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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-10-13, Page 2y1f • lei iy OCTOBER 13, 193%, yl' sr R . xpos tnr 13/Med 1860 Phail McLean, Editor., ed at Seafdth, Ontario, ev- ay afternoon by McLean .ri S7 ORTH, Friday, October 13th The War would seem, as the weeks go by, the longer the war continued, tress we would know about it_ fact nothing has happened ex - in the East, where Germany presented the larger half of Poland to Russia, without Rllssi.a :waving had to fire a shot for it. Perhaps it would be more accur- ate to say that that was Russia's un- $erstauding of a s fri.ends'hip pact, when it signed such an agreement with Germany. Perhaps, too, Rus- sia would be wholly on the side of the Allies now if it could have made a similar agreement with Britain and France. On the West, while there have been shots fired by both sides, there has been no war, as we know war. How long conditions may remain that way is beyond our knowledge to Say. There is even the possibility that before thisreaches our readers, conditions may be entirely changed. Apparently the Hitler mind can iiot yet conceive of a positive refusal ion the part of the Allies to make peace with him on the present divi- sion of Poland. But if that is the Tease, he must, at least, be beginning to have doubts on the matter. It is also apparent that Mr. Hitler Still believes that the United. States will continue its present neutrality law, which means that it will with- hold economic assistance from the ?tellies_ Both vain hopes we would say, but until Hitler really understands how main they are, there is not likely to be very much action on the western front. There is another angle to the sit- uation too. Since the declaration of ;war, Allied planes have flown freely Over German territory without mol- estation. German planes have not flown over French or British terri- tory` at all. Is Hitler, unless he is placed in the desperate situation of either doing or dying, afraid to test an indicrim- inate war of frightfulness in the lir? Does he fear that the Allied prepara- tions for our defence are excellent beyond compare, or has he already found that out by experimenting with them? If 80, one can readily, understand his hesitancy, even with his boasted invincible air armada to back him up. To try and . to fail would be about the last straw that the patient German backs would be able to car-. ry. Those are the things we ,,;bio not know, but they are also the. things that we are mist likelly to find out in the next few weeks or months. Recruiting In Huron Local officers of the Middlesex - Huron Regiment have received in- structions to recruit "D" Company up to a peace strength. This unit, with headquarters in Seaforth, includes the districts of Exeter, Hensall, Clinton, Wingham and Brussels, which is bringing the war home to us. However, the present recruiting campaign is not for overseas service, nor does it 'necessitate the giving up of their present occupations on the :part of those who do enlist. If the imoessity for overseas service should arise, voluntary re -enlistment for t purpose will be necessary. The present intention is rather to furnish tr.i'ning for mien of military age, by "giving them instruction one or two nights a week during the next few months. That is not asking a great deal of Dir Canadian youth. In fact, aside together from the military 'angle, pr'tide a most excellent L rrn g'for boys and yo g on the iittroduetiof acl�iything more JVD Mir th tho. • two very things, we have never yet come across it. That is the way both parents and boys should look upon it. It is not playing the war game, but at the same time we can not afford to forget that we, in Hur- on, are at war, just as ar Canada and the Allies, and war mens sacri- fice of one kind or another if we are loyal. And the giving up of one or two evenings a week is not a very stiff sacrifice for one to make for county or country, particul'arly so when the greater gain goes to the individual rather than elsewhere_ Years A,gone ..Rnterostinp Ramo Picked From The Huron Expositor of Fifty and Tw.mty v. Year. Apo Phil Osifer of ee •• Lazy Meadows • (By. Harry J. tloyiea A Fact A Week /Mout Cana (From um , ion auirlau of Si The Cost Qf enrs Beaute Beauty in womanhood used to be looked upon rather in the light of a Divine gift. A woman was beauti- ful because she was born that way. And there was no other alterna- tive, except, perhaps, to be born ug- ly enough to be cute, and that was only second best, and a very poor second best at that. But other days have other ways, and we are progressing all the time and learning too. In fact, we have learned that beauty now is purely a matter of dollars and cents. And so many dollars and cents are connected with it that beauty has become an industry. To be more explicit, beauty has become the sixth largest industry in the United States. And here are the figures for it as supplied us by Miss Frances Martell, Secretary of the American Cos- meticians National Association, in her annual report as of October 2nd. Up to date this year, it has cost the American women one hundred and thirteen million dollars, just to keep her hair waved. In addition to that they paid seventy-three million dollars, for "permanents" and forty million dollars for finger and marcel waves. But that was only the start. The thirty-nine million women who beat a path to seventy-eight and a half thousand beauty shops in the United States, spent during 1939 twenty-five million dollars for hair cuts; twenty million dollars for facial treatments; seventeen million dollars for hair tinting and dyeing; fifteen million dollars for manicures; thirteen mil- lion dollars for cosmetics; four mil- lion dollars for scalp treatments, and two million dollars for shampoos. All in all, the beauty industry in the United States did more than two hundred million dollars worth of business this year. Of course that all happened in the United States, but if we had a Martell on this side of the line, there is no question of doubt but that we would be able to produce for you some very interesting figures about Canadian beauty too. In fact, we would say, that after Iooking up and down and round about, that if beauty was the States sixth largest industry, that Canada was just about two jumps ahead of its neighbor, and that appearances would indicate beauty to occupy as high as fourth place in our Canadian dollar industries. But then, again, appearances are often very deceptive. Not that much of Canadian women's beauty is not of the dollar kind, but rather of a cheaper variety. • Ix k Out 0 f Your Window Look out of your window to -day. Some window if your home is in town, and any window at all if you live in the country. And what will you see from those windows? Something that will wipe your mind clean of wars and doubts and fears and troubles, and in their place will fill it with peace and won- der and beauty and a calm content- ment. All because you have seen Nature at its best. And when Nature is at its best, all men's accomplishments, great as they are and have been, fade to insignificance and make one marvel at the beauty of Nature's handiwork. And no where else in the world is Nature more at its best than in our own town and country when autumn comes and paints the la,ndscape for Ek) look out of your mrindova to- day, and do it early, or your will be for the past eight years, was here this week in oonneetksa With the boo hae for this year. meeritie algid Plota. From The Huron Expositor October 23„ 1914 "TROUBLED TIMES" Yes, these are troubled times that we hire in, and I Iaaave been remind- ed on several occasions by letters Two carloads of apples, potatoes from readers that I should maize some mention of it in 'this column. It's hard sitting here looking back over the broad acres of Lazy Mea- dows to think that somewhere in the world ell is mot peaoe and content- ment. Can it be that somiewhere in the would men do not pause to watch the glor flus tints of the Autumn sky as the snot' paints a gorgeous extrava- gan.za of colour, rivalling the *tints of the bedecked maples? For such a ,relasen I hardly believe that I am cap- able of writing of war. and outer snppli•re for Belgian relief were shipped from Wiillgha.= on Tuesday_ William Straitly, a well known resi- dent of Grey Toveehip, met instant death in the bush en his farm on Tuesday last When he was struck on the head by a falling tree. Mr. John McKenzie, of Varna, was Ieft there some menthe ago for the Peace River District in Alberta, has joined the Mounted Police, Mr. John G. Grieve, of MoKiilop, was au Iowa sn Satunday having his left should, -r blade set. Ile was picking applea and falling from a lad- der to the ground • received. a painful injury. Mr. IL G. SaniZlie, of town, has ac- cepted the local agency for the Mas- sey -Harris Company, and: will have charge of the Seaford_ warerooms. Miss Ivy McCloy" entertained Stew- art Bros.' staff at her )tome on Wed- nesday evening. Lieut. -Col. Wilson has just received word that the second military con- tingent will be mobolized in London early in November and he is now pre- pared to receive applications fur maembersbip. Among the boys who took part in the field meet on Friday last at the Seaforth Collegiate, we notice the fol- lowing names: Keys, Weir, R. Reid, D. Reid, HinchIey, Laird, Faulkner, Ross, W. Hart, Martin, Dundas, Speare, Archibald, Hays and Sills. Mr. Dawson Reid was awarded the medal for the largest number of points. The pew town hall in Hensall is presenting a fine, imposing appear- ance, it _having been completed and the roof all on save the covering with metallic shingles. The Misses Barker, of Goderich, have a squash grown in their garden which weighs 120 pounds. An organization meeting of the newly -formed Ririe Club was held in the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Tuesday. it is the intention to have the new range on the McMann and Archibald farms, east of the town. The follow- ing officers were elected: Captain, Charles Sills; sec.-treas., J. F.. Ross; committee, A. D. Sutherland, F. S. Savauge and J. IL Reid. Mr. H. Stiles, of the furniture fac- tory, and Mrs. Stiles, 'have returned from a two menthe visit in the Isle of Wight. Mr. Noble Cluff had the misfortune to fall from a ladder a few days ago and receive a severe cut on his fore- head. On Tuesday night last week a thief entered Mr. W. J. Heaman's store in Exeter through the window and stole several dollars inrsilver from the cash drawer. • From The Huron Expositor October 18, 1889 Mr. William Mitchell has been ap- pointed town clerk of Goderich in place of Mr. Wm.. Campbell, who re- signed, at a salary of $400 a year. On Saturday last as Mr. Richard Anderson, of Kinburn, was drawing in mangolds, his little son, eight -years old, was riding on the wagon and in some way fell off, and one of the wheels passed over his heart, injur- ing him severely. Nearly_ $4,000 was paid into the town treasurer for taxes during the month of September in Seaforth. On account of the inferior quelity of much of the wheat brought in for gristing this season, Mr. Andrew Goveniock, Winthrop, has found it necessary to make some changes in the system of cleaning the grain, and ,has added some of the most improv- ed machinery for that purpose. A party of McKillop residents left last Tuesday for Scotland. They were Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, near Leadbury; Mr. James Nichol and .14r. Archibald Campbell. John• S. Hogg, son of Mr. James Hogg, McKi1liop, succeeded in passing the examination for a neon-prefession- al first-class Grade 'A' certificate held at Clinton in July. .Robert Leeming and Patrick Mo- Langhdin, of Leadbury, recently cap- tured a large beam weighing between 300 and 400 pounds. This is the third bear that Mr. Leeming has helped to entrap within the last few months. The Methodist people connected with th'e churoh on the Leadbury line held their anneal tea meeting on Tuesday evening of last week. J. J. Irvine was appointed ehairmra:n for the program and the following gentle- men addressed the Meting: Rev. Mua'grove, Winthrop; Rev. Cassan, Seaforth; Rev. Torrance, Walton, and Dr. Smith, of Seaforth. On Wednesday last while Mr. Jno. Prout, of Usborne, wee passing up Main Street in Exeter, a bag of grain slipped off. Mr_ Prout at once slip- ped lipped down, stepping on the whiffle - trees, with the intention of replacing it, when another bag came down, scaring the horses. Mr. Prout had *hold of the lines and at once com- menced {rolling them in order to stop the team- One of the lines broke and Mr. Prout, by some means, got down and was struck by ,the front wheel and dragged some 20 feet. He was severely injured. The silk patch work quilt exhibit- ed at the Exeter shovt this fall and which took first prize, was made by ¥rs. Dinnin, of Lumley, who is 72 years of age. Mr. Andrew Morrison's sale in Mee Killen was very successful and well attended. One mare, one of the team that ,took prizes at Brussels and Blyth shows; was sold for $205. Her mate wad bengt4 fan at $150. Mr. Thornes Kopper, a former Sea - forth boy, woo has been in the em- ploy of Leonard & Sono, of 'Leaden. But war does exist! In town on Saturday night the boys in khaki flowing in and out through the crowd recalls foncibly to a person's mind the fact that they are preparing for the time when they may have to serve for their country and the Bri- tish Empire. It somehow makes you proud to see those boys, because in ttltteir veins must flow the blood of chivalry that has always been the heritage of the race from which we have sprung. bt's so idle and foolish to say, "1 hate war," and complain about it and grumble. The time for such talk has passed. Now is the time for us eo be cheerfu'i, because optimism is the greatest force for success in any ven- tune tire world has ever known. And when we who are at home are faced with minor difficulties and troubles, let's remember the boys who have voluntarily offered themselves to the service of the flag for which they are prepared to make any sacrifice. How little our problems steer beside the problems which, they are now facing and will face as the struggle pro- ceeds. If the past twenty year has taught us nothing along some lines, it hag given us a more dispassionate look on war. The r+Ftnlr hatred has given way to a more prudent and philoso- phical. attitude. It Las, tatzgjit us that while we may be engaged to vtrar with a nation, we do not Mate that nation as individuals. It ;has made us real- ize that had the decision been left to the rank and file of that nation, ,they would have preferred like our- selves to live in peace. 'This mel- lowed attitude has not, however, tak- en, away our, determination to con- quer. The ideals which have been instilled in us since we were children are in peril, and we must rescue the people of another nation and allow them to live in comdtttioms similar to our 'own. In this great conflict, they also serve who go about their daily tasks. It is their task to supply the ones who are making the greater sacrifice. Good cheer and friendliness are the greatest supports for soldiers the world hes ever known. I ant reminded of what a friend of mine told me was the most pleasant thing that ever occurred to him in the Great War. A party of Canadian soldiers were on a visit to Dublin, and when the boat docked the police escorted them to neighboring hotels 'where the hospitable innkeepers sup- plied theta with food and refresh- ments gratis. Everywthere in the city, homeowners kept inviting them in for "a drop uv tay and a bite." There are organizations in your community striving to do their bit for *lee lads in khaki. You'll find a pleasant satisfaction ial doing your bit, so that when this great struggle has come to an end, there can be LK) feeling of reluctance in your heart wihen you echo those words: "We won the war." :JUST A SMILE OR TWO A farmer comoplained of being un- able to sheep at night. "If you ca.n't sleep, count sheep," advised his. wife. "I dill that last night," said the farmer. "I counted ten" thousand sheep and put them in ears'and sent 'em: to market. By the time I'd fig- ured up my losses it was time to get up and milk!!" • Lady: "I want something nice in oil for my dining -room." - Clerk: "Yes, madam, a landscape or a can of sardines?" • "Do you mind if I borrow your tweed coat?" "Certainly not. But why all the formality of asking permission?" "Oh, I can't find, it!" • "What reason dud Bridget give for leaving you so soon?" "Said she had to continue on her Cook's tour." • Student: "Let's cut classes and take in a movie.,, Second Student: "Can't do it, old man, I need the sleep." • "What a big family you have, Mrs. Jones'!" said the visitor in. an Eng- lisch home. "Yes'm. And the funny thing is that all the names begin with a *aitch. There's 'Orace, 'Egbert, 'Enry, 'Ug.h, 'Ubert, 'Arold, 'Arriet, and 'Etty—all except the lasrt, one, and we 'ad 'er named Halice!" Colored Employee (at the express office) : "Now, what we gwine to do about dat billy goat in de crate, boss? He's done et whir he's gwine." • "Well, Miss Johnsing," said the col- ored physician to the worried wife. "Ah has finely knocked de fevah out - en dat husband o' yourn." "Sho nuff?" she said. "You means he's gwine git well?" "Nom," said the doctor. "Dey haint no hope fo' him to git well. But you bas de satisfackshun of knowin' dat he died cured." • The worn traveller wondered whe- ther she could board the sleeping car in the yards, and retire, ahead of the departure of the train. "Can I get on No. 6 before it starts?" she asked. The information clerk was more worn than she. "You'll have to, mad- am?' CANADA AND HAYTI The Republic of Hayti is the west ern or French portion of the island of Hispaniola, whioh next to Cuba is the largest of the West India Islands.. Formerly a Fnench colony, it was proclaimed independent in 1804. It has recently been, -governed under a constitution normally ratified in 1932. The legislature consiats of a Senate - and a Chamber of Deputies, the presi- dent being elected -for a period of sic years. In 1915 a treaty was entered into with the United. States whereby certain public services of the repub- lic were to be controlled by United States officials. The treaty expired in 1936, but in 1931 the United States .officials in change of Public Health,. Public, Works, and the Agricultural' Technical Service, were withdrawn and the "Garde d'Haytti" was com- pletely Haytianized and turned over to Haytian officers three years later_ The last Company of the 'Unites), States Marines left Hayti on August 15, 1934, after an occupation of nine- teen years, but the Financial Service remains under United States control_ The area .of ,the Republic of Hayti is estimated at 10,204 square miles or a little less than half the area of Nova Scotia, with a population esti- mated at 2,300,000, including white- foreign, residents. The mountains are richly and -heavily timbered and cap- able of cultivation nearly to their-- summits. heirsummits. It is probably the most_ fertile sect in the West Indies, while its harbours, especially Port-au-Prince. offer considerable feel Iities to for- eign trade. The principal products are coffee„ dogwood, cocoa, cotton, hides, sisal_ sugar, honey, punts and oil seeds, these being the chief exports. .Most of Hayti's foreign' trade is carried on: with the United States, the British Empire, France and Germany. Frencle is the official language, of the coun- try, but moat of the people speak a+. d known as Creole French. Hayti was discovered by Columbus. on his first voyage in 1492. The in- habitants—from 1,000,000 to 3,600,000) Indians --were an agricultural and fishing people wtho were then suffer- ing from Carib raids. As a result of the Spanish occupation all the In- dians were shortly slaughtered or worked to death in quest of gold. The island was repopulated with .'Negroes: from Africa, which was .the beginning of the revolting slave traffic. The Spanish soon went to the mainland,. leaving Hayti deserted. About 1630_ Fr rroh and English buccan.eersset- tled on Tortola, a tiny island of the Virgin group, lying north-east of Hayti. They soon moved over to the main island, and' the west half they occupied was ceded to France by the - Treaty of Ryswick in 1697. Froon that time the French colony, built upon slavery and immigration, be- came one of the most prosperous of all tropical enterprises. Sugar, cot - tom, coffee and indigo were staples. Many mulattoes who grained freedom after the Spanish deft, became prop- erty owners under the French regime_ Politicalrights were granted them in 1789. The whites protested and fierce battles ensued until England solicit- ed by the French settlers, intervened,. as did the Spaniarde. The history of Hayti is, one of struggle by her people. in the face of innumerable difficulties, to organ- ise themselves into a civilized society and her commercial prosperity has been almost annihilated at times by repeated revolutions- Two extraord- inary military geniuses emerge from. the turmoil to go down in .thistory— Toussaint L'Ouverture and Henri: Christophe. L'Ouverturs, descendant of an African chief. aided the French' by driving out the Spanish and Eng- lish with a disciplined* and powerful army of Negroes' which the raised himself. Ile became governor of. Hayti, but when France sent out Na- poleon I to take command, L'Ouver- ture renounced the authority of France and succeeded in liberating the Haytians, though he was later captured by ruse and died in prison' in France. But the country's inde- pendence was declared in. 1804 and' the Indian name Hayti taken for the! state. Christophe, also a Negro, first rul- ed in the north as King Henry I, but. became Emperor of the whole repub- lic from 1811 to 1820. He had -a stormy military career, but is chief- ly remembered as the builder of the, Citadel of Ohrists ife, a huge mass of masonry perched on top of the highest and most inaccessible peak ins the district, south of Haitien. Built *before he -became Emperor, it was then known. as the Citadel La Fe r- riere, and is still considered a verit- able marvel. It is visited annually by many tourists_ Last year Canada got from Hayti, goods to the value 'of $62,000, chiefly tampion fibre, and our exports to that country were valued at over $120,000_ Those goods were in great variety_ Two favourite, types of canned fish amongst the He'ytians are Canadian. alewives and herrings. • Mrs. Brown took her husband to a mannequin parade. An evening gown worn by an extremely pretty model attracted her attention. "That would look nice at our party next Saturday," she said hoping her husband would buy it for her. "Yes," agreed Mr. Brown. "Why not invite her?" • A recent advertisement states "it took 12,000 workers to put that bot- tle of milk at your door." Yes, it sounded as if it did. Enthusiasm ---The •• 4: Dynamic of Personality (By J. Boyd -Thomas) • Enthusiasm de one of the greatest assets one ean possees: The great- est ban.krupt is the soul that bass lost its enthusiasm. Of what value is life without it? It is surely a mere ex- istence; look at it from which ever angle you may chooee--the home, business, athletics, politics, industry; how far can one travel lacking zeal for one's cauee or 'particular inter- ests in life? Such e. condition must ineMitably lead to moral as well as To be finanetarly ernbarra.esed, to endure the pangs of hunger, the loss of friends and social. position, because of lost health or wealth, are =foe- tunate experiences, but these may not necessarily be the outeome of moral degeneracy. IVIany a Marti has actual - TY gaited more lasting treasure than be ever dreamed was passible when be has lost everything which the world said was eseential to his hap- pinees, But Heaven pity the man who tete surrendered, his enthusiasm for a worthwhile cause or objective, and more particularly iris' enthusiasm for those high ideals whiet in former clays he cherished and followed for the eheer love of the beaUtiful and those .eunobling destres and aspira- tions Which they kindled Within. him. Such a men is povertaestrecken; bank- rupt indeed! The enthusiastie pursuit of an ideal has swept m.any to a glorious and triumphant finesh, in the realties of art, literature, mruisic, religion, sci- ence, Mid other fields of exploration. caricatured and, peesecuted these d'aring and venturesome souls Continued to dream dreams and see visione. Undaunted although fre- quently retarded in their. pursuit, they pereevered in the quest with re- neVired vigour and, their enthusiasm Stronger than ever, championed the. cause of their espousal, acid ultimate- ly became public benefactors. of wham the world, VMS. not worthy. They be - /bead In tpo rightoottarbess of their mission, and na the justice of their cause, until their zeal became a pas - semi, the glow of whicih bas illurained the world. The one thing cosamot to them ell was thde—each in his particular field of endeavour live.d in, trying and of- ten desperate times wean knowledge failed, when friends misunderstood and forsook them, "when all thesigns seemed centrary, when, but for one thing, ail things else were vainerthat one thing an indomitable persuasion that the worst was the very tesue which. could never be the final issue!" But this belief was no mere idle accatiescence. On the oontrary. "It was action, it was protests it was en- durance, it was resilience, it was the pitting of an interior confidence and ardour against reastones and. against the foree of events, and against the shadow,, cast by these which weee per- petually threatening themselves." Someone has saia—"Enthusiasm is the dynamic of your personality." The great emits of history did not au possess robust physiques; many were of diminutive stature, and others suf- fered tile agonies. of failing health, named great laboured under painful eanclieeps of one kind or auother. They were, nevertheleds, veritable dynatnots generating such energy that they became leaders of men and movement& Idealists and. visionaries they were, and enthusiasts all. But stilt more, they were mew and women of actlian, of 'faith and hope, poeeess- not their lives clear unto theMselves." 'Ilhe real enthusiast ignoree preju- dice and welcomes opposition; he spume inaction and will even atom the ,eittdel of his obtiective, over- whelming and engulfing all obstacles in the patiluwear of Ns progress, Enthusiasm then, id faith in action; it Makes articulate one's aspirations said ideals; it Isughts at impossibili- ties and erieS: "rr SHALT. RE - r 1 4 A 4 A 4 q 4 4 4 J .~ 4. .4 A 1 d r 4 Seen in the County Papers Red Cross Branch Organized At a welleettendied meeting at Mao - Kay Hail on 'Plturetley night last, a bra-nch of the Caned/ilea Red Cross Society was organized for Ceadericla pnesident..---Goderieh Signal -Star. Dies From Injuries Four holies after he wee struck by an automobile Saturday night in St. Marys, Aubro' Nairn, 17-yea,r-old son . (Continued on. Page 3) 44,