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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1938-07-08, Page 3. I . I• it u1 i °!f Seen in the CounyPapers (Continued from Page;!) , T. Hicks and was originally built stirs' •the •pprner of Ontario and 'St. George Streets. Built of femme to a size of 40 feet by 60 . feet, two stories in height, with a barn of the same er,mensions, it was the first place of bueiness in the town and one Of the -earliest buildings as well. In 1857 Mr. Hicks erected a new building on Ontario Street where the present ho- tel now stands. This was built of frame also, with a central hall of brick. The construction was trhree stories high and was along similar liras to the present structure.—Mit- eliel.1 Acvocate. Receives Certificate . Mr. Frank Evans, engineer at the hospital, was a candidate far fourth class engineer's certificate in exam- ieations held 'at Gaderieh last May. A few days ago Mr. Evans received this certificate from the Department of etLabour, Toronto., -Clinton News- Record'. New Teachers' For Collegiate Three new teaohers will greet the students at the Clinton . Collegiate 'Institute in September. In addition to Mr. James who will be in charge of the manual training course, the services of Miss Irene Abbott, Ham- ilton, have been obtained as teacher of French and Gernrafi, and Miss Irene Stephen, or Toronto, will be the new Classics teacher. — Clinton' News -Record. • Attorney -General Here , Hon. Gordon D. Oonant, Attorney - General of Ontario, was in town far a brief visit on Monday afternoon, and spent his short stay in visiting the several officials, at the Court House connected with his depart- ment. Tire" visit, although resulting in much speculation, was said to be merely a routine call in a tour of the Province in which the Attorney - General is acquainting himself with the personnel of the offices under his department. While there he was Mos- eted with Crown Attorney Holmes, Jridge T. M. Costello, J. B. Reynolds, governor of the county jail, Provin- cial Constable P. E. McCoy and Sher- iff Robert Johnston, and also passed elle time of day with members of the office staffs.•-God•erich Signal -Star. Vogues in Vases As important as flowers are the -containers that hold, them. Follow- ing are a few do's' and don't about -the subject of flower arrangements end vases: 1. Don't put delicate flowers like rroses, violets, lilies of the valley and freesias in heavy pottery bowls or eases. Use delicate containers such I'S glass, porcelain or silver. 2. Garden r.flowers such as zinnias, es! ers, `butttun chrysanthemums, tul- ips and hyacinths are best in pottery a eceptacles. B. Do not put chrysanthemums, .large or small, in glias vases as the --nater soon becomes discolored and •unsightly due to 'the rapid decay of tithe stems and leaves. 9 Don't crowd flowers into a vase, 'Better two or three arrangements in different containers than one that has the appearance of crowding. 5. Use foliage or greenery, as well as flowers. 6. Brass, copper and pewter con- tainers are charming for 'hardy garden !perennials and for branches of ever - 'green, pine or bitter -sweets. Bowls of these 'metals also are ideal for ar- rangements of vari-coloured, varnished gourds. 7. As a rule flowers should not be -mere than two and a half times taller than the bowl that bolds them. Stems of different lengths make for grace- ful arrangements. S. When flowers of different colors are placed in the same vase, have the lightest tones at the top of the arrangement, the deeper hues toward the bottom. • Mrs. leen Weaver challenges the world to produce a hardier baby than ilrer own. She was crossing the street with the ,infant in her armee when she was struck by an automobile. The baby flew through the air against the windshield of the car, which it broke. Examination failed to show the slightest injury to the child. The junior class at Moravian Col- lege for Women, at Bethlehem, Pa., presented a daisy chain to the seniors as part of class day exercisers. Many of the seniors suffered from poison ivy. The juniors had unknowirygly braided the daisy char with pieces •of Virginia ivy. Cotton socks are being issued to prisoners in United States federal jails because one prisoner managed to saw through a one -inch iron bar with a yarn from a wool sock. It took liim seven hours to do it, according to a former penitentiary warden. ctinx, *mat 1200 Kea. , . 249.9 sues WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGH IGHT8 Feiley, July 8th -11 a.m.,"Clip- pings" ; 11.30, "House of Peter Mae - Gregor"; 12 moon, Canadian Farm & Home Hoer; 7.30 p.m., "Honourable Archie"; 7.46, "Do You Know?" Saturday, July 9-e-10.30 a.m., _Shut - Ins; 12. noon, Canadian Farm & Home Hour; 12.45 p.m., CKNX Hill -Billies; 3.30, Teeswater vs. Wingham Base- ball; 7.30, Bern Dance. Sunday, July 1.0--11, a.m., Wingham United Chum$• 12.30' p.m., The Mus- ic Box; 7, at. Andrew's Church. Monday, July 11-11 a.m:, "Clip- pings"; 11.30, "House of Peter Mac- Gregor"; 12.45 p.m., Leckie Wake - ford, songs; 7, "Light Up and Listen Club"; 8,, Kenneth Rentoul, songs, Tuesday, . July 12-11.45 a.m., True Tale Drama; 12.45 p.m., Wayne King orohestna; 7, "Light Up and Listen- Club"; istenClub"; 7.45, "Do You Know?" Wednesday, July 13-11 a.m., "Clip- pings"; 11.30, "House of Peter Mac- Gregor"; 7 p.m., "Light Up and Lis- ten Club." Thursday, Luly 14-11.45 a.m., True Tale Drama; 7 p.m., "Light Up and Listen Club"; 8, Gladys Pickett, piano. ri The Loss of H.M.S. " Hampshire." The disappearance of Lord Kit- chener on 5th June, 1917, whilst en route to Russia on board the British cruiser H.M.S. "Hampshire," gave rise .to. .innumerable stories. At the 'Gime, it seemed- as though the more far-fetched the tale, the better its chances of being believed' and some extraordinary rumors were current. The theory has been put forward that German, agents were aware of .his intended visit to Russia to bolster the already badly -shattered morale of the Czar's armies and they had been or- dered to prevent hisarrival there no matter what the cost. In accordance with these instructions, German ag- ents in England had been succes•sfu.l in placing time bombs aboard the ill- fated vessel and, as a result of their anises, she sank off the north tha t of Scotland. Actually, there seems to have been nothing to verify this nor even to support it, but it was very widely believed. Of course, it would not have been been the first time a happening of this sort had occurred during the war, but actually there were no supporting fact§ to lend cred- ence to this 'theory of the time bombs. A further belief was that the Cab- inet was particularly anxious to get rid of Lord Kitchener as ',he was,.. a constant thorn in the side of his col- leagues. Accordingly, one of them had betrayed the• -plans of his Russian venture to Germany apd the German Admiralty had sent a -submarine to waylay the 'Hampshire." The plan was supposed to thave worked perfect- ly and the vessel torpedoed and sent to the bottom. In reality there was such a heavy sea running at the" time that it would have been a physical impossibility for any submarine to have torpedoed the "Hemprahine," and what is more sig- nificant, perhaps, is the fact that no German U-boat commander e v e r claimed. the distinction of having done so. There was undoubtedly a German submarine laying mines in those, wa- ters a few days prior to the disaster, but there is no trace In German Ad- miralty record's of any of their sub- marines having torpedoed a British warship is those waters on that date. Each g will killies all day and every day for tree weeks. 3 pads in each packet. 10 CENTS PER PACKET .411 Druggists, Grocers, General 5'tores. WHY PAY MORE? -THE WILSON FLY PAiD CO., thatiltoa, One, Fantastic Stories Some of the more fantastic stories were to the effect Lord Kitchener himself was in the pay of the Ger- mans and that after the submarine had torpedoed the "Hampshire," she came alongside and took shim off to an unknown destination. Another tale was practically similar to this one and only differed from it in that Kitchener was not in the pay of the Germans but that he had been taken off by the U-boat and was being held as hostage. Miss Kitchener. the War Minister's sister, helped matters along by stat- ing to the Press that she did not be- lieve that her brother was dead and that she had heard on very good auth- ority that he was a prisoner of war in Germany. She even went further afield and accused certain members of the Government of shaving betray- ed her brother. Actually, there were many people in the British Isles who firmly believed that Kitchener had been "sold" to the enemy, either by the "politicians" or • by Russian Radi- cals who were frightened that by Kit- chener's visit Russia would be com- pletely reorganized , and Germany promptly overthrown. The known facts of the sinking of the vessel are very meagre as there were so few survivors. An Engine Room Artificer, who was one of the few to escape, gave his- account as follows: "The passage up until 5th June was uneventful, although as the vessel came round the north coast of Scotland, the weather grew steadily worse and a .very 'heavy sea was run- ning. During my period, off watch I was asleep below, when I was awak- ened by a terrific explosion which jeered the ship from stem to stern. Grabbing some warm clothes I hur- ried up on deck to find other members of the ship's company already fallen in there at their stations. There was no panic and no undue disorder de- spite the fact that the vessel was settling fast and rolling heavily. By a stroke of luck I was ordered to the only lifeboat to reach dry land and, whilst 'waiting to climb aboard its I saw Kitchener putting bis serv- ant and spaniel dog Into the next boat., ' High Seas "The seas were running so high that it was almost' impossible to low- er the boat and, consequently, when we did get into the water we were too busy trying to get clear to pay much attention to what was happen- ing appening to the others. It was purely an accident that we ever did get cheat. It was blowing a full gale and by the time we had a ohetse to look around we had been swe many cable lengths' from the s. Prom the ..rsiseesseese.alketies,•,' IN WET WEATHER Rheumatism Attacked Limbs and Body He bad been bothered) with rheu- matism for years.' The pain in wet weather—to use his own expression —was "indescribable." But all that is gone now --thanks to Kruschen. Read this letter: , "I suffered with rheumatism for years. I dreaded wet weather, for during such periods the pain was continuous and indescribable. To be- gin with, it was confined to my limiig', but in time I began to suffer as much agony in my body as I did in my limbs. When I began to take Krus- chen Salts, I found it did me more good than all the other medicine I had taken put together. Today, I have peace and freedom from pain, even during wet weather, and can heartily recommend Kruschen Salts to anyone who suffers from rheum- tism."—N.M. Rheumatic conditions are often the result of an excess of uric . acid in the body. Two of the ingredients in Kruschen Salts have the power of dis- solving uric acid crystals. Other in. - gradients in these Salts assist Nature to expel the dissolved crystals through the natural channels. crest of a wave, L got a fleeting glance of Lord Kitchener, Colonel Fitzgerald (Kitchener's Private Secre- tary), and the skipper, all standing on the bridge together. It was mere- ly a.• glance for by the time we mount- ed 'the crest of the next wave there was nothing to be seen'—the "Hamp- shire" had gone to the bottom." There were thirteen survivors in the one and only boat to get clear of the stricken ship. They were so ex- hausted by the wind and the icy cold seas that kept swamping their boat continuously, that they•were too weak to sail it. They were washed ashore on the Orkney Islands some few days later where the local inhabitants tend- ed to their wants until the Admiralty removed them to hospital. Naval officers made 'numerous en- quiries from them about the loss of the ship but none of them could give a very coherent account of what had happened. The facts were got toge- ther and it was decided that an of- eMai Court of Enquiry would prove nothing more than a waste of time and that no useful purpose could • be served by one as it was obvious that the ship had struck a mine. How- ever, had an, official enquiry been held, it would have put a stop to some of the foolish gossip that arose as a result of the seeming secrecy attendant on the lose of the ship. Weed Control Now is the time for all good men to came to the aid of their city, town, village or township by notifying their municipal council or weed inspector as to the whereabouts of noxious weeds in the locality. The Weed Con- trol Act passed in 1927 by the On- tario Government, and since amend- ed, places the responsibility of weed control directly on the shoulders of the municipality and weed inspectors. Every person in Ontario is entitled to preteetlen under this Act and should notify the council or weed in- spector of any neglected area infest- ed with weeds. It is the duty of the municipal authorities to see that these weeds are destroyed as soon as they have been notified by interested citizens (yourself for example). • Clause four of the Weed Control Act reads: "Every occupant of, land, or if the land is unoccupied, the own- er shall destroy all weeds designated as noxious by the regulations, as of- ten in every year as is sufficient to prevent the ripening of their s!eeds." It is the duty of each municipal council to appoint at least one Weed Inspector and to set'the remuneration he is to receive. These inspectors are responsible for seeing that the previsions of the Act are enforced in their municipality. The Weed Control Act itself will not control a single weed. It depends entirely on definite human action, and the soope of this definite 'human ac- tion will depend on the force and ex- tent of community opinion on the municipal counoit You and your neighbors can bring about quick ac- tion in the eradication of weeds by making "everybody's business" your business. ' Copies of the Weed Control Act and information regarding control of weeds will be gladly forwarded free of charge on requeet, by the Craps, Seals and Weeds Branch, Ontario De- partml;nt of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. PHILOSOPHY OF MAN Man comes into this life without his consent, goes out against his will and the mad between is a rocky path. When he is young the big girls. kiss him; when he is older the little girls kiss him and the big ones won't. If he is poor they say he is "no good"; if .he beoomee rite he is a "grafter." When be needs credit he can't get it; if he -"does not need it every one trues to extend it to him (even the bank). If he enters politics, it ie. for what he can get out of et. If he keeps out of politics he - is not public spirited enough to, do 'hie part. If he gives to oharity, it is just "for allow." If he does not he is "stingy and ',miserly." If lie takes an active interest in church 'work he is it hypocrite; if he does eat he is a hardened sinner. If the is affectionate he ep "soft"; if he is not he is "cold blooded." If the spends money , he is a spend- thrift; of he saves it he is, a tightvriad. If he dies young he had a wonder- ful future ahead of Them; if he lives to ripe old age he never amounted to mmch anyway. , So 'Why worry.—The Telephone ,Echo. Wednesday, June 29th The order paper ,of the House of dommons .had a lean look tonight anti the prospeets point to prorogation to- morrow. That 'seems to be the gen- eral opinion, qualified of course by the possibility ,What something eaa; blow up, or be' brought up to con - foiled the calculations. ''Today the House made real pro- gress. The Penitentiaries Bill was passed; the Electilon Act was also passed, both of major importance. Many small balls were also passed. In the Senate, that body was doing its best to keep upth the work in or- der to close toaorrow. The debate on the penitentiaries bill cgllapsed when teeMinister of, Justice stated that he uld not want to take the responsibility for maintaining law and order in the prisons, without imple- menting the recommendations in the report of the Commissioners. Mr. Bennett stated then iw teat :was the situation, the ,dlebate would not be continued. The Erections Act now provides that no newscast or summary of the election returns can be announced be- fore the polls close in Br-itise. Colum- bia. Maritime results are known at the present time three hours before the British Columbia polls are closed. This was a free vote on the amend- ment to this effect moved by Hon...�i. Stewart. • Conservative members and senators last evening gave their annual dinner to Mr. Bennett on the eve of the close of the session. It was a pleasant, brief affair, and,to the point. Some thought it 'amounted to a farewell, but the leader will retain his seat for Calgary West for the remainder of this Parliament. Lake Tide We didn't know that lakes have tides. We had never heard of a lake having a, tide unti we came to live on the shore of Lake Superior. Perhaps all lakes have•imperceptible tides, im- perceptible to men, at least; but Lake Superior Chas a very perceptible tide. We 'had. gone down to the bay to do some repair work on our sailboat. It was a calm, clear, beautiful July day. Gulls floated listlessly on the blue water, waiting for fish boats that wouid, comae in with catcbes of trout during the afternoon. Further flown the bay a group of fishermen were mending and drying nets, and their voices came to us clarified• by the limpid, 'hanging air. Each sound seemed to be amplified', as if the sky above and the water below formed a vast blue mirror -lined chamber- for the playing sounds' delight. We had taken off our shoes and gone into the water to pull the prow of the boat up on the sandy beach, so that it -would not drift. Working on the boat, we unconsciously talked with hushed voices so that we might not disturb the precious qualities of the day 331 the dazzling light. actuality seemed) slowly to sway and drift like mist off into deep blue gulfs of unknown realms. Our uttered sentences were immediately transformed into dreams that fell lightly, like petals, into the lapping blue waters' of time. Then gradually I became aware of ,a freer rolling of the boat. Surmis- ing that this was due to its slipping down in the soft sand, I did not look up until I realized that we were free, slowly drifting in shallow water. Look- ing at the beach a few feet away, I saw that our shoes were pertly sub- merged by water. Incomprehensible! Then an earthquake flashed in my mind. Quickly I looked villageward for signs of disturbance there, but all was peaceful. We jumped, out of the boat to pull it up on the beach again, and to move our shoes to higher ground. Then we sat down to discuss the possibility of Lake Superior having a tide. Later that day we put the question to an old fisherman, and he gave us earligthten•ment. Lake Superior cer- tain'ly did have a 'tide; though, as tar as he knew, it was the only lake in the world that had one. Lake Su- perior was favored by tides, because of its great size. But we suggested that all lakes probably have tides, each according to its size; that the merest frog pond probably bas a tide imperceptible to man. For we know that this is the law of nature—that the large is ever related to the small, and that it only ,remains for man to r•djust his eye and- his wisdom to things of size and time that he may learn his own measurement and place n the universe.—W. Van D. Owing to abnormal climatic condi- tions, alsike seed production declin- ed sharply in Ontario in 1937, exports falling off badly this season as a re- sult. Only about 200,000 pounds were .exported. Most of it went to the United States, but a few shipments were consigned to the United King- dom and other countries. This is a different showing as compared with a few years ago when annual exports amounted to 8 to 12 ,million pounds. ®A much larger crop, however, ie expected for 1938 as the alsike was wintered well generally and there is a much larger acreage in Ontario than for some years'. Alsike is One of the dependable ex- port seeds grown in Canada. • Euro- pean countries and the United States want the seed but it must be satis- factory in quality. ,Canadien grow- ers stb•ould not overlook the fact that quality is the deciding factor and means the differe!lce between profit and loss in growing the crop. By quality is meant freedom from weed seeds and good color. The former may be attained by sowing No. 1 al- sike on clean fields and by hand pull - leg and spudding the weeds bef See the crop .is harvested. Good color is extremely important also, and this re- sults largely by harvesting at the right time and permitting as little weathering as possible. is r (By J. Lewis Milligan) Stephen Lea cel -stn orte ►i bis ."Frei_ zled Fiction," stories, I •think te".f of" a man who was in the ,habit of 'banging Is - s ti. I..:;.,',;ers along with hie bat in the (hall. I had always re- garded that ae a piece of farcical ex- t- vagan•ce thrown in for satireal ef- fect, which doubtless it was, But I have now discovered thee there is ancient .historieeak . precedence for the removal of whiekers — other than that of the doinesiic Santa Claus. While dipping into the history of Rabylenia and Assyria recently, I !earned that the long and neatly mar - celled beards of the priests, which one sees in the pictures of bas reliefs of those times, were removable. We etre told that they were only worn on religious ceremonial or state occa- sions. This information did not surprise-- me. urpriseme. It rather confirmed en unexpress- ed suspicion. I always felt that those patr iarchial beards were rather over - dare, and I would vaguely wonder what those youthful looking -priests ltd with them when they were off duty. Now I know what those priests did with their beards when they were through with them. They hung them in the hall or in the vestry along with the rest of their discarded ec-1 e1•esiastical equipment. Whatever may be said about the ire I convenience of whiskers, it must be admitted teat they do lend distinc- 1 tion and dignity to the wearer. One would never dare take liberties with ' a man enseonsed behind a well- groomed beard. Bernard Shaw's beard is not only part of his fighting equip- ment, it is also his first line of de -1 tence. If he were clean shaven his utterances would lose their oracular • flair, and more people would talk back at him. Indeed, Shaw would • long ago have been indictee for trea- son but for his whiskers --although they give him the appearance rather Of a satyr than a patriarch. In these days of open and shaven countenances, it is a cowardly things for a man to attack his fellows from behind a bewhiskered ambush. It may be good strategy, but it is scarcely fair fighting. There should be a heavy tax on beards, or a law providing teat whiskers should be removed when speaking in public or when writ- ing on controversial questions. This edi in6 -. From the convention of -the M serif. -can Medical ,Association iii Bali Peelle. .cisco in the last' week ?Immo .0014 0, many reams of newepap;r copy and` many thrilling and interesting ditief , eries, Perhaps first amongst termf, interest e,�to Canadians is 1.3 -at ttif" Sir Frederic G. tenting aasdl Dr. Gd. ,dr. 'Hall, both a the University of To- ronto, who have diseover'ed that- en- sue nsue nhelps to cure insanity. Inter- esting not because we Canadians have. any particular interest in in.sranity, but because of these ' two famous Cana- dian scientists,. The discovery is based upon the shock effect of insulin and camphor upon the brain. Botch treatments have been in use for about two years but why they have the effect of cur- ing insanity has been a mystery. Doc- tors Hall and Ranting have partly cleared this up. They claim that th•e treatments have the effect of starv- ing the gray matter. Under influence of either drug the ,brain almost stops working. In this way the gray mat= ter gets a good rest and when the patient recovers • consciousness his brain is clear. These discoveries suggest that any treatment which will slow down the metabolism of the brain and so pro- duce rest is a possible remedy for in- sanity. In this connection even elec- trical shocks have proved partially successful. Also from San Francisca comes the report of an intricate and sensational piece of surgery which took place in the famous Mayo Brothers' hospital in Raohester, N. Y. There they have successfully taken a strip of the shin bone and grafted it onto the vertebrae to form a new backbone to stop back- aches. In short this is what is done. Two strips .of shin bone about six inches in length are laid lengthwise across the vertebrae to form a bridge across the aching part of the back. Chips of bone are dropped upon the verte- brae alongside these "bridge bones," serving as cement. The strips of shin bone then be- come permanent parts of the verte- brae and induces further growth,, so that in two or three years the patient Las a large vertebrae and a structure Dr.Chase's Nerve Food stronger than the oitO * This piece of elergOy suit of the discovery`.that air; was frequemtly causal l►j* . weakened or adisplecedt vertelf tr c • A new and unusual treetallelo also been discovered to prev@>•#t onitis, that greatly dreaded 0.0 infection, it was reported to thea cal Association. In this •utew ,tom ment the lowly bacterea ;ice used beet. These These germs ate placed at Point where it is thought likely f.. peritonitis will 'set in. Thew ;R', ence attracts a rush of iehagocetee4 the white corpuscles w1hieh. are Gilp? body's natural defence against genii:44 Dr. Bernhard Steinberg,' of the Tot' ledo, Ohioe hospital demesonstrat.-'' treatment and claims 2,000 his cases have been treated by •tibia metHr od. In peritonitis, he explained, germ which are multiplied at the 'eitte af' the wound forth a. toxin w•hieii,' sle6 quickly carried to theheart via the' small blood vessels and, lymprh. ;. nets. Ordinarily the phagocytes dibittt arrive at the wound until infection in..` well started. By this new treatment they are held at the wound by a bait' and are prepared to attack the peri'- onitis germs before'it is too late. is now being heard around the -world' and the third great war of the cee: tury is in the making. The first be- gan in 1914 and the second on the signing of the above treaty. Now it is a battle to the death between the totallitarian powers and the remain- ing emaining Democracies. " Give to barrows, trays and pans ,;Grace and glimmer of romance." • He didn't, of course, but Emerson might have had in mind a certain kind of printing when he wrote those lines. • The kind of printing that includes the liberal use of thinking . presswork that is mixed with brainwork. It's the kind that brings The Huron Expositor to the minds of Seaforth busi- ness men when the question comes up: "Where will we go to get a real printing job?" • Ty-pe—paper—color—Iay out—all are combined here to the best advantage. • Fine stores—fine stocks—all stores and businesses strive for them. Why shouldn't fine printing be part of the plan? It will be if you bring it here. • A. business man who can't gamble with his business should take his printing to a printer that can't gamble with his reputa- tion. The Huron Expositor has been in business since 1860. Its reputation is assured. • Here is a sure way to settle your printing problems at a price that is right. Printers in Seafor ' Ontari for 70 years. 1' LP;