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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-10-06, Page 2ssk ositor $6OE an, Editor. lei, Ontario, eev ;oon by McLean criptien rates, $1.50 a year in (le; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single gents each. Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, October 6th The War There is still very little war news, and that little is not too encourag- Qat the black side there is the downfall of Poland, and what. Rus- sia has done and may still contem- plate doing. And on our side there is the state- ment. of Mr. Churchill that not one Allied boat was sunk by an enemy submarine last week. And what is still better, there is an ever increas- ing confidence exhibited by the peo- ple ewple in the old land, and a quiet de- termination to make the very best of a very bad job. The same war clouds hang over Canada too, but happily we are showing no signs of the jitters. And why should we? There is plenty of war talk, of course. And very learned talk, some of it too. There are plenty of Commanders - in -Chief, and Admirals and States- -sawn, and Prime Ministers, and Par- liamentarians, and strategists and other experts loose in the land, but we really don't have to Iisteii to them. And why should we? CromweIl's advice: "Trust in the Lord and keep ,your powder dry," was very profitable advice to his Ironsides, and might well be adopt- ed by us. At least it would lighten the burden that is sat heavy on the shoulders of the men Who have been placed in the positions of responsi- bility. The men who really know and are in a position to learn the actual needs of our own country, and those of our Allies are doing a tremendous work and to date doing it extremely well. Giving them silent support and trust is about as good a way of showing our loyalty as any, and would have a much less disturbing effect on the nerves of the Canadian people.. • A New Ring A short time ago Seaforth tele- phones were changed over to the common battery system, which has done away with the old system of cranking a phone when a connection with central was required. It is an up-to-date.labor saver and puts us in almost the same class as the big city fellows. It is handy too, or at least it will be after we get us- ed to the change and stop feeling '.round for the crank of the bell, which isn't there any more. After The change the BeII Com- pany installer n e w equipment throughout the town, and this equip- ment includes a very much smaller box and a new set of bells. The telephone equipment is more compact now and less conspicuous, but the trouble is that all the phones have a different ring from the one they used to have. In fact we don't know the tele- phone bell now when we hear it. It has such a different sound. And it seems much worse with the house phones. And the housewives are worried a bit. They might be miss- ing something_ But it will all right itself in time. Already every strange noise in the shouse makes one think of the tele- phone, and one rushes to pick up the receivers And, when we pick up the receiver, central is right there to ask us what we want, when all we really want is not to miss anything. We get a lot of extra conversation t way, but we imagine there is te a bit of it that is mighty tire- the operators. But that, too, ht itself. Before long we will to recognize the telephone what it is, and nothing else. r#11 be -right again, and pro'- ve had its way, 1. 7t ( L rr� r t .5" { 4�' 1P i t e t fYti uRF uu!F The Canada Temperance Act By a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada handed down last week, Huron County is under the Canada Temperance Act. In theory that means that while the importation of liquor for per- sonal use is within the law, the sale of liquor, for any purpose whatso- ever, is illegal. In practise, however, we are very much inclined to the belief that con- ditions will remain pretty much as they are. That beverage rooms, as they are now situated, will continue to operate and sell beer and wine for beverage purposes as they have been doing since the Ontario Gov- ernment adopted us and moved us over from the dry column into the. wet, without consulting the elector- ate about the matter. And we are of the opinion, too, that conditions will remain that way for quite some time, as the Supreme Court decision was not unanimous, one Judge out of the five dissenting. And that one dissenting voice opens the way for an appeal to the Privy Council, should the Government so desire. And the Government does, for shortly after the court decision was announced, Premier Hepburn de- clared his intention of making such an appeal. As is well known, deci- sions of the Privy Council are not made in haste, consequently it is well within reason to expect that a year or more will elapse before the C.T.A. vs. government controversy is finally settled. if, as and when that happens and the decision goes against the Gov- ernment, as it is confidently expect- ed it will do, it would, perhaps, be advisable for the Temperance Fed- eration to rest there, and not try to alter the situation again. It will be remembered that o ice before Huron County was, legally and beyond dispute, under the Can- ada Temperance Act and that it re- mained there until the temperance forces transferred it, also without consulting the electorate, under the banner of the Ontario Temperance Act, and thereby, on the repeal of the latter Act, opened the way for the Government's claim that the county had come out from m under the Canada Temperance Acts All of which may be true. Or, per- haps, to more correctly state it, it was taken out from under the Can- ada Temperance Act. The difference being the unsettled and unsatisfac- tory conditions of today, plus the un- certainty of Huron's position, and the costly litigation that position has entailed upon the general taxpayers and will continue to bear upon them for quite some time to come. • Open Season For Weather Prophets The open season for weather prophets is already here. The first one to make his appearance being Stanley Cloud, an Indian fishing guide of the Kettle Point Reserva- tion, which is quite near at hand. Stanley bases his predictions on the southern flight of ducks and geese. And ducks and geese, he says, are not making their migration trip this year—yet, while last year all the ducks and geese had successfully evacuated the north and reached the south by the end of the first week in October. All of which means, according to Stanley's reckoning, and he has, he says, made a study of such things for many years, that we are going to have a mild, late fall and a fine open winter. And that leaves a nice warm feel- ing with everyone—except the coal men, of course. At least, for the time being. And then we suddenly remember that this part of the coun- try always did have 'a fall and win- ter, and more or less real ones too. So it stands to reason that if we don't get our real fall weather be- tween September and December, and our real winter between Decem- ber and March, that we are going, to have our fall in the winter, and our winter in the spring. And that doesn't send any glow of warmth or enthusiasm through any- one, coal men again excepted. But the season is early yet, even for weather prophets. We will have a lot of different kinds of thein and a Iot of different kinds of weather be- fore this time next year,. vd:�hvx,�: hr ° y"{r, g,. 4 8 tY � - ti al, Years A gone Interessting Items Picked From Th. Huron Earposltor of Fifty and Twenty -pm Years Aga From The Huron Expositor October 16, 1914. Misr( Lily McArtlrur, of Goderich, deft .last week for Toron cot where she will enter the Presbyterian Deacon- nests home to 'train for social service work. Wise Eva Roach, of Usborne, has taken a position as stenographer in the dww office of Gladmuau & Stan - bury, Exeter. The auction sale on the farm of Mr, Peter Kerr-, McK'1'lop, was well- attepided and good prices were realiz- ed, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oliver are mov- ing to Egmondville from Staffa as they have b'oug'ht Mrs. J. Fisher's bone. Russel Moirson, Wm. Morrow, Jack Himrhlley, Milton Chesney, Earl Bell and Ela.lah Reid spent the holidays at their tomes here. The patriotic entertainment under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church on Monday even- ing was, a meet enjoyable affair. -Mr. James Beattie was chairman. The following is the program; Choir, "O Canada"; duet, Missy G. Reid and Rev. A. W: Barker; addrees, Rev. J. Argo; imat.rumental duet Mr. and Mre. Mil- ler; address, Rev. T. H. Brown; solo, Miss J. Carrnick; cehos,r, Les Marseil_ laise; address, Col. A. Wilson; solo, lir. W. T. Hays; address, Rev. David Carswell; solo, Miss J. Carrick; ad- dress, "Experiences at Valcartier," Mn J. IL Reid; solo, Mr. A. W. Bark- er; quartette, Misses O. and B. Mor- eson, and Messrs. W. Hays and W. G. Wdlsis'; addreas, Rev. F. H. Larkin; choir, "RecessionaL" Mil G. 5. Ho -ward, who has been a resident of Blake for some 12 years, but who hes been selected as Princi- pal of Zurich school for 1914, remov- ed to that village on .Monday. The annual meeting of the Seaforth Curling Club was held. is the Carnegie Library Hall on Friday evening last. Dr. Charles Mackay occupied the chair. The following are the officers: Patron, W. Bethune; president, fir. Charles 'Mackay; vice-president, W. Ament; secretary -treasurer, Charles &teacart; executive committee, A. Watson, G. A. Silts, R. S. Hays, O. Neil, J. Beattie; skips, J. Beattie, H. Jeffrey, W. D. Bright, A. Wilson, W. Ament, R. S. Hays, ` W. E. Kerslake, G. A. Sills W. Bethune, Dr. Bur- rows, R. E. Bright and W. McDougall. Mr. W. S. Gottschalk, who has been carrying on the barbering business in Campbell's block, has leased a store in Cardno's block. A large addition is being built to the heading factory department of one Ament mill in Brussels to accommo- date tbe thriving business.. The Ladies' Patriotic Society of Witngham shipped on October 1st a box weighing two hundred and seven- ty pounds to the Red Grose Society, Toronto, containing - the following articles: Pillows, 52 large and small; 114 ,handkerchiefs; 33 shirts, 19 pairs socks 8 pairs wristlets, 193 pillow cases and 69 bandages. The principal event of interest in the war zone during the past week was the siege and capture of An t- • la Phil Osier of •• •Lazy Meadows (By Harry J. Boyle) "BEING INTERESTED" I thlave no patience with the man rwbo is blared with himself. Every- one, laving in this old world has .plen- ,ty to become interested in. There's never a need for anyone to say, "I wish something would 'happen." Op- en yam- eyes and you'll find a great many coif the moat interesting things going on all around you. I Was elatting an toe, back kitchen snoop emelt:Mg tadiay and basking in same wiaq;m September sunshine be- fore going drown to the barn:. It was then that it re,ailly struck me that the average manus eyes are 'blinded to the greatest mvyattery and the most in- teresbing thing on this earth, What's Mother Nature herself. Have you ever watchect the contin- ual round of life that goers on among the ants in a •wrood yard. If you look closely you will see on a miniature scale a faithfuls [replica of any great city. In place of swift autos and lum- bering trucks and busses there are anis, all busy about their business. Watch for the mothers out for a glide with their young . . . the sum-, bening, working ants as they indus- triously .carry food or building ma- terials . the snick, dandies: that look to be selling stock . . . the lovebird's,parading together . . . and so many others.. weep. From The Huron Expositor October 11, 1889 Mise Gertie Crich, daughter of Mr. Jeo'hn Crich, of this town, has been re-engaged as teacher in School Sec- tion No. 2, South Easthope, for the year at a salary of $325. The water was well coated witch ice two mornings this week and a fire 'alas been a necessity all week. We believe that Mr. Alex Davidson has purchased the brick residence near the Collegiate Institute. Mr_ William Rinnr, of Hutlett, had this year once thousand bushels of marigolds as the product of an acre and a half of Ia'ndt. Some nights ago ars Mr. Peter Cam- eron, of Tuckersmith, was passing ov- er a bridge on the ata concession with his steam threshing engine, the weight of the machine proved too much for the bridge. Two good planks heid, the matshine from going through but the pumps and other parts were considerably broken. Mur. John Hunter, Jr., of Usborne, was handling or cleaning his gn11 on Monday and not knowing it was load- ed, it accidentally went off and the charge entered his . little boy's thigh, making a fearful but not dangerous wound. Mr. George Sproat, Jr., of the 2nd concession of Tuakensmith, has re- moved into his ihandsome new resi- dence. On Friday of last week two of Dougald McTaggart's boys saw a' large black bear on their father's farm. Mr. John Mills, of Hallett, near Harlock, this week sold a pair of 2 - year -old geldings to Mr. James Snell, Jr., of Kinburn, far $226. Between two and three o'clock last Friday morning Mr. Holland, of the Central Hotel, Parkhill, was awaken- ed by the raising of a window in the hall downstairs. Securing This revol- ver and proceeding downstairs, he met a masked Inrrgilar. When asked what he wanted, the barglar replied with his revolver. They returned shots until fiently one lodged in the burglar's neck and lie fled. This was the second attempt at burglary at this place, Mr. Griffith bavtimg had, $100.00 worth of goods stolen from his ware - roam The eldest son of E. Snell, James- town, Grey Township, while playing around the scaffolding of Mr. For - rest's new ' residence, aceddentaliy slipped and fell to the ground, break- ing hie left arm above the wrist. Ont noire farms around, Locklash, Aohfietd, are large gullies' from which deep boles Iead into the earth.. A lamb belonging to Mr. Donald McRae was miisssed from the flock and after 'Went-y4m m days it waw ,thing snick fast in ono of the 'sm'all openings,' rather slim after its 'long fast. ' 4y se A In the distance was the "honk - 'honking" of geese winging their way southward ave you ever drought as you watch dr orderly V-shaped fright of what iriet`i act uvakes them go south each, Fall? Have you ever tried' thinking of the grandeur of scenery winch they pass over on their .predestined e•outherly trip. Or perhaps you might oonisider the 'haz- ards of their trip to a warmer •cl•im- ate. Nature prepared them for the ,seasom,s by giving them a natural in- stinct to fly south for the winter and north for the summer, but she didn't prov'id'e them with armour -plate to withstand the head and shot from. hunters' gun. Tabby, our feline aristocrat, was ,dallying with a field mouse 'before consuming him. There's a field of in- terest for you. It's an education im itself to watch a cat play with a mouse. Observe just .bow far they will let the mouse get away and then with a couple of weill t2nted jumps they'll push the little creature over aald aver arid .after rolling the day- lights out of it, they'll allow the mouse to stagger around and in get- ting ite beraringe make .mother (hope- less dasth for freedom. Does the eat have some streak of jungle cruelty dating back to •tore early ages wren tigenisth ancestors were the bane of the animal" worlds? Suehansuch, our maturing pup, was induetrioustly digging a new hole in the flower beds for fire bone he had unearthed far a few digestive Chews after .the evening meal. Mother Na- ture never explains but should one of our leading (magazines sign her up some time for a . series of informa- tive lettens on her ways., I would like it very much if wire would break down and confess why every .drog has that pesky habit of burying bones in a good lawn or flower bed. It's inter- esting nevertheless to ruminate on why all dogs have this inclination. A great manly once wrote: "He who lets his mind be idle lives an empty life." Down 'here at Lazy Meadows I finds that my life can be filled from anorning until might. Leisure was not made for a .man to be idle in both 'mind and body. There's the greatest contentment an resting the body and allowing the mind to delve deep down into the little nooks and cran- nies where the greatest treasures of mental resources lie hidden, awaiting the call to come forth. :JUST A SMILE OR TWO: "Pardon me, but I noticed at dinner that your husband smacks his lips quite loudly when he eats. Believe me, that's one thing my husband nev- er does." "No, I suppose not. There is a dif- ference in cooking, you know." • The p'lumiber rang the bell and, as it 'happened, both the master and; mistress of the house came to the door., As they stood in the hall the husband, who was very methodical, said: "I wish before we go upstairs to acquaint you with the trouble." "I'm very pleased to meet you, Ma'am," said the plumber. • A townsman was waiting at a country railway station. At last a train was signalled and the station- master and his staff of three lined up A Fact A Week Amt Canada (Froin Ohs • . ' Fiume of 59 U CANADA'S HISTORIC YESTERDAYS Armes the illusion concerning our count,is tlhe impression that Can- ada, is an entirely new cpuutry with- out historic background. True, the Canadian, West as we know it today is of comparatively re- cent origin but even so, you will sea nilaniy evidences ole aotiiviity and of life two or three hiulntdir'ed years ago_ Theeatablisbunent of a Hiatoric Sites and Monuments Board working in., oonjunotion . with the National Parks Bureau was one of the steps bakerp to memorialize our brief but powerful past. The Board's work con- si,stts of examining and marking plac- es of interest like Indian earthworks,. farts and villages, trading posts and areas identified with the long strug- gle for the possession of Canada. • Since the inception of this work la years ago, more than a thousand sitea have been carefully considered and more than three hundred, have been judged to be of sufficient national im- portance to warrant their being main- tained and suitably marked with a. bronze tablet. Among ,the outstanding hist aria aites preserved and maintained by tbe National Parks Bureau is the Fortress of Louuisbourg on Cape Bre- ton Island. Fort Beauneejour, New Brunswick, is one of the (most interesting !hiator- ieal sites in the Maritime Provinces_ The tore was originally constructed, by the French as a counter -defence against Fort Lawrence, whiech stood en a parallel ridge about a mile anti a halt to the southeast. The ald fortifications, both Eng7is'h a n di French, are in a good state of pres- ervation, and the site holds much or interest to students of early Acadian hiatory. Historic Fort Ohambly, in the Pro- vince of Quebec, has an epic -past go- ing back to the year 1609, and has been carefully restored., Fort Wellington, at Prescott, Ont.,. was, when finally completed in 1838, - an impressive object commanding a magnificent view of tae St. Lawrence River, and is visited annually by thousand's of people from many coun- tries of the world, while in Manitoba, Fort Prince of Wales was built op- posite the town of Churchill to en- sure England's control of Hudson Bay. Its ruins, which are among the most interesting in Canada, are being: carefully preserved Warlike episodes, .however, are not bhe only ones worthy of perpetual re- mlemtbrante. "Peace bath herr victor- ies no less renowned than war." At Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island a tablet commemorates the laying of the final submarine telegraip'h cable in. America. In Halifax, a tablet marks the site of the establishment of the - first newspaper in Canada. Near Bella Coosa, in British Columbia, a memorial designates the western terminus of Sir Alexander Macken- zies transcontinental journey. Simi- lar memorials recalling events of in-- dustr7ial, political and commercial im- °portan;ce have been erected at other points, end additional places of in- terest are being marked with each succeeding 'year. on the platform. The train, however passed straight through, and the townsman noticed a man leaning out of the carriage window with a note book in his hand. "Was that an official looking to see if you are on duty?" he asked. "No," explained the stationmaster; "that was the company's tailor meas- uring easuring us for new uniforms." • "What's young Arthur doing now?' "Riding about all dray with his pock els full of money." "Go on; has he come into a for tune?" "No; he's a bus conductor." • First Director: "Weren't you sur prised when they offered you the chairmanship?" Second Director: "I should say I was. I almost forgot the speech of thanks I had prepared!" Man Of The Week Farsightedness and judgment are said to be the two particular quali- ties that won for Loritng Cheney Christie the top flight post ip: Can- adta.'s Diplomatic Service, Minister to the United States. Chri,stlie goes to Washington this week, at a time when the greatest importance attach- es to ail relations between the mem- 'bens of tlhe British Comnonwea.lth and the United, States, and when the drive of the war pushes industrial, .commercial and political relations be - tam Canada and the United States to an importance and magnitude nev- er reached before. Study of Chrietriee career sheet gives one the uncanny ,impression that the wihole thing must have been piaininied from the beginning with the tbouglht ,in mind fitting him today for the patrticular job that has been giv- en him in this particular war. Bonn in Amihenst, Novm. Scotia, in 1885, Christie was educated in bhe Nova 'Scotia Public Schools and ma- triculated from Amherst Academy far Acadia University, where `he took his B.A. He would not have been dreaming then of how important to- day is an unidenstanddnrg of the Press in Washington, but perhaps no de- gree letters that trill atter his name will serve him better than the fact that he spent his university vacation days as temporary editor of The Am - beret Daily News! Christie went down the coast to take .his LL.D. at Harvard University Law School, wthene in, 1908-09 he was editor-in-chief of . the Harvard Law Review. His that ,law practice was in New York City with the famous firm of Winthrop and Stismeson, still under the influence and tradition of its former distinguished senior member, Eliilhru Root, probably the finest inter- national lawyer America has ever pro- duced. In U. S. Service Christie as the young Harvard law student had gat George Wickersham to write an article for the Harvard Law Review, and the victim must hawe liked the youthful' editor. In airy ease, whicih Wiokerssiham do 1910 ats Atttorney-Generali, of the United States under President Taft met young Christie one 'day in the Win- rtihmop and Stimson office In New York, he took him out to lunch and asked him to come down to Wash- ington and: work for bion. Christie reminded! Mr. Wickersham sthait he was a Canadian. However, shortly afterward, undaunted by tlhe question of clbizenship, Itir. Wickers- ham produced; a posit for which at ithiat time no spiec!iflcairiom -or eitinen- slhdip hail been made, The present Canadian Minister to Washington 41 tt ,r, Id"4t. is proceeded to Washington in 1910 as attorney .in the United States De pertinent of Justioe and from 1911 to , 1913 was actually assasstanrt to the Solicitor General, lids work being wholly cd a professional non-political, character. One of his most treasured memor ilex is the close friendship with the late Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, which he was privileged in those days to share with a small cir ole of men in, Waslhnrgton. Loring Christie was rather an al round) lad, too.. In Acadia Univers ity he played on the hockey, football and basketball teams and' was cape lain• of the hockey team as well as tennis champion of the university ! He became latter a good faney'skater and still ,plays, mildly at golf and skis. Thenew (Oanladien lafilnfilsiter will not have to waste any time now find ing out how- the Arnen!can Coestitu- tion, or press, or their social man niers work Back to 'Canada in 1913, Christie entered the Department of External Affairs as legaladviser, but with the 'outbreak of the fleet World. War, his poet really became that of confiden- tial asslilstanrt to Sir Robert Borden. As technical adviser to the Canadian Delegation, be accompanied Sir Rob- ert to all the Imperial War and War Calbineit Conferences, and in fact on an his overseas trips through and in- cluding the Peace Conference. Later first attended the assemblies Of the League of Nations and the Washing- ton Arms donferenee. He was a member of the Br'itisih. Debt Funding Mission to the United,States in 1923. Seen in the County Papers Finger Badly Cut OnFriday last John Huckins, Jr.,. had the misfortune, whilesawing salt blocks on a circular saw, to have the.. (index finger)n: of this left hand come i 'contact with the fast -revolving saw, ',The finger was all but cut off between I -the first and second knuckles and the flesh: terribly tore. However, an at - .tempt is being made to save it. Huck - ins warty working fel bis father at thw: time.—Goderich Signal -Star. Thrat same year Christie left the Government Service and put in 12 (fruitful, yearns ewperlemoe in business. Thls patch i,n the Middle of the his- tory of a careen diplomat makes per- lsaps the stmongestt suggestion of his being fated Oar bis present work. It dB not the steering of Canadian' de- butantes to White House balls that Castadia flares today but 'the piloting of practical day...by day matters where technical esperi;ence of inter -govern - meat negotiation counts. Rest Christie joined a firm of 'mer- chant bankers in London, England, sat on bondholders ,comimittees, and held direcbolr'ates. Still a keen stu- dent and dleep reader, he was a mem- ber of the' Connell of the Royal In- stitate af' Intennaltional Affairs, Chat- ham House, London, and became a member of the Edit'or'ial Committee of the "Round Table" Quarterly, a welt lotemen publication dealing with Impeerial .and international affairs. Rio associates on that comlmkittee included many stimulating British thinkers and most interesting of all in the light of today's developments, (Continued on Page 3) Fair Exhibitor Charged Lloyd Stilling, chicken breeder, or near St. George, Brant County, has been summonsed to appear in county police court Thursday to answer to a.. Charge of 'having stolen chicken's a - his possession, tte property of Hume Glutton, Colborne .township. Both men were exhibitors at Goderich Fall' Fair. When Mer. Clutton proceeded to loadiris fowl on the night of thea show he found missing four prize- winning White Leghorns, two cocker- ele and two hens. Police, who have, been working on the rase for over two weeks, kept the rerpertedtheft a. secret.—Goderich Signal -Star. Hitler Hanged in Hanover Hanover citizene, presumably the younger class, are showing their• hatred of Hitler early in the war by banging an, effigy of the European' madman on a telephone_ post at the e corner of Main and McMurrick Sts.; where it hung for at Least one Whole' day. Whoever the arrtistt was who fasihfl+oned the face, dTew a stalking likeness, so that anyone would have no difficulty in telling who the hang- ing figure .represented without read- ing the sign pinned on .its. breast : "Down with Hitler!" The figure was being watched to see who would re- mOve it.—Bruseeelss Post. In Peril on the Sea Fred Jacicd'on, of Lochalat, was lit town on his way home after a peril- ous trip across' the Atlantic by S. S. Ducheses of York, The ship wa si ac- companied part of the way by the S. S. Duchies•s' of Athol, the two vessels being convoyed by tw+o British de- stmoy'ars. 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