choir program to be given ,in, Massey Hall. The - choir will consist of about 400 voices from the public and high( schools of Ontario, together with an. orchestra of about 200 students from the various seconeary sohools. At least part of tae program will be' broadcast. The pupils who will accompany Mr. Gould- ing are: Gladys, Becker, Dashwood; Doris Wuerth and Jack England, of Crediton; Ronald Gollings, of the Thames Road; and Keith Gordon and Dawson Goulding, a town. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Beautiful Tree In looking for' the unusual, W. G. Trestain, roving reporter for The London Free Press, was attracted by a giant elm, growing at the rear of the Grigg resideruce on Main Street - A picture of the tree appeased in last Saturdtay's Free Press. The bree- was planted by Mrs'. Catherine Gregg;. who carried it as a tiny sapling from the ThomasiTrivitt grieves at Cen- tralia. The tree Is Such a familiar landmark that few of our cittems re- alize Its importanee.—Eareter Times- Adrocate. . Roads Taken Over as Highways The road ,front Rtisseldale to Fort Blake, Itt Usborne, known as the Th.stifee Road ana on the west side of Exeter known as the Lake Road, has definitely been taken. over as a .provincial highway ashas alae the, read known as the Zurich road in Hlay Township. Notice to thee effect Was published in the Ontario Gaz- ette, dated April 9tia• the road being taken over at twelve o'clock noon, on Wedneeday, the 13th day of April.— Exeter Tiancsadvooate. • (Contiiiiiell en Page 11). ; • • :f!, Oki4t lt,11.