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SEAFO-RTH, Friday, May 9, 1941
We Should Pe Very Grateful
Perhaps there may be little in the
war news to lighten our spirits or
give us encouragement. And, per-
haps, things may be much worse be-
fore they are much better.
But in spite of that, and what may
yet be before us, we in this part of
Canada have much cause for grate-
fulness. Go where you will into the
country these days, and if you have
eyes to see, you can not help but be
impressed by the beauty of our coun-
tryside, and still better, you can not
help but feel lightened, of the burden
of anxiety and fear that a too close
contact with the town, the newspa-
pers and the radio have laid upon
you.
Go, as we say, where you will and
you will see the broad, level seeded
fields beginning to ttilrn from brown
to green; the light green of the fall
sown crops; the darker green of the
pastures; the brown and green of the
new leaves on some • trees; the
feathery dress of others, and the
white ribbon of 'roads. In any year
these things make a picture never to
be forgotten, but this year it seems
that the picture was clever so perfect.
At least it seems that the promise
of a seed time has been abundantly
fulfilled this, year. This is but the
first week in May, and the seeding is
all done. How different last year,
when seeding ran into July and then
much had to be left undone.
Last year Prime Minister Church-
all promised the British nation blood
' and sweat and tears, and it turned
out no worse than he anticipated. On
top of that we had the weatherman,
who . promisednothing,but gave the
farmer, in this part of Ontario, a
year of mud and sweat and tears.
It looks better this year -decided-
ly better -and for that we should be
grateful, and we are. No one can
foretell the weather for. the seasons,
abut at least this year it looks- as if
they would come in their . proper
time. We have ,had our seed time
and if our harvest is anything like
as good, we will be a favored people
in spite of the war.
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War Profits
We, out here in the country, know
agricultural conditions so well that
we do not have to be told that there
are no agricultural war profiteers.
Andwe would not believe it if we
were.
But at the same time a good many
of us are a little too prone to be-
lieve that some other people are
making huge profits out of the war,
because such enormous sums are be-
ing spent in war contracts for war
supplies:
However, the fact is that those
who talk of profiteering in this war
have either no knowledge of the
facts, or are wilfully misrepresent-
ing them.
It may surprise many to learn that
industries which have taken up the
bulk of the war contracts, have ac-
tually had less profit to distribute to
their shareholders in 1940 than they
had in X39, in spite of the' tremen-
dous increase "of business turnover.
Not because these industries did
xiot make profits, but because the
Government has systematically tak-
en these profits from them,,in taxes,
andnusing them as a source of rev-
enue with which to pay the costs of
War. .
$ome instances of how industry is
being taxed, and how net profits are
'being reduced are given by the Fin -
'anon Post, which quotes Internation-
al 1s110tel as Ageing taxed ten million
TA More in 1940 than in ,1939,
axing a net profit of over a
oziars less than the preVieus
;gid paid' Oiettenteen
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Millions more ixi` taxes and received
three millions less in profits; Imper-
ial Oil paid over three million more,
and ,its netprofits were -..reduced by
two millions, and litany _other com-
panies listed paid more or less
amounts in taxes and had their pro-
fits
ro •fits similarly reduced.
As we have said before, war pro-
fiteering was a very pleasant and
popular game in the last war, but to
date there are no new war million-
aires in Canada, nor will there be.
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The Casualty Lists
Those who went through the last
war still shudder when they think of
the casttalty lists the newspapers
published. To date there are no such
lists in this war, and we pray there
never will be.
But there is a casualty list that
has nothing to do with war, which
the newspapers, are carrying every
day in the year, and which has reach-
ed Such proportions, that it, too,
should make us shudder, but which
we seem to take so casually.
Over the week -end nine lives were
lost in car accidents, drownings and
other causes, and that is by no means
a record for a week -end. In very re-
cent years the casualties from motor
accidents have exceeded the total
casualties in the last war, and they
continue steadily day in and day out.
Police and government do\their ut-
most to make travel on our highways
safe, but it seems to make little or
any difference to the toll of death
and injury. And it never will until
these authorities get the whole-
hearted backing of the motoring pub-
lic. -
Fortunately a very large major-
ity of motorists are behind the
authorities in promoting public safe-
ty, and do all in their power to as-
sist them. But on the other hand,
there seems to be a small minority
of irresponsibles that disregard ev-
ery law of safety in their motor driv-
ing.
And as Jong as thatminority is
permitted its freedom there will con-
tinue to be casualty lists. The ,prob-
lem is by no means an easy one to
overcome, but it can be solved in
large measure by co-operation.
Every instance of careless or reck-
less driving should be reported to
the authorities, regardless of per-
sons, and the authorities should see
that the permits of these people are
cancelled. .By the time a few hun-
dred have been so dealt with, the
motoring public will have become
very self conscious of their conduct
oh the highways, and that will be
the dawn of another day.
And now is the time, because the
motoring season is just starting for
this year, and, likewise, the • drown-
ing season.
•
Is It The Same Here?
Ever since the beginning of the
war we .have been listening to the
loud and bitter complaints of manu-
facturers and producers because of
the seeming impossibility of secur-
ing any satisfactory answer from
�overment departments to their re-
quests for information, however im-
portant, they may deem these to be.
Of course every one knows', or
should know, that running a Gov-
ernment department in war time is
a twenty-four hour a day and seven
clay a week job. But sometimes we
are given to wonder if lack of in-
formation had its source in an over-
worked staff, or an overmanned
staff, or both being smothered under
a mass of unimportant detail.
Something like the case instanced
by the American Magazine New
Yorker, when it said: "Several
months ago a manufacturer placed
a bid or proposal of some sort be-
fore the War Department which has
to date made no response. The other
day he went down to" Washington to
see if he could get some action. His
complaint was investigated by a
spidery civilian 'clerk, who shuffeled
through filing cases, prowled in and
out of various offices, and finally ad-
vised our friend to go home and wait
in patience. 'You see,' he said, 'ev-
erything takes so much longer now
on account of the emergency.' "
That, we believe, must have fully
explained the situation to the Amer-
ican manufacturer. Some of our
Canadian manufacturers -;and others,
e understand, have had similar sat-
isfactory,
at-
isfactor'personal interviews' with
o n d v departtinents• at OtteNva,
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From The, Huron Expositor
Max 12, 1916
Mr. W. L. Keys and family, of the
Babylon Line, have moved into Sea -
forth.
During the past week Mr.'John Mc-
Lean, of Chiselhui st, with a willing
number. of drelpers has been busy
pulling down the Presbyterian Church.
It was erected in 1881 and was re-
built in 1898.
Recruiting for the 161st Hurons
brightened up on Monday last when
the following enlisted: N. A. Wil-
lowby, Dawson Reid, 'Sam H. Dor-
ranee, John Adams, John Stewart and
George Stephenson.
Mr. Francis Louis Murphy, of Hib-
bert. has successfully passed his final
year at St. Francis Xavier's Univers-
ity,Antigonish, Nova Scotia, obtain-
ing .his B.A..degree at the alumni
banquet which followed the closing
exercises.
The church and town bells are rung
every morning at nine o'clock to re-
mind the people of the special recruit-
ing Campaigns.
Mrs. J. D. Hinchley received a box
of genuine Turkish Delight from Miss
Minnie Best and treated The Exposi-
tor to some of it. It came direct
from :Salonika and has a delicious
flavor.
Mr. John Murray, sanitary inspec-
tor, . has shown us a very unusual•
sample in the egg line. Within the
outer sheaf was a second egg, also
perfectly formed.
Captain George Lynch, formerly of
Seaforth, and who was on the Domin-
ion Bank staff here several years ago,
was recently reported wounded.
Mr. Oscar Sproat, of Seaforth, who
has been visiting at the parental home
in. Egmondyille and in other parts,
Left on Wednesday for Edmonton to
! resume his position.
Mrs. Lucas Ross, of town. has . re-
ceived word that her son, Earl Ross,
has been seriously wounded in the
trenches of France and will probab-
ly be invalided home.
Messrs. Penhale, of Exeter, have
purchased a tractor built by the In-
ternational Harvester Co.
Wilson Armstrong, of Varna., had,
the sheeting and shingles blown off
his barn in the heavy storm on Mon-
day morning.
About two weeks ago there was a
reunion of Wingham Old Boys at
Bramshott Camp in England, when
among those present were Privates
Leonard Brock, Harry Henscliffe, Will
Henscliffe, H. Brown, IIarry Culte;
and Ernest Greer. Needless to say
it was a happy reunion. No -
Goderioh• will only have one pas-
senger boat calling there regularly
the coming season.
The annual meeting of, the Clinton
Bowling 'Club was held on Friday ev-
ening of last week when the follow-
ing officers were elected for the com-
ing season: Hon. pres., D. A. For-
rester; Pres., W. Jackson; vice-pres.,
H. Wiltse; sec,, F. T. Jackson; treas.,
J. E. Hovey; chaplain, Rev. Mr. Har-
per; executive committee, W. Grant,
J. Hunter, A. J. Halloway and N. Ball.
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From The Huron Expositor
May 8, 1891
• At the Easter examinations of the
Ontario Agricultural College, Mr. W.
N, H. Harvey, of Exeter and Mr. W.
W.. Cooper, of Kippen, passed very
suceessfuily their first year's examin-
ation:
Mr. William Oke, of Kinburn, has
a ewe which presented him -with twin
lambs,, one of which weighed twenty
pounds.
The residence Mr. Robert McDowell
of Walton was burned to the ground
on Monday.
],lir. Hawkins. of Staffa, has com-
menced his duties as music teacher in
the village of Walton,
On Monday evening last as the jun-
ior and senior football clubs were
practising, Willie McKenzie, a young
son of Mr. John McKenzie. of the
Mill Road, had the misfortune to get
his leg broken. ro
Wingham had a small fire on Tues-
day night and it was found to be in
the stable of Dr. McDonald, M.P. The
water was slow in coming and so the
flames got a good start. •
Messrs. Tipple & Johnston, of the
Zurich flax mill, have sown over 30.0
acres of flax this season.
The annual meeting of the Young.
men's Christian Association for the
election of officers was held in their
rooms on Wednesday Last and are as
follows: President, T. O. Kemp; vice-
pre8ident, John Ropb; secretary, A.
J. Wilson; treasurer, Robert Fairley;
board of management, Messrs. Geo.
Duncan, W. D. Bright. John A. Wil-
son, ,Wm. Hartry and F. G. Neelin,
Mr. John Killoran, having given up
the wholesale liquor business, intends
starting a grocery store in town in
the premises he formerly occupied.
Miss Jane Johnston, of Varna, hag
got started and is prepared to do
any work in the weaving line entrust-
ed to her with neatness and despatch.
On. Monday afternoon a span of
spirited h, - b -longing' to Mr. D.
D. D. Wilson , away. He bad
just stepped, ,nn the buggy
when somethi tattled them.' He
managed to get the lines but they
jerked him off their feet and then
the lines broke and they started down
Main Street • at a lively rate. They
were finally caught near the Red Mill.
On Friday evening. last as 'Mr. Por-
terfield, of Marnoeh, aecoMpaniled by
a lady friend, was driving for Belgrave
his horse got frightened, upsetting
the buggy and throwing the occupants
out. The lady had her arm broken.
.Messrs. Donaldson & Perdue, of
Bayfield, have moved their sawmill to
the Sauble Line.
Mt. John weisrfiillere of Kippen.
who ball been in the employ of hid
brother for the Pade four years, leaves
this week for Cromarty.
Mr -s. George Baird, of Stanley Twp„
is the possessor of a• 'very largespe-
cimety of Cala Lily. Tho' stalk from
the tip of, the Hower to- the base is
four feet,It measures Six inches
across the top and ten inches from
the base of the .tip.
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Phil ` Osifer of•
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Lazy Meadows
(By Harry J. Boyle)
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"SPRING"
There's something about Spring
that you simply can't help but notice.
Spring is in the air that you breathe
in the early morning- . . .. crisp and
fresh, with a bright ' sun overhead
promising heat within a, very shat
space of time.
There's a touch of Spring in the
way the dust clouds, up after the
seed drill or the harrows. The dirt
feels crumbly and fertile under your
feet, crumbling asyou walk and
building up little mounds of dust on
the toecaps of your shoes.
I like to stop and rest at the end
of the field and see where the leaves
are misting over the shadows of the
bare trees on the ground. There's a
welcome. ,friendly sound in the twit-
tering birds -as they flit about on the
branches.
You can't help but feel the friendli-
ness of Spring. It's everywhere you
turn. Across the Big Meadows the
Higgins girls ate whacking carpets
on the line . . and the windows
are open, with the curtains' flapping
in the Spring breeze.
Dogs have a peculiar way .of yap-
ping in Springtime. Take for instance
the pup here. Ever since we started
seeding he has been dashing,back and
forth in the fields .. looking ov-
er ground hog holes in anticipation
of new tenants and finding old` bones
that he buried so caretully last year.
Have you ever: watched the hens
in the barnyard.'ona Spring day?
Take notice how they scratch on a
dry piece of ground. First, one foot
drags bank carefully and then the
other foot carefully scratches twice.
Perhaps that is the way the present-
day waltz originated.
Spring has come to the village al-
so. The garden plots have been work-
ed up and the__menfolks are busy in
their shirt -sleeves hoeing and raking
or spading, while the women -folks
work in the flower beds. Trust the,
womenfolks to think of the beauty
and the. men to think of the vege-
tables.-
Tim
ege-
tables.Tim Murphy, at the General Store,
has moved the soapboxes out on the.
front steps. 'Drive into the village
these evenings and there's a crowd
sitting around. The open air forum
meetings have commenced again. War
news . is " interspersed with the ac-
counts of seeding. operations on the
various farms and the recitals of
various livestock deals of the past
winter.
Sitting on the verandah at home
these Spring evenings we can watch
the twinkling lights of the planes fly-
ing overhead.. Night bombers! We
watch the red and green tips of light
that. sail along like mysterious stars
thankful that the planes go
peacefully on their way, in place of
dropping bombs that will destroy our
homes and property and the quiet,
perfect beauty of a Spring night.
Spring has come to Lazy Meadows.
It's apparent in the Lazy -like way we
face life. There's something about
Spring sunshine that makes you want
to prop a seed grain bag up at the
barn door and doze away an after-..
noon. '
However, there's work to he done
and we'll survive the easy-goingness
that Spring sunshine prompts and get
our work done and wait until the ten-
der , green shoots conte poking up
through! the warm moist earth. An-
• other Spring and Summer season
bas 'come to Lazy Meadows!
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Dogs Lead to Comments
®In Ontario Weeklies
The local press throughout Ontario control of any person, may be kill-
ed." The township also distributes
posters offering a reward of one dol-
lar for every dog shot and buried.
"Towns -and villages, of course,
aren't worried about sheep -killing but
there are gardens and garbage pails.
The Arnprior Chronicle, Burlington
Gazette- and Tavistock Gazette an-
nounce new restrictions imposed by
town fathers. In Burlington :one com-
plainant declared stray dogs had lone
:I'70 damage to his property. Title dog-
catcher did away with nine in one
night after council clamped clown.
There might not have been any issue
in Wiarton, and, perhaps there is no
serious agitation there, but there is
one less dog since one took a bite at
the Assessor's heal. Iin that case, the
Echo reports, the official was laid up
for some days with an infected wound.
Amherstburg appointed a new dog-
catcher and of 37 strays rounded up,
only three were claimed by owners,
and now the Echo believes the his-
toric town may bloom. to blush for
tourists. The Tilbury Times promises
to "hound" the 'authorities' there until
the situation is eased. It says it is
doubtful if any tower has more curs
without tags than Tilbury, and some
the size of - ponies are galloping
around. The Huron Expositor of Sea --
forth wants deer -chasing dogs shot,
and the Durham Chronicle tells of two
such having been shot. It is believ-
ed they are two of the five that chas-
ed a pair of deer into the Hahn Hotel
at Dunham recently.
"I have seen references in a num-
ber of papers lately to unruly chil-
dren—in some instances, court pro-
ceedings. At least a half dozen mun-
icipalities already have invoked cur-
few laws, but l shall not detail them.
A word or two from a •Gananoque Re-
porter -editorial will serve to, illus-
trate a situation, which, •nnifortunate-
iy, is not an isolated 'one: "So dis-
gusted and ashamed Vias a represent.
is now devoting much attention to
community beautification. Coinciden-
tally, there are ;numerous references
to discouraging elements at work.
This situation was alluded to 111 the
"Neighborly News" radio broadcast
by Andy Clarke on Sunday. An item
from The Huron Expositor was refer-
red• to.
"Scanning the weekly newspapers,"
said the commentator, "we find soma
stern comment on the impulse to van-
dalism in the rising generation; also
considerable local animosity' has been
aroused through property destruction
by dogs that are uncontrolled, as' a
consequence of which, .restrictive laws
are being more widely promulgated
and enforced. It seems a pity that
two of the most • lovable classifies..
tons in the animal kingdom—children
and dogs—should thus have been al-
lowed to get out of hand in some
communities, and perhaps the censure
really belongs to those who might
have exercised control.
"I. have probably 40.clippings, gath-
ered within the past few weeks, on
clogs. I will cite only a few to show
the Way the wind Mows. The Mark -
dale Standard records that Grey coun-
ty council paid $4,500 for sheep killed
by dogs in 1940. The Picton. Timcs
quotes Dr. Christie, , President of the
Ontario Agricultural College, as say-
ing 10e000 lambs would be required to
replace sheep killed in Ontario last
year. Few counties escaped paying
compensation. Sheep are not the
ouly vietime: -Severe poultry • losses
are reported from time to time, a very
recent example being a bill of $11,09
against the Township of TJsborne for
geese killed, according to the Eizeter
tures.. A •number of townships have
stiffened their local by-laws. Mel-
anethon is considering the policy of
Dymond Township, "Pe?niskaming Dis-
triot, .whose by-law 'reads: "Every
dog whieh; is found ofd' the premises
t ofwhich ithabituali is kept, With
alive of the Re
porter atia n
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County Papers
Shop Work on Display
A selection of the work ,done in
the general shop room of the Exeter
High School will be displayed in the
store window of Mr. B. W. F. Beavers
this week. Representative work of
both public and high sc1}ool will be
shown.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
With the R. C. A. F.
Ted Buswell left Friday evening
last for the 'Regina Training School'
of the R.C.A.F. Ted has been em-
ployed with the H.E.P.C. and the em-
ployees presented him with' a leather
wallet and pen knife before leaving.
Best of luck, Ted.—Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate. •
To Join Staff of Beacon -Herald
Wingham is losing one of her popu-
lar young men. Harry J. Boyle, who
for the past five year's has been on the
staff of CKNX Harry takes over his
new position with the Stratford Bea-
con -Herald on Monday, May 12th, and
the good wishes of all in this com-
munity go with him. , Harry is a na-
tive of St. Augustine and attended
Wingham high school, later graduat-
ing* from St. Jerome College, Water-
loo. For a time he was connected
with the London Free Press and the
Goderich Signal -Star prior to joining
the CKNX staff.--Wingham Advance
Times.
Transferred To Trenton
• A.C. Chas. McKilibon, who has .been
stationed with the R.C.A.F. at Man-
ning Pool, Toronto, thas been trans-
ferred to Trenton. — Wingham • Ad-
vance -Times.
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Change in Bank Staff
Mr. E. Atjbic. of Gravenhurst, is the
new teller of the local branch of the
Dominion Bank. Mr. G. E. Madill,
who has been teller here for the past
couple of months, has resigned. from
the bank.-Wingham Advance -Times.
New Store, Front Completed
Mr. George Beattie has ihad the
front of his furniture store remodel-
led and it now presents a very mod-
ern and attractive appearance. Form-
erly. the store had a centre entrance,
but since the renovation there is a
side entrance, leaving a large window
space for more advantageous- display
of stock. 'The front is, of black vitro
lite trimmed with crystal white plas-
ter. The 'plate glass is set in alum -
sash and sill. Inside there is
new oak flooring and a false ceiling
with direct ' lighting. This modern
vitrolite front was installed by the
Tait Plate Glass Co., of Kitchener.—:
Clinton News -Record.
Contracts For Work on the Blue Water
Contracts for surfacing on the Blue
Water highway shave peen awarded as
follows by the Provincial Department
of Highways: Forest to Grand Bend,
22 miles—Sandy Contracting & Ma-
chine Works, Goderich; Bayfield to
Goderich, 13 miles'—R. J. Brewer,
Goderich; Dunlop to Amberiey-21
miles, R. J. Brewer, Goderich; Amber -
ley to Kincardine, 11 miles — Ben
Goldthorpe, Colborne Twp': Other
contracts for nearby gravelling are:
Wingham to Tralee. 32 miles—R. J.
Brewer, Goderich; Wisebeach to
Parkhill, Thedford to Hank's Corners,
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the proverbial hole in the floor, there
would have been no reporter, It is
the duty of parents, or if the parents
have no authority, it is the duty of
the police to see that the children of
the town are taught to respect the
rights of others concerning the eri-
joytnent of . public meetings." Now
one more, quotation, from the Peal
Gazette Of Brampton: "A good neigh-
borhood is one where the. families are
well regulated. A location where
many children are lawless and shaking
trouble for , the tiieighbors -need not
Octant that it will be. rated 100 per
cent."
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