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The Huron Expositor, 1939-06-09, Page 2• 51 � >r tm-lW br 7 t • THE /MON ENPO'S1TQR • it ett • iI +✓.'V try'+ s] Atj t%I ron xpositor } ' Established 1860 McPhail McLean, Editor• fished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ursday afternoon by McLean Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in " ;advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. 4r Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, June 9, I939'. Parliament Close, After a session lasting four -Months and twenty-two days, Can- ada's eighteenth Parliament conclud- ed its fourth and, perhaps, it may- be its, last session, on Saturday night. Aside altogether from the legisla- tion dealt with, this session was the most unique in many respects of all its predecessors. For the first time in Canadian Parliamentary history, Parliament was visited by the King and. Queen_ For the first -time too, in Parlia- ment history, a Commons committee sa5right through to the moment of pror'agation. That was the Parlia- nientary committee on the Brett gun contracts. And again for the first time in his- tory, during the last week of the ses- sion both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition were ab- -sent from. the House—Mr. King on -official business in connection with the King and Queen's tour of Can- ada, and Dr. Manion ora a holiday rest cure.. ° Another unusual occurrence, too, was that the Governor-General was also absent from Ottawa, the proro- gation ceremony in the Senate being carried out by Sir Lyman. Duff,, Chief Justice of Canada and Deputy to Lord Tweedsmuir. Whether this will be the last ses- sion of the present Parliament is known only to the Government, and .4 even it, perhaps, has not yet made up its mind. At any rate,there has been no definite pronouncement by the Government that there will be an el- ection this summer or fall, although it is said that political circles on Par- liament Hill feel convinced that mem- bers will have to face their constitu- ents before they can resume their seats in the Commons again next winter. • Did Not Work Out That Wap At the last session of the Legisla- ture Premier Hepburn raised the tax on gasoline from 'six to eight cents per gallon, which was a boost of thirty-three•and a third per cent. The object was, of course, to bring a few more million dollars • into the provincial treasury, which every one knows could use them quite handily. - But, apparently, the matter is not going to work out that way at all. For the month of April, which was the first month under the new rate, the actual return from the gas tax was $45,000 less than for the month of April last year, when the tax was six instead of eight cents. Two cents per gallon is not a very large impost, but, apparently the people of Ontario are firmly of the opinion that it is two cents, too much. !At any rate, there has been a drastic 'curtailment in gas consumption for motor cars, from which the Govern- ment is already suffering. • Room For A Little Courtesy No town in Western Ontario has la better Band than the Seaforth Highlanders,. Few have as good. mat the people of this town and sur- rounding country, appreciate that been �t"a+ hand does not just �1 has evid enced in former ;by the crowds- who attended eekl y open air concerts and was eel, again on Sunday evening when the ;hianddeers gave olleen' elf this s miner , ti in a town.. Before it is a good band, it requires a. good deal of enthusiasm among its members; a great deal of - time given to study and practise dur- ing the winter months, and a great deal of very efficient leadership to direct and develop the individual parts into one harmonious whole. The members of the Seaforth Band have given that time, study and practise gratuitously and that there is harmonious and efficient leadership, results have amply prov- en. And, as we say, the people of the town and countryappreciate- these things. .But, while appreciation is being shown by the ever increasing num- bers who attend the summer band concerts, there is at the same time, a very regrettable lack of courtesy shown by far too many spectators, both to the members of the band as well as to the majority of spectators who appreciate and would like to hear good band music. In fact the manner in which some car drivers shift their cars from place to place ; the manner in which they use their horns, and the manner in which the occupants of these cars use their voices while band selections are being played, not only shows an utter Iaek of courtesy to the band it- self, but to the majority of the audi- ence as well. A discourtesy in fact that verges on the•plebeian, and that is going pretty far down the scale.. There is another very discourteous .feature displayed by those who at- tend these weeklyband concerts. And this, perhaps, more nearly touches us all. The first note of "God Save the King"is not the signal for every engine to start up, and.or ev- ery car dxiver to make a reckless breakaway. But that first note should be the signal for every Canadian to come to attention and pay a silent respect to their country's Sovereign. It is the right . thing to do. A few could make the ,rule for many. It only takes a moment or two. • This Country of Ours We were talking to a man the other day, .who has travelled the world over, and parts of it many times. And we asked him which country, because of its appearance, made the greatest appeal to him. And the answer was immediate: "Canada, and this very part 'of it." We do not know how true that an- swer was, but we took it for the whole truth. And the reason for, dam ing so was because- we have covere a considerable part of Huron Coun- ty in recent days and if there is any country on earth that can show the wealth of color, the luxurious growth and the peaceful well being of its 'landscape, we have yet to hear of it, It is true that winter ran a long way into spring this year; that pro- spects for a good year, did not ap- pear too bright, and that people won- .dered and grumbled. But the sun came out and the rains came, and in a day, it seemed, the whole face of the earth was changed. We are too Scotch to blow—much. But any person who has not seen this part of Huron at its best—and it is at. its best this year—still has something good to see. • A Very Good Formula Mrs. Othelia Compton has been chosen by the Golden Rule Founda- tion of the United States as -Ameri- can Mother for 1939. That is quite a distinction,' and one which, it is said, was conferred upon Mrs. Compton because she is the Mother of a number of sons and daughters, who under her guiding hand, have grown up to be outstand- ing.citizens of their country,in dif- ferent walks of Iife. And Mrs.. Cornpton's succus in family raisiittg she claims, is all due to a formula which she worked out for her very own. And here is the formula: The Bible, soap and castor oil, with plenty of spinach and spank- ings. ;1 It is a very simple formula to se- ' cure such heights of sluccess, as well as a very inexpensive one. For that reason we pass it on. Perhaps some mothers in Seaforth could use it with marked advantage to their sons and daughters, as well as to the town at rge. Fifty and Twenty live Years Ago. Years^ gone Agone Interesting Items ' Picked From Tho Huron Expositor of From The Huron Expositor June 12, 1914 Dashwood was favored on Wednes- day last with godd weather and big crowds Ailsa Oraag and Crediton played ball is wield), Ansa Craig eaa Hy won_ Mr. Richard Proctor, of Wtntgham, has been appointed, returning officer for North Huron for the coming elec- tion. Mr. Thomas Stothers has been ap- pointed postmaster at Dungannon, made vacant by the death of the late J. M. Roberts. The four new Flde'rs elected by the eo glegation of Union Church, Bruce - field, are Mestere 13. R. Higgins, Hugh Ailccmhead, James Moody and James MacDiarmnd_ We are pleased to learn that Mr. C. A. McDonell, of Hensel)), has+',received She appointment of returning officer. Mr. Jack Best has passed his sec- ond year law sehool examination at Osgoode Hall and Miss Mary Cowan and Miss Florence .-Knight their sec- ond year examination at Toronto Uni- versity. Mr. and Mrs(- William Sclater and M•rs- D. McKeneie left on Thursday for Montreal. They sail from there to Scotland on the Allan Lane. Mr. Frank Doherty, of Egmondville, bee successfully passed his second year exam in' amts at Toronto Unto versdty. The pupils taking Norman entrance standing from the Seaforth Collegiate Institute are as follows: J. E. Hese, Mabel Clarke, Clayton Martin, V. Mur- phy, P. Doyle, Flora Hess, Kate Cow- an, A Landsborough, N. Truemner, Anna Woods, Teresa Jordan., Edith Govenloek,' James Jarrett, Jessie Oihes- ney, W. McKay, Margaret Ross, Ethel Rani, Ooli'n McKay, Pearl Taylor, Florence Taylor, Alice Carbert and Harry Hinckley. On .Tuesday of this week Mr. Geo. C. Dale, of the Humor Road, brought in a sample of wheat that makes a record and measured 56 inches in length and had started to bead out. Mr" James Purcell, of Egntondvilie, bed the first strawberries on. /the mar- ket this year and Mr. Sohn. Walker, of Roxboro, came . an a good second. The Barbara Kirkman Mission Band will hold their annual strawberry tea en the lawn at First Presbyterian Church. Ion June 24th. Mr. Joseph lieges/eh 'bas purchased the property of 'Mr. Thomas Lane in Egmoudv-21e. Tuesday was the hottest day of the season, the thermometer registering 90 degrees in the shade at 4 p.m. The contractors for bhe Lawrence drainage work tthave oammenced oper- ations and have a big gang on the job. At the last regular meeting of the town council, Mr_ Ed. Mole was elp- pointed electrical inspector for the town. Mr. A. F_,Ciuff was appointed a trustee of the Seaforth Collegiate in place of D. D. Wagon, who resign- ed'. esign- e. • • Huron County Council (Continued from Page 1) He reconeniended that any utostons that were to be dealt with by am- mittees should be in as early it the session as possible in order that the committees would have ample time to i of equalization be taken up Thursday cause of the loss of their son, Sten ley Ai Taylor, who was well known to us by virtue of the position which he held as newspaper reporter. Car- ried,. Haaoke - Watson: That the matter deal with them. In respect to the, at 9.30 a.m. Carried. Watson - Sihadddck: That we ad- journ to meet Wednesday at 9"30 a.m. Royal Visit to Stratford much ex- pense has been created by the city anal a request for a grant had been received. He hoped that the mem- bers would give favorable considera- tion. to a grant to the city, advising that both the Counties of Grey and Bruce intended to make . grants. He intimated that during his, travels throughout the county that while the season was somewhat backward, nev- ertheless orop conditions looked fav- orable both in the north) and in the south. He thanked the officials and the members for the, co-operation that was being given to him. Reeve MVloNall inquired if any re- sponse had been gives by the At- torney -General's Department which re- quired the eendin'g of a list of all county constables within the county to the Department. The Clerk re- plied that he had sent the list re- ferred to together with a copy of the County Police Committee's report, and that the report bad been ac- knowledged and he presumed that• the reply inferred that the list had been received as well as the police report. Haacke-Watson: That the council take one-quarter page in the Strat- ford Beacoo-Herald, re the Royal Vis- it. Carried. Owing to the ill less of the Reeve of As+lrlield, Mr. Alex.. F., McDonald, the Deputy Reeve -was requested to 'inquire without delay as to his condi- tion and to convey to Mr. McDonald Our regrets because ofhis mishap and our best wishes for his speedy re- covery and to report at the next sit- ting as to Mr. McDonald's progress. Haacke - Scott: That the Warden and Mrs. Turner be present in Strat- ford' on the occasion of the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen in order to officially represent t h e County of Huron. Carried. McNall - Shaddick: That we auth- orize the caretaker to keep the Union Jack flying during thevisit of Their Majesties the King and. Queen. Car- ried. Gamble - Weir: Tibat a Itter ex- pressing our sincere sympathy be sent to Mr. Thos. Inglis, ex -Warden of this county, in the great. loss sus- tained in the death of his wife.'/,Car- ried. Haacke - C;'a.rdiff: That we extend at this time, wltich is our first oppor- tunity, sincerest sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Taylor of, Goderioh be - 0 From The Huron Expositor June 14, 1889 Mcsare. W. Moffatt, of the 2nd con- cession, Stanley, John Gilmour, Geo. Wthittingham and D. McTavish, Jr., left on Tuesday last on a trip • to Manitoba. Mr. Samuel Smith, of McKillop, has purchased a couple of lots from Mr. Hugh Grieve on North Main Street and intends erecting a residence. Messrs_ Grieve and Stewart, of Sea - forth, received a carload of Brantford binders and five mowers, MissWilson and Miss Nettie Wil- son, daughters of Mr. D. D. Wilson, leave next week on a trip to the Old Country, where they will spend the summer" They will be accompanied by their brother, Mr- J. A. Wilson, who goes as a member of the Wienble- don, team- Rev- Murdo McKenzie, who preach- ed, in tire Presbyterian Churelt here last Sabbath forenoon, preached a Gaelic sermon at the residence of Mr. Angus McDonald in the afternoon,. LastSaturday while Mr. Geo. Thiel and wife were returning from a fun- eral the l n»ses shied and ran to one side of the road- Mrs. Thiel *as sit- ting on the rear seat and it fell off, precipitating her with much force to the ground. She was unconscious for some time. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Thomas E. Lockhart, of McKillop, who hes been attending Manitoba Col- lege for the past three years, has been successful in having bhe degree of B. A. conferred on him, also taking first chase honors in all subjects. On Thursday of last week a vette abbe young horse belonging to Mr, Robert Campbell, of the 7th) conces- sion, Mcrtiiltop, met with a serious ac- cident when it steppped+ on one end of a stick and it flew up and penetrated the beast to the depth of a foot and a babe The services of Mr. Robert Carmichael of Seafor'Itbr were scoured and the animal ,is recovering nicely: Mir. Thomas Dickson, of Seaforth, tins disposed of a fine heavy draught titres-yold gelding for the hand- some sum of $225. One dray iaatt week two tramps en- tered the house of Mr. Jas. Sproat, of Tuckersmith, and stole a watch be- longing to Mr. Sproat. Mr. W. E. Hoggirth, of Hensall, has passed his exam), oatbien at the Forest City Busaness College, London, and taken a diploma Grade A. In the recent University exraa ntna- tions for ,first class A and B Certifi- cated, we are glad to notice that the Seatfomth Collegiate Institute scares another good. recomdt Mrs. Kirkman has successfully passed ter a Grade A, and F. Nearer and J° Rice. os( Taesda.y of raet Week the fol- lowing parties purchased tickets for the elates named: 'Miss Parke, of 131ake, for Rapid Cling, Man"; James' Houston, Hibbert, for Glenboro; Mr. and Mee. James., of Constance, for Delerain'e, Man.; )Missal J. Holliston/and Mr. Thomas Pearce, of McKillop, for Calgary; and Mr. Peter McCabe, of t lflett, for ]hoose• Sale. Wednesday • The minutes of May 30th were adopted on motion of Reeves Cardiff and Grain, following a report from Deputy Reeve Fraryne of Ashfield as to Mr. McDonald's condition. The hope was expressed that hel might be able to attend before the present ses- sion is closed. Mr. Charlton, Inspector of Refuges, was present in the council chamber and addressed the council. He express- ed eaglet at the recent dieath of Mr. JohnJacob, Manager of the County Home for many years past. He made suggestions as to changes' that might be brought into effect at the Home in respect to the recording of receipts and, disbursements and advised the adoption of the use of a document folderr each of which would give a complete history regarding an inmate. He referred to a Manager's and Ma- •tron'sr convention shortly to be held and hoped that a representation would be sena from Huron. He advised that during his last visit the found that the cattle were in rather a poor. -con- dition and intimated the advisability of improving the grade at this time, stating that it would eventually be a profitable • investment. He advised councils consideration to some form of automatic protection agaast fire at the Home, giving instances where lives had been,saved .by installations at other homes. He recommended that County Home Oommfttee Boards in future should be set up so that there will not be a constant change each year in order that better results could be obtained. He said that the job of a Matron at the Home is not an enviable one. They are required to accept all classes of people and their problem is a most difficult one. He advised tbat the interest rater in respect to Trust Accounts had been reduced from 6 to 4%. At the conclu- sion of Mr. Charlton's remarks a hearty vote of thanks was expressed. Reeve Brown inquired what objdc- tion there would be to a sprinkler system. The Inspector replied there was no objection. Whatever except that be felt the annunciator system was the most economical and that it would cost around $1,500. Mr. Ross Johnston, Corn Borer In - (Continued on Page 3) Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows (By Harry J. Boyle) • JUNE WEDDING I witnessed my first June wedding of the year this week, it was Mary White from)" over the next Cotices- sion, who married my cousin' Wilbur, "and you could call it only a'simple country church wedding. The little church was about half filled with we c'o'untry folks, Cleaned up until our tanned faces looked like polished bronze, and accompanied by our wives weaning lest year' summer outfits. Theme was nothing stylish about it. • [Mary looked very pretty as all brides do, with her. waits .outfit and the weld+ing veil that 'hoer mother had. Wilbur was wearing a neat, plain blue suit chosen with an eye to being prac- tical because it will have to do him for a best suit for a number of years to come. His hair was, well trimmed and ise was clean shaven, but no amount of hair oil would induce that cowlick of hie to lie down flat- .. - especiaily on suck an auspicious day as this. Everything was plain, but it had a solemn air of ,sincerity and when that "death do us part" came out, you could tell that it was really a•life-time agreement. And Wilbur was a little nervous and he let the ring slip and there was a mild panic over that. I could, see my wife bite her rip in that way you iiave of feeling somebody •els!e's embarrass•menb. I fidgeted my- self until they found it. I was thinking then •of how much different it wee when I attended that fashionable city wedding. Money was just fairly oozing out on everything that you could see in, the place. In fact I bad a hard) time convincing the ushers at the dhurch that I sthould be allowed ,in the church. 1 thought they were a real nice couple tido. It gave me a shock to Head about their div- orce fifteen months later. Perhaps it wasn't the death of the body that part- ed them, just something inside that. was kaledi But then my mind Cance back to the wedding in the little country church. It was over and they Moved into the side room and signed tbe book and as the organ played the wedding march they moved (sievelike down the aisle. The organist was having a hard . job, A Fact A Week About Canada (From the Dolnlnr(on Bureau of dS )mics) URBAN GROWTH IN OTHER COUNTRIES—al 1 - Louden, which may be considered as typical of modern cities in its growth, was already ani im+portantl• commercial centre in the days of the Rowan, but declined, in early Anglo- Saxon times. It reminded, however, ; the leading city of England, and after the Nonmla ii Conquest must have in- creased in population through the • growth of commerce with the Contin- ent, In 1199 the city had 40,000 In- habitants anld 120 parish churches, ac- cording to a letter written' by the then Archdeacon of London, to Pope Innocent III. From this Rimae until about 1500 tbe population of London, and indeed of England as a whole, ap- pears to have shown little increase, which was doubtless due in, part to , the Black Death about bhe middle a the fourteenth 'century. After 1500, when the population of the city may (have been 50,000, the growth was more rapid. At the end of the sev- enteenth century the population is given as 550,000 and Rn 1737 as 726,- 000. a After 1500, the conanerce of Londom greatly increesed and the consequent call for young workers attracted from the natal districts( many country boys. of w'hiom the famous Dick Whitting- ton is typical. Since this growth was considered as an•evll, one Parliament after another passed acts restrictinal the growth of population and tilee. building of houses, but such laws haci the usual fate of legislation which ie do opposition to he economic trend! of the times, and London grew faster as time went on. At the first actual. census of England and Wales in 1801,. the population of the Administrative Oountty of • London was returned as .959,310, which lead grown to 4,536,267 in 1901 but had declined to 4,397,0033 in 1931. However, the .population of the wbole area known as 'Greater London,' including the Administrative • County of London, together with many suburban communities, increased from: 1,114,644 in 1801 to 6,581,402 in 1991 and to 8,203,942 in 1931. Thus during, the past generation, tate population of `Greater London' has increased, while• • that of the Administrative County of - Londoa'n has declined, a wajor cause • of the "moving to the suburbs" hav- ing been, the increase and improve- an'ent of transportation facilities. The - same tendency will be found to exist in other great cities as the result of the advent of rapid motor traneporta- ttime The population of> Scotland has shown in the past seventy 'years thee same tendency toward the dispropor— tionate increase of urban populations and decrease) of rural population that has been described for England and' Wales.. '. At the latest census leas them. one-fifth of the population of Seotland can be described as rural. Indeed, the - total number of rural residents en- umerated at the census declined from 1,295,676 in 1861 fairly slttea•dile to 963,010 in 1931, especially with bhe organ, wheezing a little and her wanting to squint down through the little railing around the organ and get a look at the bride and the grtoenrr, .They were outside and we were all crowding around and, shaking hands with them, There were one or two pacicages of confetti 4tal, some rice pelted, at theft, iinarybody was laugh- ing and happy like and, it was a sight it) itself to (see tthat pair look at each other. They knew it was for idfe, but they were ready and willing to take anything that life would give them, The White home was all shined up for the guests and Tim White took all us men folks down• •cellar for cider. Upstairs the wornen+folks, were crowd- ing around the table and putting the finishing touches on it. Then we eat down to ane of the best meals I've ever eaten. There was plenty of roast chicken, and ham for those who pre- ferred it and lots of .-Potatoes and cakes and pies to delight anyone's ap- petite. After dinner we had more cider and with• a pleasant glow of companion- ship the men sat out on the verandah and the front lawn and talked about the usual subjects that farmers talk about . - . the price of hogs and the crops, and how hard tunes ane just ;low, and of course we pol- ished the weather up for several nountds. Mary and Wilbur left in Wilbur') Ford after dinner. They went to Niagara Falls, and they were all smiles and happinese, Soon after the rest of us pike for Marne to catch up on our chores. It was an original idea to go to the Falls, but neither of them 'had ever been there before. They'll bring back a lot of pleasant memories and some souvenirs for their front parlour, and then settle down to the serious business of get- ting along and maybe raising a fam- ily, and above all of living until death part then., and sometimes they'll have troubles and worries like the rest of us, but they'll always be hap- py beeause they have something that fashionable money -wedding that onack- ed apart didn't have—.4a love that will last, JUST A SMILE OR TWO 2lh+ey were discussing a silver but- ter dish which they hoped to send, to newly married friends: Wife: "Mat shalll we put on the card?" • Husband (reeditik the paper) : "Oh, just the usual dope, I suppose." Wife (after a few moments) : "How about this: "For butter—or worse?" • A rather stout echoolmistresa was talking about birds, and their habits. "Now," she said, "at home I have a eatery, antdc,it can do something I cannot do. I weeder if any of you know just What that thing is?" rattle -Eric raised his handl `1 kpow, teacber," he sista "Take a bath in a eaueer." • Counsel (cross-examinfing a farmer) : "Now dontt quibble! Do you under- stand a simple problem or not?" Witness:. "I do" Counsel: "Then tell the court this: If 15 men plowed a field In 5 hours how long will 30 hien take to plow the same field?" Witness: "They couldn't do it." Cannes!: ' "Why not?" Witness: "Because the 15 men have already plowed it!" • Client: "To be freak, you are too young to cantluct my case," Young Lawyer: "But, Mr, ,thele Is no la awing holt long the case will drag Ori *r rt tali } Seen in the Counfiyl'apers Graduating The many fni e l of Mr. Harolds;' Pletch, son of Rev.. and Mrs. Pietas,. of Crediton, who for several years has been a student at Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston, will be pleased to learn that he .recently successfully' passed the required examinations. necessary .to qualify for graduation, -- Zurich Herald. Drilling Abandoned` Having struck granite at the depth.: of 3,531 feet on .the' farm of H. Tre-• wartha, Hullett township, where they had been drilling for several months in the hope of finding oil, the drillers` have quit and the equipment has been removed. A trace• of gas and. oil was found at a thigber level, but not in suf- ficient volume to warrant develop- ment" Some of those who were fin- ancially interested in the venture are, still convinced that there is oil io be found in this district and are not dis- posed to abandon entirely their ef- fort to bring it to the surface. Far= ther expert opinion is being sought,. but the failure of the drilling opera-- tions pera- tions at what was considered a favor- able spot for the purpose is a discour- agement that cannot be overlooked.— Goderich Signal -Star. Won Radio Mr. Harold, Buchanan was the lucky' winner of the DeForeet-Crosley' radlcr that the baseball club sold tickets on. Tho draw• was matte at Saturday's' game by little Barbara Roberts. Ther number of the lucky ticket was 511- —Wingham Advance -Times. Starts Her 84th Year Mrs Wm. Dawson, Muter St., cele- brated her 83rd 'birthday on Wednes•- dhy last week. On, behalf of her many friends we • extend congratulations: — Wingham Advance -Times. Pass Exame Arthur H. Lyon, of Londeaboro was successful in passing sixth and final year examinations set by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. Andrew Fraser, Toronto, formerly of Clinton, headed honor students • 1u fifth year examinations. — Clart.ors News -Record. A. W. Motives President Lions Club A. W. Blkwee was elected president of the Mitchell Lions Club for tie 193940 term, commencing July l.at, at pie regular meeting of the Club dtl Friday eatening of last week. Other (Continued on Page 8) ;t • • 4 1.,