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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-07-14, Page 241, 1` 4 sear - Pa 1i. 8t a. ositor tstaed1860 hail McLean, Editor. 'Wished .at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- :day afternoon by McLean i>d Subscription rates, rates, $1.50 a year in . as .ee; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single topless. 4, cents each. Advertising rates on application. AFORTH, Friday, July 14, 1939. Farm Orchards In pointing out one of the ways in which Ontario farmers could help themselves to better times; the Am- sherstburg Echo, in a recent editorial said: "It is time that the farmers of Ontario did. some thinking about the condition of their orchards. If they are past their usefulness, they would be better cut -down for firewood. Whether or not they can be saved f w a few years by careful pruning, it would be a wise move to think about setting out a new orchard." One does not have to drive many miles through our own County of Huron to realize the truth of that contention. There are a few orch- ards, but all too few, in this count, that are a joy to look at and -must be money-makers for their owners. But the great majority are nothing but a blot on the landscape, and as far as receiving any financial return from them, there is no such thing. There was a day when Huron ap- ples topped the market. When thou- sands upon thousands of barrels were packed and shipped out of this county every fall. But that day is no Snore. Not because the soil and clim- ate have changed, but IargeIy be- cause Ontario farmers have not kept .abreast of the times in the cultiva- tion of their orchards and in their methods of - handling and packing the fruit. We are told by our co my far>- ers that there is no longer a market for apples and, therefore, it does not pay to waste time in the growing of them. In a sense, that is true. At least there is no market far the kind of apples we grow. But there are ten or more paying markets today for every one there was thirty or forty years ago. At that time the Ontario apple had a practical monopoly of both the home and foreign markets. It was a case of where if one ,buyer did not take our apples, another one would, and take them too in the 'manner that pleased us best to ship them. Like every good things that is worked too hard and too long, the apple game played out in time. And it played out because quality gave place to inferior quality, or, what is worse, a mixture of both. Newer imethods of cultivation and newer methods of packing and shipping were looked upon as expensive fads and not to be considered seriously. 'We had been too long in the business not to know what was best for the customer. But in the long run, the customer is usually right. If he can get what he wants in the way he wants it, he will buy every time, regardless of the cost. There came a time when the ,customer became a IittIe suspic- ious of our apples. Not because the I?ritario apple did not possess the finality, but because the quality was :'too often misrepresented, kid buy- ing apples by the barrel was a losing. game for the customer, when almost every barrel contained two or three grades and none of them any too sound. There isi still an unlimited market for the Ontario apple, but only un- der certain conditions. One of these his a guarantee of first quality. And another is that .apples' must be care- fully and attractively packed in box - a aize'that will suit the market 0 hicb means extra work for mho rens al::orehard; or ti own onft But -as the *nor h beiei doing a 4 i±e 'Dille time Y�r"' L �,� 011141,, a . t1e Arlerstbu 'g paper suggests, be Wise to expend his labor on some- thing that would ensure him a pay= ing. cash return. • Election Factors According to The Globe and Mail, Premier Hepburn of Ontario, and Premier Duplessis, of Quebec, are to be the two great factors in the next Dominion election, when ever that may be. They are many factors connected with an election, and it is quite pos- sible that Premiers Hepburn and Duplessi's may . turn out to be the chief color factors, if nothing else, when election time comes round. It is reasonably definite, the To- ronto paper says, that the Ontario and Quebec Premiers do not intend to form a third party in their efforts to defeat Mr. King, but that there is a strong possibility that they will openly support Hon. Dr. Manion, the leader of the Conservative Op- position. That will be very nice for Dr. Man- ion, but we doubt very much if that gentleman will really appreciate it very much or think it very much of a compliment when he reviews the reasons given for this support. As set out by The Globe and Mail, these reasons are that 'while Dr. Manion may not constitute the ideal Moses for Canada in her present .economic difficulties, he is amenable to constructive suggestion from any quarter. A11 of which might lead one to infer that the chief sources of suggestion were likely to come from the two Central Provinces. But even in the event of Dr.. Man - ion's success at the polls, it is rather doubtful if he would be any more amenable to the suggestion that On- tario and Quebec should be the real rulers of Canada, than Mr. King and the other seven Provinces of the Dominion have been. We do not know much about Que- bec, but every one knows there is just one Mr. Hepburn in Ontario, and that one is unpredictable. • Making The Roads Safer The State of Alabama is trying out a new safety device on one hun- dred miles of highway in that State. The device consists of tiny glass balls, which are about the size of grains of sand, and .so small heavy trucks will not crush them and which will shine like cat's eyes at night un- der antomobile headlights. Six poinds of these small globes are used to a gallon of paint and are placed on a four -inch strip in the entre of the highway at curves, heavy traffic, and other danger points.' At night this strip gives. off a brilliant glow, dividing traffic lanes. It is all very simple, but Alabama put down a test strip three Months ago, and it is said to have proved' the most `valuable safety device yet in- vented for highways and alight driv- ing. Nor is the new device expensive, as it requires only seventeen gallons of paint per mile, to glue the glass to the pavement. We would like to see some of that paint decorating our own highways, even if we do have to copy the idea frc n Alabama. • Here Is A School Record A young freshman student at Southwest Texas State Teachers' College, has established a mileage and attendance record during the past term, that really is a record, and one which is likely to remain a record for a long time to come. This young freshman, Aline Mc- Cowan, has travelled fifty-seven miles twice daily, from her home to the College during the past nine months, or 'a total of 23,028 miles during the term. But that is only . half the record. The other half is that she h a s neither been late nor absent during the whole year.. But then, we take it, there are very few Aline McCow- an's in the United States, and none at all in Canada, I -'ears Aone Interesting, items Picked From The Huron expositor of Fifty and Twenty-five Years Ago. ' From The Huron Expositor July 17, 1914 The Business of the Royal Bank of Canada at Wroxeter bar, been tak- en over by the Barak of Hamilton: Mr. Wm. Doig, Kippea; had a somewhat exciting experience while drive.% to Work the other day. The buggy he was in collided with the gate l os't and the horse ran away. Fortunately no one was 'hurt. Mr. Edi Wi1P➢s, of Exeter, caught a huge pike in the river west of town wthich weighed 10e2 potmds. Mn. George E. Henderson of Sea - forth has ,materially impnoved the ap- pe Trance handl comufou t of ,hie..rest dente on John Street by the erection .of a capacious verandah Master Harry Hinchley, who was at , London with the Cadets, distin- geished himself by winning the all- round chamlpionship in the Cadet ath- letics. Mr. A. A. (Naylor, principal of the Seaforth Pixbblic 5 pool, ' bad seven teen pupils waiting the entrance ex- amination and everyone passed. The Separate School had five take the ex- am, all of whom passed, Miss Anne Neville' taking the town. scholarship. Miss Marguerite Williamts', of Sea - forth, has been engaged' as teacher for Dublin school next term. Kruse Bros., the and brick plant in Egmondsvilie, are now turning out one hundred thoustand the and brick every month. Mise' Lila McCmllooh and Miss Mary McKellar passed their first year examinations- inations- successfully in Mitchell high school, the former rank- ing fest in her class,. Mr. Joe Robinson, of the Dominion Bank staff, had a miraculous escape from instant death during the thun- der storm eerie Monday morning, He and a companion lied been steeping inn a tent on the lawn of his. father, Mr. Fred Robinson., E7gmond'ville, and had just stepped oat of the tent when, he was struck be a bolt of lightning and rendered an -cone -rims. Misses Ethel and Florence Beattie, Gertrude Crich and Eva Holmes' are spending a couple of weeks in Bay- field, Miss Linnie Holmes acting as chaperon, It is stated that tenders have been let for a handsome new Salvation Army Citadel in Seaforth to replace the present one which has been in use for 25, years. Miss Mabel Gdveniock, who has. been instructor in 'Domestic Science in the Windeor public school for the past teat years, intends going to Van- couver, B. C., where site has accept- ed a position at a ranee higher sal- ary. • From The Huron Expositor July 19, 1889 There were thirty-seven lodges marching 'at the celebration in Exe- ter on the. 12th of July, They march- ed to Pickard's grove, a distance of about a mile and a half, and the pro - cessian' was'• over a mile in length. Some time damning (Friday night of last week an entrance was effected, to Riter's liquor store, Clinton. The thief secured a quantity of choice liquors, and was mean enough to turn o i the taps of some barrels and al- low the liquor to inn. 'Phe Orangeman of East and Went Wawanosh and many frown'the Coun- ty of Bruce assembled in Wingham on Friday last. Over 12,000 were pee.,sent and 50 lodges were ropres- ent'ed. - Mise Edwards, who has taught one of the departments in the Seaforth public school very successfully for several years, tae resigned her ,posi- tion, having accepted a. situation in Toronto. Mr. James Scott, leader of the choir in First Presbyterians Church, Seaitorth, treated the anembers of the choir and a memlber, of their friends' to a, picnic at Bayfield on, Wednesday last;. One dery fast week las Mr. Jamnes Snell, Sr., KinbuzuZ, Was engaged mowing, he placed a vest in which was a pocket book vontaining $50.00, on the seat, and some time after - ward both pocket book and money had d!tsappeatted. Dr. 'Cooper, fate of Stratford, has opened an office in the village of Kin - burn and bas commencer) practicing his profession, Mr. Thomas Hoggarth, of Cromar- ty, on the 10thconcession; of Hibbert, has been laid up with an attack of inflammatory rheumatism an'd pleur- isy. The Misses Thompson of Hibbert, who' have been teaching school for some time, near Parkhill, are spend- ing their vacation with Mr. W. W, Thompson, Cromarty. On Monday last Mr. S. Cole, Kin - burn, came ten miles, moved a barn 200 feet, turned it around and rais- ed it 9 feet high on the farm of Mewls. North Bros., McKirllop, Mr. W. G. Duff, of MeKiliop, is at- tending the (meeting of the Masonie Grand Lodge at Owen Sowed this week, as a representative from Bri- tannia Lodge, Seaforth. On Thursday afternoon a tramp entered the house of Mr. Phillip Pot- ter, Huron Road:, near Marten, dun ing the absences of other members of the family, Ile rcked the draw- ers and succeeded; in envying off three watch chains, two watches and $8.00 in cash. Mr. J. H. Lowrie, teacher In edrooi section No. 5, Hullett, having decid- ed to attend • the Normal School for the balance of the year, was the re- cipient of a handsome album ,from his scholars a few days ago. Young Father: "111 year sermon this meriting yon neoli er about a baby being a new waved Oa the ocean of life." Mln'ister: "There rigihtc. Do you 'tb+nk a fresia; .silt ii'L Waittd have been Merin' the teeter= Osife13. of Lazy Meadows • (By Harry J. Boyle) • "FENCES" A bright looking ' young fellow dove, up in a sliok care here this mornings I was heading down to the east meadow to finish ,coiling the al - tette while the''hired man started in to cut the clover. It being a warm draty,'and me not being the , y'pe who's hard to persuade to keep from any- thing savouring of manual labor, I dallied to talk. , I've heard some convincing talk in My dray but this fellow 'had anything beat' for a anile that I've ever beard of yet. He 'represented some firm selling those new electric fences' and he started in to convince ane that I should have at least one. First of all he started on the tactics that my neighbor, Jed Higgins', had bought one. Now, daring my younger days I have tried veny hand to "keep up with the Jones" family, but after see- ing therm break up and •tihe older folks go to the 'county home, I de- cided that if I minded my own P's and Q's I would do well to string along and maybe have enough for a decent burial. That line failing, he started on taf- fying me up as: being one of the most progressive fanners in the d'is'trict and of how the other people were na- turally looking to me to purchase one. He said things, about this col- umn that would• male you blush to the deep dyed crimson of Grandpa's long flannel "undies." Having failed on all these points the p'roceed'ed to ask if he might give a demonstration of the fence. He as- sured me that it would be no trouble at all, and before i could, say either yes or no, he was lugging hie coil of wire and: the Tittlebox down towards the barn. Diving the east meadow there is `a raw of posts which the hir- ed man installed this year for the pur- pose of building a fence and' convert- ing one half of the meadow into pas- ture as soon as the second growth hay gets a start. Across these posts he strung up his apparatus and from there to the end of the barnyard fence. hen ' he ask- ed me to turn some of the cattle in, if postsible soave of them who were in Oa habit of breaking fences. I im mediately brought Sir Timothy, the fighting sire of our herd, from his stall and let shim have the run of the enclosure. He minced around for a while and strange to, say made no indication of coming over where the hay lay in windrows. He just wasn't interested. About that time Suohansuoh the Collie pup canoe dawling along from a morning session with the ground' hags and Sir Timothy hoisted fight - jug colors and Came at him. • Just What made him atop when he came to the fence I don't know. Perhaps it was the fact that we were moving toward the electric • appacattus. The dog made a scamper across' after a field mouse and Sir Timothy larought his 'head up in a snort of defiance. ZINGG! He touched the new fang - led wire fence . . . and for a mom- ent stood in stunned silence. Up came the tail in a Communistic twril of defiance foe law and 'order and with all hooves working he made for the centre of the field. Prancing and snorting he wheeled over toward the end of the barnyard+ fence and sail along, not noticing the fine strands• of wire. ZINGG! He was shocked again and this time he wheeled abruptly and made for the centre of the field again. Only, this time he wouldn't move away from his stand, as if it were a safety zone in the middle of dangerous traffic. That young Jellow was certain he had sold me. But I' just couldn't see the merits of it. "Young fellow," I told him, "that fence of yours would take all the spirit out of my stock. In• place of having 'contented animals they would all be afraid to even eat in the fear of getting a shock. I want them to enjoy life, not go along in perpetual fear of electrocution. He gathered up his paraphernalia and went away thinking no doubt of what a loony fellow I was, while I'at- tempted to soothe Sir Timothy's ruf- fled spirits and take him back to his box -stall, . JUST A SMILE OR TWO A city boy was out to take an in- ventory of a farm. He hadn't any ex- perience in thiis type of work, but he managed to make a list of all the chattels ,and stock unt'irl he came to an animal which he w'as unable to id'enbifyj--a goat, So he 'phoned his hose, and said: "What do you call this thing that's around here with a rough coat that's worn out in sports, a white beard, and a long sad face." To wthich his hoes replied: "That must be the farmer!" • A banker in a business slump got a temporary job as a gasoline sta- tion attendant and a customer draw- ing up to the pump requested ten gal- lons of gas. Said the banker: "How far are you travelling?" The customer explained his jour- ney in detail, whereupon the ex - banker said; "Don't you think you could get along with five?" • A country boy *as taken on as a page in a wealthy family. One eve- ning, just before dark, after having been called up to the drawing room, he returned to the kitchen laughing heartily. "What's the matter?" asked the cook. "Why," said the boy, "there are 12 of them up there au.d, not one of them could draw the curtains. They had to send for me to do it." . Mistress: "Mary, go to the library at once, and see if they have the book 'How to Il•ema:in. Beautiful!' " Maid': "Yes, ma'am; and shall I say that it is urgent?" .. Landlord (to prospective tenant): "Of course we can enlarge some of these rooms." Client: "Just hoe` would you do that?" Landlord: "Take off the walipa- per-,• Interesting History Features Canada's Smallest Province (By J. Henry Blanchard, M.A., Profes- sor in Prince of Wales College, Char- lottetown, in The Martime Advocate and Buys East) Prince .Edward island was discover- ed by Jacques Cartier in June, 1534. Cartier supposed that our Island was a -part of the mainland.. It is only from 1603 that it became known as Isle Saint-Jean, a name, which, in either the French or the English form it bore until 1798, when it was c'h'ang- ed to Prince Edward, Island. On Cham - plain's map of 1612 it appears as a small dot, but to that of 1634, it is correctly planed, carefully outlined, and definitely named. After Cartier's brief visit, silence again settled over the land, and for nearly a century, there is no record of another, visit by white men to our shores. During the 17th century, Isle Saint- Jean, was included in grants to indi- viduals or companies for the control of the fur trade and fisheries, and for the es,ta.blis'hment of a colony. In 1653, Nicholas Denys, in 1663, Captain Dou- blet,- in 1681, Steer Gabriel Gautier, secured exclusive rights on our Is- land,, but no permanent settlement re- sulted from any of these grants. In January, 1720, the Count of St. Pierre obtained from the King of France letters patent by which' he was authorized to effect settlements in Isle Saint-Jean. Late in the 'spring of that year be sent out front Roche - fort, France, three ships with provi- sions and .supplies and about 300 'im- migrants, They 'arrived at Port La - joie at the entrance of Charlottetown harbor, on the 23rd; of August. Dense forests covered; the whole country and descended even .,to the water's 'ed'ge, yet, before 'winter set in, the new colonists, had cleared con- siderable onsidlerable land; comfortable log hone - es had been 'constructed, and a breastwork had been thrown up mounted with eight cannon and man ned by 30 eoidiers. A tall black cross was set up oyer a plot sItelected for a cemetery. Under the direction of the abbe de Breslay, by whonn they were accornvpanied; a church was built and dedicated to St. John the Restage - list. Thus began the first Freneb. set- tlement in Isle St, Jean. With this set- tlement by Count St. Pierre, the his- tory of our island, properly; may be Mid to begin. Heretofore, alnvost en- ttzt eLy nutted, „it now becaakne She pallet toward Which converged two streams 'of emigrants — one from France, the other from Acadia or Nova Scotia. For some time all went well --with these early settlers. They soon made large clearances in the forest prim- eval, and were rewarded with good harvests'. But the affairs of St. Pierre's Company did not prosper as expected and the colonists failed to get the as.- sistanee that had been promised them. In 1725, St. Pierre lost kris mon- opoly, and nearly all the oolonists from France gave up the struggle and left the Iearnd`, The failure of St. -Pierre's Cgmtpany, however, did not mean the rutin, of the colony, The few Acadians who had come from Nova Scotia and some of the independent fishermen clung to their new homes. In 1726 a new Gov- ernor, De Pensens, was sent of t from France. Repairing to Port Lajoie, he found the remnants of St. -Pierre's es- tablishment, scattered and discourag- ed, but in a short time, he succeeded in restoring order and confidence, and soon considerable numbers of Nova Scotia Acadiansbegan to be attracted to Isle St. Jean. In the following year six families from Beaubassin (now Amtherst) came over, and, lyere allow- ed totchoos'e land where they wished'. The first official census of the new colony taken in 1728, showed the fol - l'ott'ing number of families,: .Port La - joie, 11; East River, 4; Tracadie, 4; Savage Harbour, 11; St. Peters, 17; East Point, 3; Malpeque, 3. Total pop- ulation, 297 persons. There were 54 dwelling houses. There were also 125 fishermen who owned 27 shallops, and small ships. In 1731 the papulation of these 7 settlements amounted to 347. De Pensens, the governor, in Ids report for that year states that all the settlers are self-supporting. Such then were the humble beginnings of French settlement in, Isle St. • Jean, With the exception of Three Rivers ('the famous de Roma's Settlement), the number of establishments was not' increased until 1750„ when owing to the large migration of Acadians from Nova Scotia dice to the fear inspired by the British founding of Halifax, it, was found necessary to' plant new out- posts on the river Mouths, around Hillsboro Bay. Pram 1740 to 1745 the progress of the little cblony was slaw but oontin- uours. Had peace continued, t'�he"'fii- ture of Isle St; Jean woliluv have -been, aef"ssured, but In June„ 1745, the New (Cenitdali ell on Page 6); t 1 Appreciates 'Expositor Grand Forks; North Dalkota, The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Enclosed please find my cheque for a, year's su'bs'cription. This is the thirty-first year your. paper has been coming into my home. Thirty one years ago on the fourth: of July as Dr. Mulligan and I stepped on the train 'leaving for North Dakota, my father, . the Date Thomas McQuaid, handed me a year's subscription: .to The Expositors and it has been a weekly visitor ever since. No Sun- d'ay morning breakfast would be Dom- plete without the .home -town paper. -I have just returned from a very interesting visit on the Pacific Coast to the World's Fair at San Francisco. I did not visit a city out there where I did not meet some former Sear forthite or folks from that vicinity— all very happy and prosperous. This is only a little note but it ex- presses, my sincere appreciation of your paper as a weekly visitor. Wisihing you 'every success. Margaret McQuaid Mulligan. A Fact A Week About Canada (From the Dolninion Bureau of statistics) URBAN GROWTH IN OTHER COUNTRIES—VI In Germany there was . a great gnowth ,of urban population following the establishment of the German Em- pire in 1871; this • increasing urban population imparted from abroad im- mense' quantities of food stuffs and. raw materials and exported finished good to every quarter of the world.. thereby competing with the manu- factured products of the United King- dom and: the United States,' the other two chief exporters. of manufactured, goods. In. Germany between 1875 and 1933 the population of communities with lass than 2,000 declined from 26.1 to 21.5 million persons, while that et the smaller towns and cities (with population's from 2,000 to 100,000) in- creased from 14:0 to 13.5 million; and of the larger cities of over 100,000, people the increase was from 2.7 to - 19.7 million. Thus the "ruralities de- clined from 60.9 per cent to 33 per oent of the population, while the smaller town and city dwellers in- creased from 32.8 per cent to 36.8 per cent and the residents of large cities increased from 6.3 per cent to 30.2 pee Dent of the total population. The growth of Berlin into one of the great cities of the world may be considered typical of the urbanization of German coinmunrity life. In the eighteenth century, Berlin was stilt a comparatively small town and in 1816 at the end of tine Napoleonic wars, it had a population of 198,000, but by 1871 this figure had been quadrupled, reac'h'ing 826,000. In the next thirty year; it had more than doubled its population; attaining 1,888,000 in 1900. By 1925 it had again doubled to over 4,000,000 in habi'tanrts, and by the cen- sus of 1935 it was over four and one- quarter million.' The comparatively small increase in recent years ap- pears to have been due to the sumo causes that are responsible 'for the decline in the population of Central London and Man'hattan Island — the increased fatalities of eheap and rap- id tra.nsportat'ion and the growing de- sire of those who work in the city to have their homes in its suburbs. The same growth of urban popula- tion which we` have noted in England and Wales, tee United States and Germany, has, taken place within the last century- and particularly within the last generation .in other countries of the White man's world. Every- where the pe'rcenta.ge of population living in urban commute ties has shown increase and the rate of in- crease has genenally been the more rapid in proportion to the srize of the' city, Indreed the larger cities have shown the most rapid rates of growth of any and rbave drawn to themselves the most specialized\ persons in this day of specialization of function. The aggregation of population bas tended to draw to itself more population, like the proverbial snowball. Seen in the County Papers Goderich Will Miss Them Word has been, received at the 10 - cal branch of the Canadian Bank of' Oommeroe that Mr. F. J. Little, who htas been manager 'here for three and ahalf years, has, been appointed' as inspector at head office and will leave shortly tn` take over his new duties. His successor here will be Mr. J. F. Gillespie, at present manager of the Avenue Rtoad. and Duprort branch, To,. ranto. While his friends are pleased with Mr. Little's promotion, there will be sincere regret at his removal front Goderieh as he and Mrs, Little and their daughters, Kay and Mar- garet, have made many warm friends he'he and are highly esteemed ' by our townspeople.—Gaderioh S4gna1-Star. • Lucknow Post Office Opened Hon. Norman. iMeLarty, Canada's poosttmlasher.getneratl, Thursday after- noon officially opened the new $18,- 000 Lucknow pose office, .W. Be An- derson, Lncicnow, a son of the late George Andersson, former M. P., was chtarl+idmen at both the luncheon and eserehmaiy alb Cher post' office wii4cht follewerk Hugh hill, of G,xlerich Toestrehip, tendered tlhta 'offMetal Wel-- , rrel_a ,cued en lama 8), w y d r !gee"-, .t `.(r - yj4 4 • • • . .1 e n. !City Such .that is jut inane rn'eana dirty At Neigh Toren 4300 re for a mer. from sick d a boli keepir illness needs and o cial w every eervin; direct( partm Man ed by part .years their child ..scores Who twoi they said t The the b .Just N. W. cation direct' is rea enoe prefer a lett a wel :runt rest; meed tion. The wino < . ..social spand clues ti we p sumrrt Mr, sd t,h Nichi latter avere forth. Mr. D, Tt epent 'biome Mr .Krtch 100 WEE Fri Coe 7 "I Nigh Sas x" H Tick er; Su Niue+ tan ; Lean M. er Thr L Boyl "Lig Nigl ..Pew 11p Chu est - Thr