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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1938-08-05, Page 3.r..n; Ha Will Benefit •4tatistics • . Courtesil Mikes. 1• Driving Safe • Price Increases Sent 1936 iV4lues Sparin,iAltlukugh ops Poor. HAY %,VA.LU-S - .DROP Field crops in Huron .aud Perth ,sCeounties were Worth tapproximately 1L000,000 more to the...farmers oe 'each county last -year than were the Products of, their •farms in 1935, ac- cordeng to statistics gathered by' the I:apartment of Agriculture • and re- cently isetted for publication. Sharp inereases in prices sent the 1936 crop values soaring although, crops in that rear were poor. Last year the yield from the fielde was better but prices of most products .era down considerably. The total value of Huron crops last year is given, es $6,791,433, compared -with $6,785,23e en 1936 and $5,836,975 in.1935. The thtal value of Perth crop s1 last year, was $5,361,877, Compared with S5,602,490 in 1936 and $4,360,126 in 1935. Substantial Gains These figures reveal that Huron crop values are still on the increase, -while Perth County crops were of 'slightly less value in 1937 than in 1936. Both, however, show a substan- tial gain over the 1935 figures.. The gold mine in Perth and Huron Counties last year was fall wheat. In Huron the acreage was almost dou- bled. In Perth the acreage was greatly increased and the yield show- ed a corresponding increase. The va- lise of Huron fall wheat last year was • $1,295,771 comeared with $685,956 in the previous year. In Perth the fig - lees were $773,428 and $585;935 re- epectiv'ely, Both counties showed an increase in the total value of mixed grains due to a much higher yield on a alightly :smaller acreage, and despite a lower price for mixed grain than in 1936. The market value for Heron mixed grain last year was $946,525 compar- ed with $836;684 in 1936, and for Perth the figures were $989,653 and $965,- 475. Almost all Along the remainder of lield crops a lower total value is 'shown than in 1936. The price of barley was Much lower last yearthan in 1936 and potatoes, .although a -much larger crpp, brought the farmer one, about 'half as much money as in 1936. Oat Crops Larger The Huron crop of oats in 1937 was 2.464,978 bushels compared with 2,- 664,874in 1936. The Perth oat crop east year was 2,801,125 bushels com- pared with 2;312,263 in, 1936. Yet with 1,300,000 more bushels of oats the to tel value of the crops for the two counties was only about $140,000_ greater than in; 1936. The value of hay and clove' r took a big drop last year. For Perth the ealue was $995,301 compared with 11,105,831 in 1936. For Huron the fig - eines were $970,100 and $1,326,121 re- spectively. Yet there was an increase in production of about 30,000 tons for sthe two counties. The encouraging feature about last -year was that th,e value of the crops en each of Perth and Huron-Gounties emained at approximately $1,000,000 more than in 1935, despite loveer pric- es. In 19e6 prices soared but the crops were very poor. However, the prices more than mad,e up for the re- duced crops. In 1937 the greater c raps made up for the lower prices., Also, in view of the feet that the province as a svhole suffered a set- back of $12,000,000 in its total crop value, these two fertile counties were very fortunate ha maintaining their measure of prosperity. APPLE CROP CONDITIONS Iti Eastern Ontario the weather has been favorable for the development of tree fruits during the last month. _Apples are developing' satisfactorily ..with present size average or better and a vigorous foliage in all 'well -car- • ed -for orchards. The fruit is quite •nree from apple scab infection n at least 90 per cent of the comedercial -orchards. Leaf roller injury is also quite apparent -in orchards Where this insect has been troblesome in past seasons. The preliminary estimate of total apple production in Eastern On- tario shows a 25 per cent increase aver last season. In Western Ontario weather arid moisture conditions have been favor- able during the past month for good coloring and sizing of apples. Scab infestation on fruit is fairly weltrecon- se oiled in Well -sprayed oommercial or- chards, and serious side -worm injury is only apparent in •a few localities. Practically all varieties of apples show a decrease in estimated produc- tion except.epys, w -here a crop 'been- ty per cent larger than last year is 'forecast. Every Packet of H WILSON'S FLY P DS WILL KILL MOE FLIES THAN/ ,SEVERAL DOLLARS.WORTI-1/ \QF'ANYOTHERFLYKILIER/ ed/ OC Vett titan Whoa. Clean. 40144 iarei WHY cheap. Ask your Drag. „ke ea, Grater or General PAx Store. , . mORE THE WILSON PLY PAD CO.. HAMILTON. ONT. rove eressee ens,* • ese- eenne esidn'a • - oth1ngVan do,_ Mere, IP _PAL_ a. motor jaunt, whether it Is -One of e day's or a mentles 'duration, than den- staettly to run diet° motoring dIscottrt- esy gad cousistent violation of_ well eecOgnized rules of the road. On the other hand, there. is nor greater joy thae. a, motor outing unspoiled _ by these irritations and dangers. -What should the motorist do to contribute his Shareto the smooth -and safe ,movement of traffic on the highway? The question may be answered with the following compilation' of precau- tions,: Never peas another motorist with- out giving an adeqqate warning •••,„ Always pull well off the roacl when stopping, no matter for what purpose. keep well to the right of the high- way. Driving in the middle is dan- gerous, unfair practice. Don't drive redo close behind the person ahead. Remember that pedestrians have rights ,en the highways. Maintain a constant speed. Do not pass other cars oa hills or curves or a street intersection's. * * * Considering that their task is fair- ly easy, startin motors should not be ieclined to be luggish during warm weather. But, due to causes other tban the temperature, they frequently pre inclined to loaf on the job. Us- ually, on•e et. four possible causes will be found reeponsible. These include, a low battery, poor battery connec- tion's, burned or partially grounded starting switch, or trouble itt the starting motor itself. In the latter case, the service expert probably will be needed. , * * . * "Flashy" drivereethink it is clever to hold the ear in second gear until high speeds are reached. Such "flesh- tiess" costs them a lot in fuel, for the amount of gasoline consumed is about -double itb,at under ordinary con- ditions. Shift into high before reach - ng 25 miles an hour, top. * * * Here is a hint for home car wash- ers: Don't wah or polish the car in he -hot sun or immediately after the engine has been stopped. Let the car cool naturally. * * * An efficient -wineshield wiper is an lie to safe motoring that is too fre- quently overlooked. Car owners are ceutioned against neglecting this de - ail of equipment. Trouble may be obviated by periodic inspection. The blade should be kept free from dust and lint so that it will clean the glass. Th.en the windshield itself should be kept free from dust so that putting the wiper into operation. will not have the effect of grinding the dust into the surface of the and so scratching it that itt night driv- ng it will cause refraction of light and increase glare. * * * In recent years motorists have -got out of the habit of keeping tube re- pair equipment and blowout patches n their cars, preferring to change he whole tire or wheel and have a so' vice station to Make the necessary rej•air. However, on a long tour through sparsely settled regions the notoris< might find patching meter- als handy to have—if he .knows how ,o use them. • * * When , buying material With which to keep the car clean r— chamois, sponges, cheesecloth, and so on—it is a good idea to get a small. piece of chamois that will be used excluelve- y for the headlight lenses. Gritty chamois will scratch the lenses. • * * Battery care is chiefly a simple matter of keeding the electrolyte up and the corrosion on the terminals down. One of the easiest methods of ac- tually checking gasoline mileage of a car, without going to a great deal of bauble, is to fill the tank to the brim, drive 100, or some other specified number of miles, then find out how much gasoline it takes to fill the tank to the absolute top againi. It is not the most precise test ia tie World, but it will come a lot closer to ac- curacy than the rather vague assump- tion of many motorists on this im- portant subject, * * * A drink of cool water from the old oaken -bucket type of well _looks at- tractive to tourists on a hot day, but from a sanitary standpoint such open and exposed water supplies are to be shunned. * * To make a fire washout matches or cigarette lighter the ..ntator tourist should scrape a fine lint from a piece of cotton cloth. On this focus, the sun through the crystal ni a wetch or compass or the lens of a pair of spectacles and Able lint will soon start to glow. Blow this into flame. , e, * « Locking the car at night, evoa though nes lefain a seemingly safe place, is a sound precaution'. District Homs IVIay 9 MliCh TO Help reor' Children. Is there -any -truth in, the old Mires ery ripen° that Mae girls' are made of "all that's niCee-wlejle little' boys are met led deeirable? The director 4f the ()Gentry Homes Department of the Neighborhood Workers' eiessocia- eon, Tomato, is beginning to believe. there meet be, for practically every invitation she, receives from a coun- • try hostess, inviting a.city, child. to spend two .weeks in her home, re- quests that "a -little girl about five years old" be sent out. -Each day the problem becomes more serious, for' there are scores of boys on the list of those waiting their chance for a tholidey 'in the country this summer. 'The director says sheisunable to explain the pre- ference for girls. "Boys are really less, trouble because they' can find so many ways of amusing themeelvee- once they get to tbe country. Out of the 1,100 children who were sent out last summer, there was only one agee dent and that not serious?' Included in the long list of appli- cants on hand at the N.W.A. office are many "special cases." This does not mean that the children will re- quire extra special •attention. In some 'cases 'there is a little brother and sis- ter who should be placed in the same home. In another case there are twin broth.ers, both eager to be sent to the same form. In many cases there are children not strong enough to be sent to 'sktnimer camps, of last year's it - tack of polio. These youngsters need sun,s.hine, rest and wh.oleeome food' to build them up, all of which can only be stipplied• to them through the gen- erosity of a country hostess. Every case that is recom.men,ded by a district worker to The Country Homes Department has, been carefully investigated. The need is urgent. Though some of the children are "run 'clown"—they are all medically exam- ined before leaving the city and can- not obtain their x-ailway ticket unless the doctor passes teem. The Neighborhood Workers' Associ- ation 'of Toronto 'earnestly solicits the co-operation of country -women itt help- ing to previde holidays for- needy' city children for a two-week period with- out remuneration. Letters of invita- tion should be addressed to This Country Homes Department, N.W.A., 22 Wellesley Street, Toronto, and 'should be aecompanied by a letter from the local minister, or a promin- ent person of the community: CHNX, WINGHAM 1200 Kcs. 249.9 Metres WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Friday, August 5-11.30 a.m., House of Peter MacGreger; 12 noon, Cana- dian Farm & Home Hour; 12.45 p.m., Kincardine -on -the -air; 7, "Light Up & Listen Club"; 7.45, "Do You Knew?" Saturday, August 6-11 a.m., Satur- day Morning Frolic; 12.45 p.m., Walk- ertoe Review; 5.45, Hits of the Week; 7.30, Barn Dance. Sunday, August 7-11 a.m., Wing - ham United Church; 7 p.m., St, An- drew's Church,. Monday, August 8 — 10.30 a.m., Church of the Air; 11, -Clippings; 111.30, House of Peter MacGregor; 1 p.m., Kuntz at the Keyboard.; 6.45, Blyth Review; 7, Light Up and Listen Club; 7.15, Final News; 8, Kenneth Rentoul, songs. Tuesday:, August 9-11 a.m., Black- pool Organist; 12.45 p.m., Wayne King Orchestra; 7.45, " Do You Know?" Wednesday, August 1e-6.45 ane, Teesvrater Review; 7,30, Honourable Archie. Thursday, August 11-6.20 p.m., Sport Reporter; 7, Light Up and Lis- ten Club. "Bobby, how old hi your big sis- ter'?" "Twenty-fiVe." •"Twenty -lived She told me she was jest twenty." "Oh, I expect that's beeatise she, was five before she learned to coromten , McKILLOP (Intended for last week) Miss Bessie Hillen, bride -elect ot last week, -was tendered a shower on Friday, July 22nd, at the home 'of ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hillen. The gifts consisted) of kitchenware and a Kenwood blanket and were hid- den in a large wedding cake. The following progeam was enjoyed: Ap- propriate words by, Rev. R. W. Craw; instrumental by Olive and Elva Pryce; reading, Mrs. Russel Bolton; instru- mental by Mrs. Gilbert Smith; read- ing by Mrs. Alex. Dennis, and a solo by Miss Jessie Dennis. FENIAN RAID Officially, Canada has not been in- va,ded by troops from United States since th'e war of 1812-14, says the Times -Review of Fort Erie. Actually however, Canada has been the victim of an invading force from the Ameri- can side of the river, although the Invasion was not sponsored by the United States government. On King's Highway No. 3, just six miles from the Peace Bridge, stands one of the many monuments that have been erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Can- ada to mark historical incidents. This cairn commemorates the Canadians who fell in the Battle of Ridgeway, the climax of that most supreniely foolish of all the ,foolish military ad- ventures that have been recorded on this continent'—the Fenian Raid of 1866. The ,Fenian movement had Its, in- ception in the troubles between Great. Britain an'd Ireland diming the last century ,a.nd in its essence, was de signed tO strike a bio* at Britain by taking over Canada. The Idea pre - Veiled and It.anwidely dicieeminat- al by Fenian organizers in 'United States that Canada was weak and (Contlimed-400i'Palle 2), , , 7 Mug, rod on tbe houpe, and running down bhe conductor wire en the north flitle of the bouse.,, toFe it frora a clamp 'which held it to 010'0mi-crate Wall, itt the same time the bole tore a heavy front door from its binges and tarcew- it out on the lane. The lightning flas,h. then (travelled along the base of the frame siding Ori the building and splintered. bout ten feet of it into matchweod. This was de- stroyed to a- heiglif of -some fifteen inohea—leeitelsell Advocate. Former Organist Drops Dead John Warner, •of4.hriuston, Organ- ist and chair leafier in Knox Presby- terian, Church here some thirty years ago, dropped dead, while marching with the Alvinston Band of which his father is leader, while taking part in a band tattoo last week. He was al- so a member of the Citizens' Band while residing here.—Mitchell Advo- cate. Dies From Injuries Mr. Sim•on, Dow, of Russeldale, has received notice of the death of his brother, Robert A. Dow, of Burling- ton, Wisconsin', son of the late David Dow, of Russeldale. Mr. Dow was fatally injured when a team ran away throwing thim onto the whiffletreesran July elth, leaving a wife and six chil- dren, the youngest being 16 years old. Mr. Dow left home aboet 37 years ago for Dakota. He has since -resid- ed in the Canadian West, moving to Wisconsin about 13 years ago.—Mit- chell Advocate. that a small company of troops would have no difficulty in taking over vital centers in the Dominion and setting up a government of their own. Plans were made to attack through Buffalo and Detroit but the attempt was made at the former place when troops were landed at Fort Erie in, June, 1866, but the invasion was short Lived as six miles from the border an engagement was fought and the Feniens retired across the river. The Fenian movement originated in Ireland, the name coming from one which was supposed •to, have been at- tached to the ancient militia in Ire- land. It gained a great foothold in America, particularly in New York, which with its large population of Ir- ish descent, rapidly was inspired by the roseate picture that was being drawn of a free Irish Republic. Large sums of money were raised throughout United States, from con- tributors sympathetic with the Fenian cause, although considerable of the funds acb:nittedly went into the pock- ets of the leaders Of the conspiracy. Irishmen' throughout the north were encouraged to join the Federal Army in the Civil War to gain the military experience necessary for the accom- plishment of the coup while military exercises were held in, ninety places but so large a •proportipa of the mil- itia became enrolled in these man- oeuvres that the government consider- ed it advisable to disband them in several sections. Action Demanded by Rank and File The Fenian s America were soon in a position wh,ere it •was necessary to take •seme action tie satiefy the rank and file within the organfeation. Ireland was too far away and to well garrisoned to attempt anything there so the leaders picked on Can- ada as the most Likely locale for mili- tary operations. Followers were de- luded with the idea that ehere would. be no opposition in the Dominion and on,e speaker told his hearers that a Fenian meeting had been held in, To- ronto and though rebellion had been openly advocated the police had not dared to interfere because there were so many sympathizers with the move- ment in Toronto. Speakers' aroused their audience with a definite if compreheasive plan of campaign which still sounds im- pressive: "Detroit, Rochester, Plattsburg and Portland are appointed rendezvous fore the troops and the forces at Detroit and Rochester are to attack Hamil- ton and London, while other forces are to move from, Ogdensburg a,nd Pkittsburg upon Montreal. When the Canadian borders are once crossed, bases of operations will be establieh- ed in the enemy's country so that 'international quarrels with Washing- ton may be avoided. It is expected to have a million and a half .dollars of ready cas,h to give transportation for thirty thousand men for one month.. Of this force, eight thousand will carry the line of the Grand Trunk weat of Hamilton', while five thousand will crass from Rocheeter to Cohourg, prepared to move east or west either ,to aseist the three thousand wbo will cross at Wolfe Island to Kingston, or take part with the western detach- ment in capturing Toronto. This, it is thought, • will occupy two weeks. Thus entrenched securely in Ilpper Canada, -holding all the lines of the Grand Trunk Railway, with sufficient rolling stock seemed to control the said lines, the Fenians elope to at- tract to ,their colors fifty thousand Asm'erican Irishmen and equipi a nary on Lakes Huron, Erie and Ontario. This having been accomplished, thir- ty thousand men, under General Sweeney, will move down the St. Law- •rence upon Kingston, simultaneously Witte ten thousand by the line of Chambly, and these will cotiverge on Montreal." Such an extensive scheme of'ag- gression naturally er-oused ranch alarm in, Canada as there n•o longer ,could be any doubt of the formidable el:erecter of the organitation. On the 7111, of March, 1866, the executive council of Canada decided to call in- to active service for an indefinite per- iod an additional force of ten thou- sand volunteers. The soall was re- sponded to With gratifying alacrity but • the next month, the goVernment had a Sadden wave of ecanamy and on April 21, 1866, the entire force was relieved from duty. • Partially responsible tor this latter move,. however, as an abortive, at- 1;Tee 'he .Pteeeditsratevi :1,71471:e7ilieteeedd lane, had arrived In. tiege4i ,Mon,talk in reet'34/(4 nealetite• lane' inteele4d10 crees .that 'elfglat *add , to forestall tele, the VOlienter Oa' tp,me tor the port of Bleffele ferbad(e tee Clearanter ef any eixele betWeen. ainnd 4 pail. Withent a special -,ii pecten by the cute Officiate, and forbade absolutely clearances betveeen 4 p.m. and 9 axe. Fenians Crass To Canadian Side It wee not, however, untilahe it night that it was deeided to make the iiseasion. About midnight the advanee guard Under Oplonel Starr, crossed the river in a canal boat and lauded two miles below Fort Erie. About e.15 am., the remainder, with the excep- tion of about 100, for whom there was • no room, embarked in four Erie can- al barges and Were leadied on. the Canadian hore. -Firstemove Of the Fenians, who were commanded by Colonel John O'Neill, was to take posseesion of the railway yard. Railroad officials, however, had anticipated the move and had taken all their rolling stock out in one large train hauled by four locomotives as the invaders moved In: Camp was made a few miles down the river tront in the vicinity of Preach; raan's Creek and foraging parties were sent out to seetea provisions froin the surrounding countryside. ,.. The exact nature of the instruc- tions gieen O'Neill, if he received any, has eot been revealed, but it is Con- jectured that he intended to march on Poet Colborne and make an at- tempt to destroy the Welland Canal. However, the delayed making any move and meanwhile the Caeadian forces were being organized at Port Colbonete to repel the invaders. ' e1$7.7419. the train Men,: mere .gnic ^Nati** '0hOrtly tIiePuusatiriu4 topp0,- stevevoille 44.1_1' RIO ; M,eaterhileethse-„Veeelfenet• steadily „atlYanektig' torrent but umin being areeris,ed of' dee. areeele Ise the governraent troops, 4. oidip4 tie ',make a stand at the peraer of Bertiealid Ridge roads. The•Veyk ian commander areauged his troops with the intention of forming an am- bush here for the gonerninent Men- -The tyro companies nun, came to at the dorner of Garrisonand id Rge roads and after a short skirdoe ash, the, Canadian troops were forced to retire. 'Although the casualties' were very low on beta sides, the de- feat waa most humiliating for the gov- ernment forces who finally retired to Port Colborne. O'Neill, commander of the FeMan troops, fearing an attack from the Chipdiwa section, decided to with- draw to Fort Erie, moving his troops via the Gartison Road and also the railroad tracks. By night, O'Neill had molded 'his whole force to the ruins of Fort Er- ie about four miles above bis original pointr of debarkation, within mueket shot of the landing -place of the old-, As soon as news was recesived of the •Fenian landing at Fort Erie, or - dela were despatched to have all troops at Toronto and Hamilton mov- ed toward the Niagara frontier. Be- fore noon, Oolonel George Peacocke of the 16th Regiment, arrived at Nia- gara Falls by a special train with a battery of the Royal Artillery, hav- ing six guns and wagons, fully horsed, three companies of his own regiment and three of , the 47th. He did not advance further until dark, when be- ing informed that the., enemy were marching d•odei. the River Road, he went forward with his infantry by rail to secure t1 bridges over the creek at Chippa . his place was eccupied at 9 p.m. and eacocke sent tait some young civilian's on horse- back to ascertain the positionof the invaders. Vange' • the ',War. „0,0 sPoollf0 yot5r system , sraing, v,Vate.F where Wage:SO.14 :459m. acid Your bleed is Parili Ane stomach. was +tie. that masa; of bent posq matter 1y4ngr, hi, your oaftene0. gently, Out of ,your bedy:: r good!! fib marvellomf But marvellous thing is that' Y are only -60 cents a Sill At yo, gist new—but if you're wiSei bathroom shelf tonightl car -ferry, then lying on the opposite side of the river and took up a good defensive position inside its earth- works, sending forward outposts to ob- s,erve all probable, ways of apex -oath. Tugs Are Sent From Buffalo About two a.m. signals from their ramp at the old fort were seen in, Buf- falo. Two powerful tugs with a large barge, which lay en readiness at Buf- falo Creek, at once steamed out of the harbor and crossed the foot of the lake to th,e wharf of tree Buffalo and Lake Huron Railways where the men from the neighboring bivouacs were quickly embarked. So hurried was this embarkation that the outposts were not all called in and altogether it was believed a- bout 150 men were lett behind. Forty of them were stated to leave escaped later in small boats. When the tugs With the boat in tow were in mid- stream they were overtaken by the tug Harrison, a United States govern- ment boat, and upon being taken into Buffalo harbor, were ali placed under arresteand detained for several days entil instructions were received *Om Washington to release !them on re, ceiving sureties they would appear fer ' Next day President Mumma pia*;; . listed, a ,prociamation warning all eit&•--=, zens and residente of the Hefted States of the penalties to which they' would become liable by any infradiens a the neutrality laws. On the name day, John O'Neill, Owen Stara. Joint }Ivey and other leaders -of the raid- , appeared at the Erie county caint house and were admitted tee bail is $6,000 each, which was readily tarn- ished by local eympathizerseThe com- missioner- then informed them thef were discharged and at liberty to goe, wherever they wished, amid great ap-. : plause frcina.thiiSe present., Barber (to customer) : "There seems a moisture in the hair today. - sir." Customer (putting .his .-hand on his head): "I hadn't noticed its" Barber: "Olt, no sir; ['Meant the hair of the hatmosphered OUR BUSINESS IS PRINTING! • LETTER HEADS • SALE BILLS • BOOKLETS • ENVELOPES • OFFICE FORMS • COUNTER CHECK BOOKS • SHOW CARDS • BLOTTERS • STATEMENTS • BUSINESS CARDS Prompt Work. --Low Prices WHEN you want Printing, you naturally want good Printing, promptly done, and at ir cost. That is the kind of printing we are qualified to supply. 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