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The Huron Expositor, 1939-12-08, Page 24.. il. F;d .11. THE RURON EXPOSITOR • DECEMBER 939.. ••yr 9�rY Huron' Expositor Established 1860 1th McPhail Mclean, Editor. tlblished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- Thursday afternoon by McLean r Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. e !t� Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, December 8 crease the cost of manufactured goods; the manufacturer will have to pass that extra cost on to the re- tailer, and the retailer on to the con- sumer. The farmer is well aware of that fact, and makes no special com- plaint about it. What the farmer really complains about is the fact that manufacturers are permitted to work on the princi- pal that if costs are to be increased eventually, why not increase them now, and does that very thing, while the farmer is granted no such priv- ilege, never has, and never will be. Is it any wonder he grows a bit skeptical at times? Years Agone Interesting items plaited front The Expositor of Aft sad tw t -4bn Were alis. Phil Osifer of 1 • Lazy'' Meadows • (By Harry J. Boyle) • Ropal Linc With Canada. Severed The death of Princess Louise, Duchess of . Argyle at Kensington, Palace on Sunday, severs a Royal link with Canada. In 1878 Lord Beaconsfield -Disraeli, Prime Minister of Great Britain. persuaded Princess Louisee's husband, then Marquis of Lorne, to come to Canada, where he was Governor- General from that year until 1883. -' That was a very long time ago, but not long'''enough to be forgotten by many Canadians whose interest in her was great at that time, be- cause of the fact that she was the daughter of Queen Victoria, and her memory, like her interest in Canada, never died out. The Marquis of Lorne was the fourth Governor-Gerieral of Canada after Confederation, and his resi- dence in Ottawa was during the sec- ond administration of Sir John A. Macdonald, as Premier of Canada. In spite of ° her death, however, there will always be a connecting link between the Princess Louise and Canada, from the fact that the Pro- vince of AIberta was called after her, Alberta being one of her Christian flames. The Farmer Is Right The editorial comment of the Penn- broke Standard -Observer, which we quote, is both timely and logical: -"The farmers are right. The all im- portant thing is price levels: If the prices of their produce are not in- creased during the war, they have a right to expect that neither will the prices of manufactured goods. How- ever, they will be skeptical about this and have reason to be." The farmer is right and moreover, he has the best of reasons to be skeptical about the workings of price levels. And the more he looks about the more cause he will have for skepticism. .The war is only- a little over three months old, but already the price of manufactured goods has advanced in price. And it is not an advance in one or two things, but a general ad- vance in everything the consumer is forced to buy, from shoes to hats and everythingbetween; from fuel to shingles' and everything between, and almost everything else you could name. And the end is not yet. It is likewise true that the price of farm produce has also advanced. But how much? Compared to the advance in manufactured goods the farm advance is scarcely noticeable, and the difference between them is more than likely to be sustained, whether the war is long or short. If the farmer could jump the price - of his products every time the manu- facturer jumped his, there could be no complaint because all would be on the same footing. But the farmers' market and the manufacturer's Mar- ket are two separate and distinct things. The farmer can not walk out to his barn in the Morning, take an inventory of his grain and stock ihd then decide to raise the price fly cents or a dollar because' he thinks it might cost him that much more to replace his present holdings. Perhaps the manufacturers and tetailers do not work on that exact principal either, butometimes one wonders why 'goods that have al- ready l- re y been manufactured, paid for ;rad: placed in warehouses, and goods at have been_bought and paid for fid placed on the store shelves, are 7ith g0 Blore money the day s, y war e:declared than they tree lbout a doubt, in- • There Map Be Others A negro member of the Legisla- ture of Bermuda Island was recent- ly arrested for smuggling goods and giving untruthful,. answers to the questions of the customs officers., That, of course, was not a very en- viable position for a memter of any Legislature to be in. But what is still more outstanding is the excuse the member gave when the Customs Officer told him, that as a member of the Legislature, he should know the regulations. And here is the member's excuse: "I am only a new member and half the time I don't know what they're doing up there." We wonder if there may be other members of other Legislatures in the same boat as the negro? • The New Oat King To win the title of Oat King at the annual International Grain Show held in Chicago is no mean feat to accomplish. And yet, that title has been award- ed to twelve Canadians in the past twenty years. The new Oat King is Bill Skladan, of Andrew, Alberta, a twenty -year-old farmer of Ukrainian parentage. We should be a little more than proud too, of the fact that the reserve grand championship was awarded to an Ontario exhibitor, and still better, to an exhibitor of our immediate neighborhood, no less than Alex. M. Stewart, of Ailsa Craig, who was •International Oat King in 1937, and is a well known farmer and grain exhibitor at On- tario Seed Fairs. • If There Is Such A Thing If 'there is such a thing as suffer- ing from too much fine weather, we might be said to 'be in a position somewhat similar to that. Not that it is not pleasant to live in, because we have enjoyed it to the full. But one can have too much of a good thing, and we have been told a good many times in this office by both people in town and country, that we have had altogether too much fine weather this fall. It hardly seems possible, but evi- dently there is some truth in these complaints. There has been so little rain that many farm wells are dry, and creeks are very low. What it means to have to draw water on a farm, only the initiated knot ; but they are not a bit backward in tell- ing you. And there has been too much fine wearther for fall business, they tell us, and we can readily believe it. We did not have any November weather and now we are well into December. But we would advise against wor- rying too much about it. We will have weatherand plenty of it too. Over the week -end we had our first snow, and there is promise of more to come. Perhaps too much. No one can tell about that. There has been some rain Iso, but not enough as yet, they tell s. We need four or five days. of . so id rain. Well, we will likely get that too, and a lot more. In fact these probabilities are so likely to be fulfilled in the very im- mediate future that we feel a little uncomfortable about what is ahead of us. Why can't beautiful fall wea- ther, like vve have been having, pro- duce as good crops and as much busi- ness as rain, Sleet and mow" t. From The Huron Expositor December 8, 1914 While going to Clinton on Tuesday evening of last -week, Ma•. Clare Blake of Hallett, acconaparti`ied by his mother and Mrs. Tighe, of Goderich, had the misfortune to collide with another ng and as a result their horse took fright and ran away, breaking the crossbar.`' Fortunately, they all escaped without injury. The Godenich, knotting factory has. received an order from the British Government for socks that will keep the factory running to its utmost ca- pacity, for the next four months. At the time of writing in Ctromar- ty, au old-llashianed snow storm is visiting the place. Miss Hattie Turner lot Tuckergmith has been engaged to teach the Glen Allen anhool. Mr. William. Bel:lanttyne has pur- chased the residence of the late Mrs. Knechtel on Gaderioh St. West for $1,,000. There was skating in the Palace Rink on Wednesday evening for the first time this 'season and there was a large crowd of young people out. Mr. Henry Edge has recently com- pleted the insrtailiog of a hot water heating plant. in "Ingleside," the resi- dence of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.' -South- gate. The Presbyterian chureih congrega- tion of Brucefield is glad and thank- ful to have a church free of debt. The anniversary services in First Presbyterian Church were well at- tended last Sunday when Rev. Prof. Law preached the sermons. Miss Patterson of Toronto, Miss B. Brown and Mr. D. F. McGregor assisted the choir. Mr. E. Hallett's poster, "The Birth of Christ," on the billboard opposite the Commercial Hotel, is causing a great deal of favorable comment by the many who have viewed it. Messrs. Grieve and Buermane, of Leadbury, have been engaged at a job of gravelling the road to Mc- Naught station. . Miss Frances Givelin• bas been re- engaged as senior teacher in No. 8, McKillop school. What might have been a serious accident occurred on the farm of Mr. John Murray while Mr. A. Darling was pressing hay with the gasoline ergine. The gas tank was frozen and testing it with a match the gas exploded, causing the coil to melt out of the cooler. Some of the blaz- ing gas splashed on Mr. Darling's band, causing severe burns. Grain boats, valued at over $2,- 000,000, are now in winter quarters in Godes-kb harbor and it is expect- ed one will lay up shortly. There ane now 14 of the big carriers in GOderich. , Fire last Saturday evening destroy- ed a house owned by John T. Currie, On the 12th concession of East Waw- anosh. The loss will be about $800. Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Harvey, of Kip - ,pen, pleasantly entertained the mem- bers of the Methodist church choir at their fine and hospitable home on Friday night. • From The Huron Expositor December 13, 1889 For the vacany in School Section No. 4, Morris, there were thirty ap- plica.nts. Wm. Sloan was the suc- cessful candidate at a salary of $275. At the Caledonian Society supper in Goderich last week, a duet, "A Man's a Man For A' That," was sung by Mr. Thomas Gibson, M.P.P., of Wroxeter, and Mr. Thomas Strachan, of Grey, with each alternate verse in Gaelic, which brought down the house, Mr. Walter Murphy, of Harlock, has just finished• threshing, craving threshed one hundred and eleven days. Mr. John Copp, of Seaforth, has sold his driving mane to Mr. Arthur Forbes. She will make a valuable addition to Mr. Forbes' already well- equipped livery establishment. MT. James Bishop and Archibald Lamont, of Grey, returned last week front a hunting expedition to Mus- koka. Mr. Gaully, of Asbdeld, has a calf that is four months old, which was born without a tail. His father had a cow that had eight pairs bf twins and two single ones, or 18 calves in less than 10 years_ Winthrop Orange Lodge held their regular meeting on Wednesday even- ing wtheu the following officers were installed for the ensuing year: John Scahleltt, W.M•; James Homey, D.M.; Anthony 13oyd, treas.; Wm. Daves, Chaplain; Robert Scarlett, secretary; William Bullard, D.'of C.; Wm. Horn- ey and J. C. Godkin, auditors. Messrs. Thomas Matheson and Jno. Hossack, of Stanley, left last week for Victoria, B. C., whither they go to push their fortunes. A feat • ev.enrangs ago .about fifty of the members of Calvin Church, St. Helens, surprised their pastor, Rev. R. S. G. Anderson, by taking posses- sion of the, Manse and after prelim- inaryrmiahings, presented the reverend gentleman with a compli- mentary address and a token emin- ently more useful in the shape ,of a handsome new cutter and .sleigh robe. Last week airs. James Brown, of the Huron Road, near Clinton, had the misfortune bo slip down and dis- locate ther shoulder ,blade. A meeting of the shareholders and Patrons of the Kinburrn Cheeese Factory was creed ow Friday of last week. There was an unusnraily large number of people at the patron's meeting. Mr. Papineau, who has been assistant in the factory for several yearrs, was engaged aa caheesemaker and Mr. Geo. Stephenson was ap- pointed to assist him. Mr. A. Leach, of Walton, was arppoimted salesman. The trustees of the Baptist Church aL F UIeiartoa village purpose erecting a tine brick parsonage during next stammer THE OTHER PLACE A. Fact A Week About Canada ` (Prom the Eteisii Ion Bureau of The stabling of ,the cattle in the fall always means the end of at least one weekly excursion on the part of the average farmer. He no longer has an excuse Ott Sunday afternoon to go and see the cattle on the other place. Ln the early days our fathers all settled on small fit`ty-afire farms, in this township. They worked hard and amassed ,enough money to buy a one hundred -'acre place and then moved. That let the old farm!! Some sold them, but the majority kept their or- iginal places. In time they became gnaw farms, where the cattle were ,pastwred during the summer months. Gradually in as 'farmers there has been built up a fascination for ramb- ling over to the other place on Sun- day afternoon Having the few chores dispensed with, the paper perused and the. pipe going strong, you tenta- tively entertively suggest: "Those. cattle haven't been graven salt for quite a while now." If you know there's bound to be 'company calming that afternoon you make it stronger, such as "Neigh- bor Higgins told fare • he thought one of those steers on the other Mace was sick. Moab had better wander ov- e; for a ew m this afternoon and see how they a.r ." Farmers who have grass' farms at a distance farther away than two con- cesisiteas., often make it a holiday for the whole family to look at the cat- tle on the other pi,ace. They'll bundle everyone, up in the car or the horse and buggy and take lunch. I often wonder why the apples ov- er there always seem to be so much better. We have an orchard at Lazy Meadows here that receives average care, and each year bears mighty fine apples. But when I'm at the grass farm, Tatman Sweets. or Harvest ap- ples from the scrawny, uncared-for- trees, seem to have a better flavor. Suchansvch, our Collie pup, is al- ways ready for an excursion to the grass farm. He sits an the back stoop with this 'head cocked at an, angle, waiting to hear that beef -chiding of M. Phil, "Now, don't you stay over there all day," '-and, a,s the spring bn the screen door wahines, he'a off, bounding around the yard, and, by way of a little ,practice, chasing Tab- by up into the crotch of the nearest apple tree. All afltermoon long he spend' in sneaking up on woodchucks that come out to sun themselves 'on the veran- dah of their dugouts on the side of the sandy hi19. Sometimes be catches one, and is so bewildered by his s••uc- oess that he genera.11ly jets it get away. • If it's summer time the cattle are generally lolling an their mid-day fashion, around the water hole where the three 'droopy elms afford ample shade. If it's late fall, they're mill - around the old hay stack behind the barn. Occasionally there's a sur- prise such as finding a cow with) a sprightly calf. Sometimes• too, nosey has hidden her offsparing down in the swale at the edge of .the bush and there's a lively half hour or so in trying to find her lair. One of the thrills of visiting the other place is to drink from the cry- stal clear spring that comes bubbling up from cool, rock depths'. It has such a fresh; earthy taste that satis- fies . . , and you drink long and deeply, and, sitting down on the flat rock nearby, sit for lengthy. periods jilt watching the flowing, rippling crystal of the water.. • • It's generally quite late afternoon when you fiaa•Ily see if the block of salt is still doing its job and having counted the number of cattle, head back across the fields' for home. Per- haps, we farmers are like the city men who have sidelines to tide them over in case their mann jobs stop pro- viding the money for daily bread. We consider the "other places" as. side- lines! :JUST A SMILE OR TWO The office girl says there may be such a thing as a good dictator, but she bas never seen one yet. • A recruit wearing seize 14 shoes en- listed in the army. One day the of- ficer miseed him. Officer: "Has anyone seen that re- cruit?" Voice from Rear: "Yee, sir, be has gone to the crossroads to turn a- round." • The music master of a school near Bradford had been lecturing on Moz- art, Beethoven and other great mus- icians, when one of the scholars was struck by an original thought. "How is it, sir," he asked, "that musicians are always so -ugly?" The music master looked embar- rassed. The seeker after truth suddenly re- alized with ehorror that his question might be taken personally, and he hastened to make amends. "of course, sir,",be said, he said tact- fully, "I onlmean the good musi- cians." You can save yeoureelf much trou- ble by not borrowing any. The way to success is to keep your head up arid your overhead down. `,"Any of you lads know anything about sthorthand?" said the Sergeant- Major to a bunch of recruits. There was a quick response. Six of than felt out at once. "Right*, you lads. Well, they're shorthanded .in the cookhouse." So the six of them spent the morning peeling potatoes. • Teacher: "What makes you so late this morning?" Pupil: "You see, sir, there are seven in, our family." Teacher: "Well?" Pupil: "And the alarm was set for eight." • "Are you quite sm.T° that this bus is going to Shepherd's Bush?" asked the fussy passenger for the fourth time. "If it isn't, lady," said the conduc- tor, "I'm in a worse mess than you are," Ole: "What time done bane the next train?" Ticket Agent: "2:02." "What?" "2:02. Two t" "Ay ask when he go—not how he •go.' r • • • Our Individual, • • Responsibility (By J. Boyd -Thomas) 0 On a recent Sunday morning the minster of the church v}sliich I visit- ed in an Ontario city,\advvisee his congregation that, by unanimous de- cision of the board of managers, the ("hatch would be open each week day for prayer and ;meditation. This. was, he pointed out, an novation so far as that church was concerned and was the outcome of insistent requests of members of the congregation. I have noticed with interest the in - c sing number of similar innova- fions on the church bulletin boards of various denominations. In most in- stances these announcements have appeared •adnate -.the commencement of the war, which is, I submit, a signifi- cant and healthy sign. Without a doubt we all need to set apart somfe definite ti.mee for seasons of quiet and periods when we can give ourselves to more sober and constructive thinking than we are accustomed to permit ourselves to do. In a world of hustle and bustle and in which all too many voices, claim priority of hearing, how exceedingly difficult it isl to discriminate, at armee, between "asses. that bray and gentlemen who speak low!" Like moat exercises, amental or physical, the wholesome habit of medlitation 18 .largely a matter of cultivation and persteverance the Oontftngiance of which may be determined from the benefits derived. It should be a period when, at ceer- taiki Intervals during the day's occu- pation, we may "stop, look and lis- ten" as it were to the claims of the higher and more worthy things, As such, it should be a privilege—I had almost said a necessity—not lightly to be regarded. Be that as it may, and whether or not we consider de- vout churchmen or churchwomen, I ,have a feeling that the minds of an ever-increasing number of people are turning, as never before, to questions, of vital importance in the corporate life of the community. One hears !Abut the msovemen4,a and organiza- tionls, which are, • operating in the in- tercepts, of a better wetnd. There are Feilciwship Groupe Youth Movenfents and numerous Social Agencies whose plans and programs are based on the ideal of Buil#4hg a. -Better World. All of which is, beyond question, a most encouraging sign of the times. One is tempted to ask however, whether a111 these plans are deep-rooted in the soil of heartfelt desire and a willing- ness to pay the price .demanded: in persenatl sacrifice in order that the results which • their exponents, advo- cate may be acoomplished. The matter resolves itself into a simple, if pointed question: Before we may reasonably )nope to achieve airy lasting results should we not humbly confess that it is one of in• dividual responsibility and that each of us is persona -4Y concerned with "the great corporate airs of our na- tion and civilization?" With. this central thought in mind, I would commend• to my readers the statement of Doctor. Wiliiam Temple, Archbishop of York, written several years ago, but just as pert4>nent and conseienceisttabbiug today. "The great evils that do not come from positive perverted conscience, come from the mere fact 'brat the worldly standard is lab Higher than it is. So long as, Some mililone of people living together are perhaps quite reasonably generous,, but al- ways with the )unit 'that tbx* gener- osity must not sehiouslly impair their own happiness, so that they remain self-centred at ,heart, so long there will be these things, or the things; that in a different .order would cor- res•ponrl to them—wars, slums, and sweated industry. You may do some - tiring to bar them out by meanie of legi,siation' when people feel that the,, evil cannot be tolerated at. all. Leg- islation is really the fruit of moral arivanee, and not the eausle of it. The thing that most of us have to become sensitive about is our inddFiduaal re- sponsibility for the great corporate gains of our nation and civilization: individual responeseibiifty for corpor- ate sin, because it Is our share in it. that alioevs the things to go on, our stare and the share of others just like us." Vf A THE ROYAL STANDARD We stases the Royal Standard flown when the King aid Queen visited us? in May. When and where is made clear by article 43 of the King's Reg- ulations, im, which is set forth: "The Royal, Standard being the per- sonal flag of the Sovereign, is not to be diispleyed in future o board His Majesty's ships or on offie build- ings, as has hitherto been customary on His Majesty's birthday and on other occasions, but shall only be hoisted on occasion's when th,e Sov- ereign is actually present ler when any member of the Royal Family is pres- ent representing the Sovereign. ' In such case that member of the Royal Flamily 'may fly the Royal Standard' for the time being but on n•o other - occasion." The Royal Standard, therefore, is a personal flag and' eehoulti never be flown in street or other deoarations.. It is equally true that the Scottish Standard is as =oh a pa sonar flag as the Royal Standard and. shoula never be flown in street decorations: instead of the real Scottish nationua flag, the white diagonal cross of St - Andrew on the blue field. However,. 'in the) latter case, use and wont seem: to decree that wherever Scots gather they may, or at least they, will, fly the Ilion rampant on the old gold ground which was ,borne by Wiliiami the Lion Heart.. The Royal Standard of the British king is the personal flag which sym- bolizes the union of the British pow ers throughout the world. The three golden lion stand for England, thee red lion rampant for Scotland, and) the' golden harp far Ireland, repres- enting the three kingdoms from whicba the Empire grew. How the three golden lions of Eng- land on a red field originated is not very clear. Two of the lions were assigned as the arms of 'William the Conqueror: Richard Coeur -de -Lion in the Crusade bore twolions combat- ant en his banner and they appeared':• so on his great seal. b,tt on his sec- ond seal were the three lions pas- sant, ;which have been described as: his father's arms. It is impossible 'here to describe the many changes that have beer made in 700 years in the Royal Stan- dard, but one or two should be men- tioned. Edward III, claiming to be King of France as well as of England. placed the fleurs-de-lys on the first quarter of hips flag, the place of hon- or, and they remained those for near- ly 400 years. The Scottish lion was added at the union of thee crowns int 1603, and the" -Irish harp in the same - year, although the conquest of Ireland' was not completed until the surren- der of Limerick in' 1691, An . early -- standard of Ireland has. three golden crowns en a blue field The first English ,sovereign td use the Irish' harp was Queen Elizabeth who intro- duced it in the design of her great seal. Feeling ran hi.gth among the Scots when their lion was placed on the second quarter of the flag, tbeir claim being that Scotland was a more - ancient kingdom than England, and soe' two Royal Standards were made, one- with newith the Pion rampant in the first quarter to be flown in Scotland and' the 'other with it in the second quar- ter to be flown in l7nel ind. •When the fleurs-de-lys were placed on the - border surrounding tl'e lion rampant is lost in antiquity but undoubtedly they are emblematic of the ancient alliance between the French and the - Scots. On the accession of George 1 the' arms of Hanover were added, but were removed an the P r, cess ion : ofw Queen Victoria in 1837. • Seen in the County Papers Eightieth Birthday A 'very happy even- took place at the home of Mr. ani Mrs. Noble Scott when• Mrs. Hi, , Mrs. Scott'.• mother, celebrated her 80th birthday' on Friday, November 24th. A num- ber of old friends called to extend) congratulations. Mrs. Hill is in good: health for ane of her age. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Joined the Colors Three from Exeter ;have joined" the Army Service Corps and during the past week have donned the• King's uniform. They are Wm. Sere vent, who for the past few years has been manager of the Swift Canadian Oompany here; Lloyd Lindenrfeld, who has been assisting his father as tinsmith, and Lloyd Hunter, who bas • been employed with Southcott BrosL The three shave been• training in. London one night a week. — Exeter:• TimtessAdvocate. Presented With Mums Each member of the staff of the public school was presented with a bonqu'et of routine by Mr. E. S. Levis 4m appreciation of their efforts in con- nection, with the school concert.— Winglsam• Advance -Times, Store and Post Office Robbed Thieves who broke into A. Mills as Company general store and post of- fice at Woodham some' time during Monday night, are believed to have stolen money from thel,post office and probably some stock from the store, although a preliminsa,y checkup early Tuesday d•id not reveal how much was missing. The theft was discov- ered when the store was opened Tuesday morning. The thieves evi- dently first entered the building (Continued on Page 3) a � r r 4 . r.