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The Huron Expositor, 1938-09-02, Page 2;F0 6 �F�,m7 fs,ItP� nw; pr. 51 t�r d�F 4 slit ahU :18611 ' " 'hail McLean, Editor. fed at Seaforth; Ontario, ev- sday afternoon by Mclean sa iiption rates, $1.50 a year x vanee;.. foreign, $2.00 a year. Single pies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. ,A FORTH, Friday, September 2. Away To A Good Start The Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto is away to a good start. If Friday and Saturday of last week, the first two days of the Exhibition, are any indication, the attendance record will again be broken this year_ The attendance on Saturday broke old second -day records, and the to- tal attendance for the two clays was an increase of forty-four thousand over the attendance Of the first two days of last year. We earnestly hope that the attend- ance records will continue to go by the board. The Canadian National is the most unique exhibition of its kind. In 'fact, there are none just like it. It is the largest exhibition of its kind on the North American continent, and no other exhibition can approach it for the size and ex- cellence of its live stock entries; its manufacturing ` exhibits; its farm and horticultural products and its special attractions. Year by year its fame is becoming more widespread. Every year sees an increase in United States visitors, and even the Old Country is begin- ning to sit lip and take notice of it. It is the fair of all fairs. This distinction has not been gain- ed' without a vast expenditure of work, organization and money, and ninny times its promoters have met with discouragement and disappoint- ment, but never yet have they lost faith in its ultimate success. Last year, for instance, there was an infantile paralysis epidemic at its height when the fair dates came round. Asa result, the attendance was shot to pieces. The country peo- ple shunned it as they would a plague and the city dwellers were not much les fearful. But this is another year, and the Canadian National is, apparently, more popular than it ever was. And it deserves to be. But while it is the fair of all fairs, it is not the only, one by any means. After it come the others, much more modest, of course, but occupying a prominent place in the agricultural and social life of many smaller places in Ontario. Toronto is followed by London, and then come the fall fairs in our own County of Huron, Exeter, Sea - forth and Zurich, all of which have their own place. And a good place it is too. We hope our local fairs this year are as successful in their own way as Toronto promises to be. • There Is Monep In It We do not know what your opin- ions of the liquor traffic are, but whether they are pro or con, we be- lieve you will ,have to admit that a tax revenue producer the liquor traffic has just about every other tax income backed' off the map. The Dominion Bureau, of Statis- tics reported 'on August 25th that liquor taxes had brought $26,086,000- to 26,086,000to the Donfinion Treasury during the mal year 193748. This: was an in - Se' of $3,285,000 over the previous t. !mense as this srnn is, the Do- ' h,rever; did not profit . to ieoi t nt did the Provinces RiettYe fn' a sante source ..�,O00. rtvince runs 4,000; ee. itoba, $1,512,000; 'Saskatchewan, . $1,- r 453,000.; Alberta,. -$2,301,000; British Columbia, ..$ 3,607,000. Prince Edward Islandis under prohibition, and, ata a consequence, did not reap any liquor taxes. As we say, we do not know what your opinions about liquor are, but we think we are on pretty safe ground when we say that there is a pretty general opinion in Ontario, at least, that if the Government would display as much action and in- terest in the control of the sale of liquor/and supervision over the plac- es where it is dispensed, as it does in collecting the taxes from this source, there would not be the very rapidly increasing demand in the rural dis- tricts for another trial of total pro- hibition. • Canada Is Affected Too We, in Ontario, are wont to look upon the China -Japanese 'war as something remote. Something that draws our attention only when it makes. the first pages of our news- papers, because of a lack' of more in- teresting or alarming news from Europe or our own Dominion. But there is much more to it than that. In fact, we learn from a visi- tor from Vancouver that the war in. China has all but paralyzed business' in British Columbia. The surplus products of the farm, the forest and the factories of Bri- tish Columbia and a large propor- tion -of the surplus of ogler Western Provinces, have always been export- ed to foreign countries. Now there is no exportation. And, as the local consumption is only a fraction of the production, the mar- ket for almost everything the far West Provinces is glutten beyond hope of relief. And the thing that has stopped ex- portation is the war. On` account of the . eastern war, insurance rates on boats and cargoes to foreign ports have become prohibitive.' No ,ship- per can afford to pay them, nor to take the risk. „Consequently manu- facturing and lumbering has prac- tically ceasel. Grain is a drug on the market. Nor is there likely to be any im- provement in British Columbia and far Western business for sonte time to come.A. Distance and costs make rail shipments to the Atlantic sea- board impossible, and as long as the trouble continues in the east, there will be little movement in export on the Pacific. And what affects the west will, eventually, affect the east, and On- tario, which is in between: d Streamlined Rural Mail Boxes The average rural mail box is a good deal easier for the patron to handle than it is for the rural mail courier. There are some perfect ones, of course, but we are, talking about the average, and the door on the average mail box is something that won't stay shut; that won't stay open; that breaks off ; that sticks, and that always squeaks. 7 -- That does not bother the man who is getting his mail. He only has one box to open. With the courier, however, it is something else. He has several miles of them to open and close, and in wet and wintry weather that is some job when he has to use a different technic on al- most every box. Apparently the rural mail couriers across the line have experienced similar troubles with the boxes . of their patrons. But now they are go- ing to end it all. At least, we notic- ed the other day that at the thirty- fifth annual convention of the Unit- ed States rural mail couriers, that body passed a very considered judg- ment upon a new streamlined mail box, and the Post Office Department is likely to give its approval. The new streamlined mail box has no o door at all. Nothing to open or close, or stick, or . anything Ase. All the mail man has to do is to press a finger on the rear of the box and the entire cover swings up and .back. Simple arid ems; isn't it . We, in Canada are living in a pretty fast age, so nthe next thing we know we 'gill be streamlining our rural nail boxes too. yrs A o e Interesting Items Picked Front The Huron Expositor of Fifty and Twenty-five 'care Ago. From The Huron Expositor September 5, 1913 . While Mr. Bray, of the Thames Rd., Usborne, was driving home from Exeter, last week, two motor- cycles came up from behind. The horses !became frightened and there was a general mixup. Two men, who were Working in the field, came to his assistance! Among other improvements ' , at Grand Bend, a cement walk is also to be built by next summer from the Main Street to the beach. Mr. Elwyn Rivers, of Cromarty, left on Monday to take charge of a school at Hagersville. !Mr. Alex. McIraffy, a 1913 graduate, of Cromarty, has gone to Dawson City, where he has been. appointed Science Master in one of the schools at a salary of $3,000 a year. Mr. Robert Coutts, of the McKillop boundary near Walton, recently took to the :mill a sample of fall wheat which tested. 64 pounds to the bushel. The Royal Hotel and"stheds at Blue - vale were burned to the ground at 3 a.m. Saturday. The hotel has been closed since last spring and the fire was well under way, befof"e being no- ticed.. The magazine section of Saturday's Globe contained an excellent likeness of Mr. W. • B. Kerr, winner of the Prince of Wales Scholarship, and a student of the Seaforth Collegiate 'In- stitute. Miss Helen Wilson, • daughter of Mr. J. A. Wilson, of Seaforth, who re- cently returned from completing a three years' musical course in Ger-' many, has been appointed musical int structor in the Toronto Conservatory of Music. Mr. Russel Hartry left on Saturday for Parry Sound to take charge of a medical practice in tthat town for a couple 'of months. Miss Friel, who has been bookkeep- er for Stewart. Bros., for some years, leaves on Monday next for Toronto, where she has accepted a position. Her place will be taken by Miss Hel- en Fitzgerald. Messrs. Cluff & Sons have recently had their planing mill on Goderich St. repainted. The Messrs. Cluff have now one of the most complete and up- to-date establishments of the kind in this part of the country. Mr. W. N. Watts, aceountant in the', Dominion Bank here, is acting man- ager of the Wingham branch of that bank while the manager is on his holt-' days. Mr. John Areas.trong, of the firm of Armstrong & Cass, of Seaforth, ,hay purchased the flouring, grill an Chesley. Mr. Richard Wright has completed' his duties at the post office and Mr. John McLennan has been appointed in his place. • From The Huron Expositor • September 7, 1888 Another successful series of ath- letic games was held ore the recrea- tion grounds by the Seaforth Cale- donian Society on Tuesday Last. The morning gave promise of a fine day, but it turned cool and some rain fell. Mr. John McPherson, of Kintail, made a throw of 49 feet 8 inches, being 13 feet 1 inch beyond the previous re- cord. Mr. Farquhar Beaton, the piper of the Seaforth Society, carried every- thing before him. The special prize winners were: Boys, Sailors' Horn- pipe, C. Stewart, J. Kennedy and G. Cardno (equal); Shawn Trews, girls under 14, Ida Duff; best all-round boy dancer, C. Stewart; best all-round girl dancer, Ida Duff. The committee of the Zurich Fire Company at a meeting on Tuesday evening, made arrangements to build a 1 ew engine house and procure new hose and tither accessories at once. Mre ohn S. Wetzel, flax manufac- tu' r of Zurich, has erected a new brick residence in Zurich. Mr. Henry Bone, of Morris Town- ship, threshed for Mr. John Dimeat, ne)Bluevale, 300 bushels of fall Wheat in Less than two hours time. Mr. Bone attended the engine and George B. Dorrance and George Grais- lie did the feeding, not knowing they were being timed until' they were through. On Wednesday afternoon of last, week an esteemed townsman of Heng, salt, Mr.' H. Arnold, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Nellie Rolson, of Ailsa Craig. Rev. Mr. An- derson, of Nairn, performed the cere- mony. The largest monument in, the Coun- ty of Huron was last week erected by Mr. Giffin in the Blyth cemetery for Dr. Sloan, to the memory of his twe sons. It is more than 12 feet square and twenty-three feet bigh. Ohe day last week as Mr. Thomas Stacey, of Hibbert, was driving two fat cattle to Hensall, one of them be- came• very much excited and got so fin ions that it attacked Mr. Stacey. Every means- possible was tried! in vain to pacify the animal, but it had to be shot in order to put it out cd the way of doing harm. The largest load of flax delivered this year at the Brussels mill, owes brought to ' the mill by Conrad Michael, 12th concession, Clew. It weighed 3% tone. Mr. James Roberts, of Seaforth, has received thegold medal 'which he won at the recent eeeniinetion in connec- tion with .the Pharmaceutical College, Toronto. Miss Dora Wilson returns to Brant" - ford Young•_Latlies'„.College on Mon- c?ay next. (Mr. Lusby, tower policemsan, Who re- ceived a fracture of the shoulder 1 blade a few days ago, Is again able to be around, but still carries his arnn in a sling. Mr: George Dobson, of °C1dselburst, left on Tuesday for a trip to 'Mani- toba. Mr. Dnnean Mogi sort. and family, .of the 1003 conces4dfou of Tacker- sfnith, interni to rem+vo to :the fyi4if Wet of Algoma 'im '4 b :tit a flu rt+tix, f amoimissi Oster of Lazy Meadows «! Harry J. 01:VO SEPTEMBER It's: September and the reghts are starting to get just chilly enough,_to make a person endoy sleeping with the window up a trifle. To my mind. this Is the best - month of the year, and the Fall dampness and rawness still hasn't pet in. Tom, the turkey gobbler, has start- ed to make a disgrace of himself again. Last week bhe' old apple •tree at the end of the barnyard was plenty good enough for a roosting place. This week lie has started to lead his flock all over the farm. One night you'll find them burdening the Iittle ironwood' tree in the laneway, and the next night on top of the driving shed, or over at Neighbor Higgin's place. I don't know' what gets into turkeys in the Fall, but they gather up a wandering instinct from some place and try and wear out a person's pat- ience. The hens are having a feast in the stubble. You see little dots of white as the Leghorns keep up a continual foray for stray grain all day through- out the -stubble fields. The 1leered Rocks make the occasional sally into the field, .but being 'of a lazier and more easygoing `way they like to dust in their beauty bath in the afternoon and wait for feed at night time. Pigs in clover! We turned Bessie the Berk into the field of red clover with her chunky family and they are really having the time of their lives. Of course, like alt pigs they must get through the wire fence and into, the orchard where the apples are starting to ripen. It keeps. Mrs. Phil at wit's end to see that' they don't encroach on the garden where she has a trea- sure -loving waiting to be preserved. Admiral Drake is quite thankful for the recent wet spell which left, a con- venient pond down the east fiats be- side the Big Hill. Every morning you'll see him leading the fleet out to the pond. They disport themselves in aquatics and then come home at night, to gobble up all the feed that they can find. I sometimes believe that a duck eats more trban any other, fowl or an iakai on the farm. The cattle seem to be putting on weight these last few dayS". I guess the let-up in heat hes given them the opportunity to make up.for'whet Old Sol roasted off them in the beginning of August. I like September . . , 'it's the month when everybody seems to be happy with tbemselves and • they're not in too much of a hurry to sit dawn; ,and have a chat. I know the price of wheat is low and foreign of-, fairs look bad and, all that, but some- how when you sit down in the orch- ard and munch at an apple or smoke your pipe, you just can't help but have a contented feeling inside you. Over in the distance on the Tenth Concession they're still threshing, and pretty soon they'll be silo filling. It's just a mite early' to start thinking of Winter and you're still enjoying sum- mer. The boys are not so happy, howev- er, 'here at Lazy Meadows. The youngster who gave himself up so completely to the task of forgetting about'school finds that lie has to start gathering up his books again. How- ever, there.is some consolation in the fact that they are going to have a new teacher.. That means interest at least for the first few days. Heil polish an apple and eorub himself up until he shines and set off to see what the new teacher looks like. For the first week he'll fall for her complete- ly, but as• she bears down and starts pounding the knowledge into his cranium he'll start developing' sick- ness in the morning. After a dose of. castor oil, he will make up his mind just as you and I did back iii school days that "you• can't win," and go on grumbling for the rest of the term against the present system of educa- tion. And pretty soon the Fall Fairs will begin. I'm looking forward to a mighty good time at ours this year. JUST A SMILE OR TWO "I was simply historical with laugh- ter." "Hysterical, you mean." "No, historical—I laughed for ages." • Customer: "Have you a book call- ed Man, the Master of Woman?" Salesgirl: "Fiction department on the other side, sir." • The voice of . a harassed student broke the silence of the exWmination room. "Excuse me, sir," he called out to the professor, "could you tell ole to- day's date, please?" "The date?" the examiner replied. "Come, come, sir—the date is of no importance—please proceed with your work at once." "Oh—all right—sorry," the student replied. •"It was only that I wanted to be 'sure of having something cor- rect on this paper!" • Patient (recovering from operation) —"Why are all 'the blind's drawn, doc- tor?" Doctor: "Well, there's a fire across the alley and 1 didn't want you to wake up and think the operation had been a failure!" a "Tell me, papa, what is a consultng physician'?," "Fie is a doctor who is called in at the last minute to share the blame." • The soap box orator was haranguing the crowd on the dangers of the devil. "The devil is chained to. the wall," be said, "but the can step forward and get 'you; he can step backward and get you; he can step to the right or left and get you, if you do any mis- deed." Then a voice from the crowd piped, "The darned thing might as well be loose." • The ,customer was, protesting about the high price of vegetables, so fin- ally the grocer told her: "Madam, here are some nice red radishes for a penny a bunch. They ought to please you!" "Oh, no," returned the fussy cus- tomer, "I am supposed to eat only green vegetables!!" • The Duke of Devonshire was once asked by a rather ostentatious' con- temporary why he invariably travel- led third class, considering he was re- puted to be 'such a rich man, as well as of the so-called "cream" of British nobility. "Simply because there happens to be no fourth," was the swift reply. • • Son (to Iris father): "How many kinds of wood are used in making a metcb?" Father: "Just two, son. He would and she would." "Modern marriage is like a cafe- teria." "How do you figure that out?" "Well, a man grabs what ,he thinks looks nice, and pays for it later." • Junior: "Mother, let me go to the zoo and see the monkeys!" Mother: "Why, Junior, what an idea! Imagine wanting to see mon- keys when your Aunt Betsy is here!" Hospitalization Costs Rise An interesting comparison between Huron hospital costs in 1930 and 1937 is made by C. H. O. in a recent issue of the Beaconelerald. In the seven years the costs of hospitalization of indigents in this county has increas- ed over 100 per cent, One of the many results of the de- pression, which soon will be blossom- ing into its ninth year (although It seems a lot longer) has been the in- crease of indigent hospital costs. Huron County offers as good as ex- ample as any of how there costs have rocketed in the last few years. The following figures will show quite clearly how the oosts have risen in Huron since the first full year of bhe slump: 1930 $ 9,362 1931 10,532 1933 18,697 1935 19,220 1937 19,942 The big jump 'in the costs took place, it will be seen, between 1931 and 1930 --that was during what they called the very bottom of the depres- sion, but instead of decreasing :since then they have continued to rise slow- ly, Ire some towns and townships the annual cost of hospitalizing indigent patients is actually higher than the ebst of supplying and administering relief. When an indigent patient' Is sent to the hospital, Huron County pays the full bill and then charged back 50 per cent. of it to bhe town, village or township In, which the patient re- sides. After, 90 days in hospital, how- ever, the cou'rlty assurees bhe fall• east of keeping bhe patient , there. The cost Is "$1:75 per day. Last year the tots) cost to Huron County, for thoseetalization of indig- ent patients ifea419,942, Of this sum $12,213 was for patients, eanfined to regular hospitals turd. $7,729 for pat-, Mfits• eonfi;ried to eaffitoria, Instead of gettifig back niter $6,100 from the xilltufeltialltlen an their! ire of the cost of the patients in regular hospi- tals, the county gob back only $3,403, which reveals that many of the non - pay patients remained in hospital much longer than 90,.days. At the present time one indigent patient in Huron has been in hospital for near- ly two year and another one for one year. The cost of maintaining each of these patients in hospital for a year is $638.75, but the county gets back only $157.50 from the municipal- ity. On July 1st this year the province took over full cost of sanatorium pa- tients, whereas the county previously had shouldered the entire burden. Be- ing relieved of this cost will mean considerable to isbe county annually, as sanatorium patients last year cost Huron $7,729. While on the subject of what the depression has done it might be in- teresting to. compare the prices of farm produce which obtained on this sane August day in 1929. Things were booming ,nine years ago now and people were riding the crest of a wave of prosperity. Wages were good, stocks. were yielding mtllions'in paper profits; the farmers were get- ting big prices, for what they sold. But two .months later the bottom had fallen out of things and the depres- sion hada arrived. And, as far as we can determine, it is still with us. • Nine years ago Friday hoge were bringing the farmer $14.50, while they are bringing $12.25 in Stratford. Wheat was selling at, $1.30 a bushel and today it is worth around 60 cents, Oats were selling at 60 cents and to- day they are 25 cents. Barley Was 75 ifents a bushel and now it is bring- ing 40 cents. Eggs were 40 ,cents a dozen ail • butter was 42 cents for the. best , grade. Now eggs are 26 centsefor Grade 'A' and butter is 23 cents. Lambs were selling at $13 In August, 1929, and today they are epee quo. ed at around $8.50. All of ioh gives yeti an dd'ea of how time farmer haft, fared: since the daaa of '29. een ColmitY Papers Accidents Clair Towle, of tFebornp, put the little finger of his left- han out of. joint Saturday when he fe from a. lead of grain. The finger w s set 'in, a splint. Giant, son' of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Stanlake, of Hay, suffered in- juries to his right arm when it be. came caught in a manure spreader. Several stitches were required to +close the wound.—Exeter' Times -Advo pate. New Drinking Fountain At the Exeter council meeting on Monday evening it was decided to erect a pubic drinking fountain' at the corner front of the public library.—Exe etr Times -Advocate. Councillor Salkeld's Enterprise Work is progressing at the old King Edward Hotel building on Kingston Street, which,is being repaired and remodelled by hhe owner, Councillor H. L. Salkeld,. The repairs include a new roof, new window frames,etc., and the building is being given a gen- eral overhauling. The intention is to convert it into a modern apartment house, with possibly stores br offices' on the ground floor.—Goderich`-Signal- Star. New Standards For West Street The Public Utilities Commission will meet to discuss the installation of new electric light standards'. on West Street from the Square to .Waterloo'• Street. Standard removed from the Square when the new ones were in- stalled last year are available and may be erected as on Hamilton St„ but the Commission will consider the purchase of new ones to conform with those on the Squarer--Goderich Sig- nal -Star. tVluskelonge Taken in River Although commercial fishermen are not bringing ,in catohes of any ac- count, and fishing from the break- water is over for the season, river fishermen are having good luck these days. On Wednesday Dr. L. M. Mabee caught a fine mess of six bass, and Maurice McKee is reported to have caught a seven -pound "musicie" in the river on Monday.—Godericb Signal -Star. Presentation To Bride -To -Be 4 On Monday evening a group of friends gathered at the home of Mrs. William Mills to honor Miss Elsie Hamilton on her approaching mar- riage. A very pleasant social even- ing was spent. During the evening Mrs. Mills presented Miss 'Hamilton it ith a beautiful mirror, and Miss Paulire Robinson presented her with an electric toaster. As Mrs. Hamil- ton is also leaving our midst, she was the receipient of a floral bouquet of gindioles. The presentation was rp.ade by Mrs.'Dobbyn.—Blyth Standard. Oil Drilling Equipment on Property The oil drilling equipment arrived on the site of the first probable oil well last Saturday when four truck loads of various kinds of machinery were brought up and the remainder arrived early this week. The con- tractors are now speeding up the erection of the machinery, and ex- pect to go into action within a week. The drill is powered by a 100 H.P. engine and consumes fifty gallons of gasoline a day. The men will work twenty-four hours a day in two shifts of twelve hours each. Just how far they can 'drill in a day depends on various conditions so that no safe es- timate can be given. Already a targe number of people have visited the Joe Mann farm where the drillers are located, and when the work com- rhences it is quite probable there will be a crowd of interested spectators- -Clinton News -Record. Car Accident On Bayfield Road C. A. Termulin, an American visi- tor, received severe facial lacerations last Friday evening when the car he was driving left the road and jumped the ditch twice. His two children, a boy and a girl, escaped with minor bruises. The accident happened when the driver swung out to pass another car. Striking loose gravel the car got out of control and after going into the ditch landed back on the road. It was badly damaged and was towed in to a local: garage.—Clinton News- 1?ecord.3 Breaks Leg in Fall Mr. T. J. McLean had the misfor- tune to break his left leg last week. He ,had been painting 'the house and was descending the ladder when sud- denly it broke in the middle, threw- ing him to the ground. The red paint he was using at the time gave him the appearance of a full blooded In- dia in war paint'- — Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Was Hostess Complimenting Miss Ruby Finkbei:i- er, of Crediton, a bride -elect of next month, Mrs. Ward Fritz, of Zurich, was a recent hostess entertaining et a china and linen shower. The' guest of honor received many lovely gifts which were •brought into the living room4 on a wagon decorated in pink and white and drawn by Miss Mary Lou Fritz and Master Donald O'Brien, dressed as bride and groom. Buffet refreshments were served in the din- ing -room where the table was centred wit& a beautiful bouqu t, ,of snap- dragons and gypsophile. Mrs. H. Finkbeiner poured and the hostess was ,also assisted by Miss Pearl Wurtz, Mrs,, W. D. Bryce, Mrs. J, Bab- ,erer, Mrs. L. O'Brien, of Zurich, and Mrs. Omelet Zw'ieker and' Mrs. Lawr- ence, of Crediton.—Zurich Herald. Inductedy: itt Brussels An induction service for the Rev. Samuel Kerr into the pastoral charge of il+teiviil )t'reebyterian Ohereh, Brun (06MAnued an Plage, 3): ,rt ,142 41 tt A • A A i rs� t, r. Os. is