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EAFORTI,I, Friday, July 17, 1942
Help !
The farmers in this district are
asking for help to save their harvest,
and with labor conditions as they
are, it is nothing but, a reasonable
request.
There are many men in every town
and village—not farmers, it is true—
but men who could give their Week-
' ly half -holiday, at least.
Town men should remember that
without the country and the farm,
there would be no towns. That ev-
erything that helps the farmer helps
them in their own business.
It is true that the average town
man knows' little of farming, but he
can learn. Very material assistance
was rendered" the beet g'r'owers by
• town and village men in the southern
part of the county -'.week or so ago,
and that effort can be duplicated in
the harvest fields.
Every little helps, andhelp was
never more desperately needed. It
is well to remember too, that it is
the country and the war effort that
needs the help just as mueh as the
farmer.
Out Of The Glue Pot
We are . being told that the house
of tomorrow is coming out of the
glue pot which will fit it to the
pocket book of the average citizen.
It should be explained, however,
that this glue is not the kind that
comes from bones, hoofs and hides
brewed in the common glue factory,
6 but is a "synthetic material and is the
product of the laboratories, enfolded
and perfected in test tubes.
This new glue is actually 'a new
material and is classified into the
soybean and casein water , •resistant
glue and the synthetic resin water-
proof glue, the former being,' self
bonding and is widely used in all
manner' of construction, while the
- Tatter requires- a hot press process
and is used for exteriors of buildings
and boats, being entirely, weather
and 'waterproof.
The combination .use of glue and
wood is not new. -In fact it was in
use by the -early Egyptians, but the
'''present- way these two materials are
being teamed up is something new,
and is already responsible for great
.girders, arches and rafters used in
modern factories, modern . barns,
churches and wherever buildings re-
quire large unobstructive spaces, and
is said to be a perfect substitute for•
steel in heavy construction.
'Where it will ' enter the field of the
future house builder is in its cheap-
ness: Where once only dear lumber
without, blemish was used for the
better class of construction, today
pieces of lower grade lumber lamin-
ated with other lower grade lumber -
result in lumber far stronger and
more rig -id than lumber f r o In
straight clear timber. Knot, pitch
pockets and other defects in lumber
can be panelled and patched with
glue from which beams' and girders
of any strength and size can be built
up.
Apparently this house of the fu-
ture is not a myth or an architect's
dream. Already in the United States
this team 'of glue and wood has play-
,. ed a large part in building, almost
over night, barracks and administra-
tive buildings -to house the' army, as
well as providing the great beams
and arches for hangars and ' mater- .
ial for quickly built defence housing.
It all sounds feasible', and we •tare --
assured that it is, but before the
.average citizen embarks on the •-
iiilding of a glue and board house,
,will• want to have the positive as -
awe that in our moist, hot Can -
an ' sumi n 'climate his i ''ome
belt smell like a glue factory.
one point we have not yet
essed, one way or the other,
y r.' '� e'irei'theless, a v'e't'' imp'o't-
.There Is Difference
We often hear it said that the re-
strictions _ on gas and 'tires have
Made no difference in the number of
cars on the highways, :or in the
towns, particularly on Saturday
nights. •
The latter may be true and we
hope it will continue that way so
long as there is . any gas to burn or
any tires -to roll on. Business needs
it if it is going to survive the de-
mands of war as well as the demands
of government.
But there is a difference. People
still drive to town in their cars, but
the use of the car stops there. Last
Saturday night there were as many
cars in town as usual. Possibly more
than there ever had been on any
previous Saturday 'night, but there
were very few cars in motion.
There was 'not a parking space the
length of the street on either side,
nor on any street adjoining Main
Street. But at the same time it was
noticed that for a space of tenmin-
utes, or more, not a car went up or
down_ the street. The cars were park-
ed for the night andtheir owners'
thronged the. sidewalks.
In other years there was a steady
stream of traffic, up and down; up
and down, With an oasional block-
ade that ran for blocks. Just aimless
driving. On Saturday night last the
cars were still there, but the aimless '
drivers and their passengers were
on foot, "until going home time.
To any one living on a highway,
"there is a very noticeable change in
the week -end traffic. In other years,
on. a Sunday night the highway was
just a steady stream of dancing light
that continued into the morning
hours. This year it is different.
There are still cars, of course, but
they come and go in twos and threes
with a half • hour or more between
them. And this is the summer, the
holiday season.
Oh, yes! there is a difference, all
right, and as days go - by it will be ..
still more noticeable. Even now it
has come to the place where many
members of families are spending
the week -ends together, becoming
acquainted and finding one another
rather likeable persons.
•
An Amazing Fact
Illiteracy among the less favored
people in Canada and the ':United
States in pioneer and pre -revolution
days was not unknown. In fact, in
the newly . settled portions of 'both -,
countries,_ those who could read and ,
write were possibly in a minority.
But' with the building up' and set-
tling of the country, it was not long
before schools and churches were as
'common as homes and education ..
took long strides. In fact an educa-
tion was not only available for those
who wanted it, but a public school
education, at least; was compulsory
for the child' of school age.
Consequently, it was confidently
believed that illiteracy on this con-
tinent was a thing of the past, and
had been for several generations.
That opinion, however, seems to
be very wide of the mark, at least as
far as our neighbors are concerned,
because Washington has been amaz-
ed to find that the army draft has
gathered in four hundred and thirty-
three thousand young Americans
who'do not know their, ARB C's.
•
We .ave Them -Too
In some sections of the United
States where ' gasoline is being
rationed, the authorities are stop-
ping motorists and asking them
where they are going and why.
These' questions, it is said, are
° proving very embarrassing to many
motorists who often drive without
destination or purpose.
We have quite a few of that kind
' here to whom such questions of
where? and why? would not only be •
embarrassing, but would be entirely
unanswerable as well.
Inefficiencp
Many professional authorities are
inclined to' be a little harsh in their
criticisms of other people and their
works. And we suppose that is hu-
man nature: ,
But one of the fiest accusations
of inefficiency that we have ever
heard was uttered a short time ago
by a transport authority in London,
Eriglanrd wh6- id -that the nineteen
stoned piers 9f Old •Lon don: Bridge.
were constructed without engizaeer-
'i.ng experience adequate for the en-
, terprise," so the bridge functioned
only six huffdred years.
Yep 1 ' Ate
44 .0 site s pialt,ed; dram
The EWA*: of, fifty and
twenty five 'year,s ago,
Froin The Huron Expositor
July 20, 1917
During one of the recent storms
the stable of Mr. James Bengough, of
Kippen, was spruck by lightning.
Mr. W. 'M.. Strong, son of Mr. Geo.
Strong; of. the, Kipper road, has been
engaged• as teacher for School Sec-
tion No. 2, Tuckersmith.
Mr. Owen Geiger, of Hensall, had a
fine barn 'raising on what was known
as the Heffernan farm in past years,
the size of the barn being 45 'x 70,
together with a driving shed attach-
ed.
City Treasurer J. Orr Rose, of
Guelph, a former well known and
popular resident of Seaforth, •receiv-
ed a message on Monday announcing
that his youngest son, Harvey C.
Rose, had ben wounded in France.
The Seaforth public school has
made an exceptionally good showing
again this year at the recent En-
trance examinations: The entire class
numbering 17 who wrote ,were suc-
cessful in passing. Congratulations
are due to Mr. Alfred Naylor. Mr.
Ernest Edge won the public school
scholarship and Miss Mary O'Leary
won the 'Separate school one, while
Miss Mary Kerr, of McKillop, won it
for the entire inspectorate with a
total of 552 marks.
Rev. J. W. Hodgins, a former rec-
tor of St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth,
was recently presented with a hand-
some goldheaded can and a purse and
Mrs, Hodgins with a purse of $100,•00
by the congregation of St. Paul's
Church, Stratford.
Miss Harriet Murray leaves on Fri-
day •to visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Kruse in Galt.
'Mr. James Sleeth left on Saturday.
for' Sarnia, where he has, secured a
good position. • He will be much miss-
ed in town, especially from the choir
of First Presbyterian Church.
Miss Isabel Scott, of Roxboro, pre-
sided very acceptably at the organ of
First Presbyterian Church on Sunday
last in the absence of Mr. Arthur
George, who is on holidays at Bay-
field.
Miss Kate Henderson, of Buffalo, is
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Patton,
An interesting game of football was
played Friday evening on Davidson's
field in Brucefield, when the second of
Stanley went down to defeat before
the Brucefield Junior Rovers. ,.The
score was 2-1, Brucefield winning the
round by 4-2. The line-up was as fol-
lows: Goal, R. Dallas; backs, J. B.
Mustard and C. McKenzie; half backs,
W. D. Swan, A. F. Mustard, J. S.
Davidson; forwards, F. McKenzie, J.
M. Aikenhead, Wilson Wright, Stew-
art Knox; referee, John Souter.
•
It ,was just after dinner when the
oar drove into the laneway. It was
Judson Bailey, a young men we know
very well dt Lazy 'Meadows. He us-
ed to. live over on the Twelfth . Con-
cession, but never seemed to be very
interested in the farm. In fact we
were not the least bit surprised when
he moved ,into the village end start-
ed selling insurance. He wanted an
easier,;way of living and a bigger car
and all that.
I've often wondered if 'Judson was
happy at his new work. That's why
I sort of dallied around and didn't
go out to, the field' right away to
start, in at the haying again. I kind
of thought that Judson had some-
thing on his mind, He sat on the
edge of the veranda and talked about
atwhole lot of things. 'It was the war
, and the new taxes ' , . . and
the insurance business. He started
telling me about his home and the
fine new kitchen they have in it and
of the advantage there was for the
children in being able to go to school
without having to walk for a mile to
do so.
It seemed to me that Judson was
trying to make explanations for his
way of living. I wasn't arguing, but
he was. He was trying to impress
me that he enjoyed' living in the vile
lege. He wanted me to see the many
advantages there are in a 9o -called
white-collar job. I just sat and lis-
tened to him.
1.'ll 'never know what7there was in-
side me that prompted to say, "Jude
son, are you as happy in, the village
as you were .back on the • old home-.
stead on the •Twelfth Concession?" It
sort of startled him. He looked at
me . . . got red in the face and then
sat" there as if he were thinking for
a long time. After 'what seemed like
From The Huron Expositor
. July 22, 1892
Mr. Norman 'McLean, who has re-'
sided here for 'about two years and
who travelled for Coleman's Foun-
dry, has removed to Listowel, where
he has taken a similar position.
The masons are. Making good head=
way with Mr. R. Beattie's new• brick
block in Senforth, the -brick work be-
ing now well advanced. •
14r.'Robert Jamieson, of the Golden
Lion Stone, leaves . On Friday for his
semi-annual business and:„ pleasure
trip to the Old Country. , • •
Mr. John Sleam'an, of Usborne, sus-
tained severe, injuries while working
in a hay mow at Mrs-' Jory's on Sat-
urday. The chain attached to the hay
fork pulley broke; throwing him out
of the mow on to the wagon.
l% r. Wm. Colwell, of Hensall, has
recently improved ':.,his dwelling by
the 'erection of, a fine new fence.
On -Monday morning as Mr.- John
Avery's team was hauling hay on the -
Hunter farm, London Road, the man
in charge took up the lines to move
up: The horses 'became excited and
in some way turned around and in•do-
lug. so one of them, a valuable young
horse, got -on top of a post where she
remained suspended. Before the horse
could be removed the past had. pene-
trated the bowels and it had to be,
killed.
During the past ten day's Mr. Mc-
Mann, the Huroa,horse king, has sold
out of his' stables here 31 horses.
Mr. David Scott, McKillop, brought
to town on Saturday' three of the fin-
est steers that .have been shipped'
from here this •season. One weighed.
1880 pounds; another, 1810 pounds,
and the third 1700 pounds.'
Mr. David Mckenzie,' of Brussels,
obtained the highest 'number of
marks of those who wrote here at
the Entrance examinations'. -He made
536 marks. This entitles' him to a
scholarship or free tuition at the Seat
forth, Collegiate for nett year.
Mr. John Paul, manager of the Sea -
forth Flax Mills, has comm need to
harvest the flax crop. He says he has
this year the best and `largest crop
of flax. he has 'had since coming to
Seaforth.
Mr. Daniel Hicks, of Usborne, on
the 6th concession, met with a ser-
ious accident on Friday last. He, had,
apparently,, driven into the barn: on a
load of hay and while endeavoring
to reach a pulley in' -connection, with
.the hay fork, he slipped `off, failing
ou hi'a head, and 'received spinal in-
juries.
Mr. Andrew Scott, of Seaforth, has
gene to Cleveland, ..'to s'p'end a Rehr
Ifoi1dayd 1041'118 brother and friends,
a long time, he said, "That's' what is
-
bothering me right now." '
Judeon started talking again. Just
like a fellow who has beenaway from
home•for a long time and then meets
an' old friend. It was almost a sad
experience to hear him ,telling about.
the, different things that, took pl.ce
when'..: he was the "farmer" in place
of tin "village business man."
Her started talking about the old
house and °how he would, like to fix 'it
up . . - put in a new kitchen for
his wife, just' like the one ' he built
in the ' village. ' He planned on fenc-
ing off the lawn and keeping it neat
and green . . : and of how he
would like t°o drain 'the back twenty-
five acres. He started boasting about
the good soil there was on the old
farm. He rambled on about an old
red hen they used to have that al-
ways used to "set" in the buggy in
the driving shed . , . the leaky water
trough in the barnyard and the way
the pigs used to head for the muddy
spot beside it on hot days in the sum-
mer -time.
The plain - fact was that Judson
wanted to get back on the farm. He
was lonesome for all, the little things
that used to make up his living out
there. He saw all the things that he
-could have done in the days -when his
thoughts were occupied with how he
could get an "easy" job in the vil-
lage. He wanted quiet evenings in
place of parties . . . he wanted his
boys and girls to hustle home, down
a dusty country road, for the evening
chores . . . and then for himself
he wanted. that blessed feeling of
tiredness that can almost be a com-
fort at the end of a hard day.
I -wouldn't he surprised to see Jud-
son back on that farm some of these
days!
:JUST A SMILE OR -T O
An old lady was watching with
much interest two men, one of whom
Was just descending, into a large man-.
hole. .
•.It was evident that she did not,
know of the existence of these man-
holes for her curiosity prompted her
to ask: "And what might you be do-
ing my good man?"
The workman addressed winked at
companion and replied.:. "Lor'
bless yer, ma'am, we're 'ibernating:"
•
The teacher had been giving a les-
son on modern inventions • to his
class.
"Can any of you boys," he said,
"tell me of anything of importance
which did not exist 50 years ago?"
"Me:" exclaimed one of them.
A New York traffic expert says
that the London driveres and chauf-
feurs enliven many' occasions by their
Wit One" London driver drew up
when he saw a pedestrian directly in
his way, leaned over,.. and very polite-
ly asked:
"And now, sir, may' I ask what are
'your plans?"
Farmer Brown complained that he
could find no old clothes to put on
the scareerow.•
-
"Well," 'said his wife, "our George
said I could give away«bis..plus-four
suit as he's' got a new one. " Why not
use that?"
"'Don't be ridiculous, woman," said
the farmer. "I want to scare the
crows, not make 'em laugh!"
•
:_,A-- School -Teacher 'Talks •
•Back
N(Condensed from The American Mer- •
curt' in $eider's Digest) •
I am a school -teacher in, a small
town in the Middle West. 1 admit
this rather reluctantly . because I
know from past experience that the
moment t make this • confession an
invisible wall of reserve will rise be-
tween us. I am no longer a` human
being to you; a personwho loves,
thihks, hopes, and fears. Instead, I
become aC dull person, a paragon of
virtue, a member of the third; sex;
in short—a school -teacher!
But I insist that if I am different
from other people (and perhaps I
air) it is because I have been made
so 'by 'the very- citizens who criticize
me for being'different.
When I look back, my life before
I became a teacher seems perfectly
normal. I was a child of middle-class
parents. At college I loafed, worked,
danced, dated, and talked, just like
the' others. 'When I finished school,
I was thrilled to 'get a job and was
idealistic about my 'profession. It was.
not until I became a teacher that I
found that not only my work, but al-
so my entire personal life, was to be
governed by the people of my com-
munity.
I doubt if anyone who has never
been a teacher realizes the predatu-
ousmess of my job. e maybe dismiss-
ed for almost anything:.-, for failure to
go to church, for spending, too many
v ieelt-end's out of town, for living in
an apartment, for too strict discipline,
for too lax discipline, for spending
too much money outside the commun-
ity, for having too many opinions, for
not playing favorites with children of
school -board members, or for holding
a position coveted •by some home-
town girl. Every one of these caus-
es, to my own personal 'knowledge,
has brought about the dismissal of
some teacher.
'The first restriction that I ran into'
was' the one regarding my living
quarters. I must select therm from
the, 'superintendent's approved list
(composed of people favorable to the
school board) and no other. It mat-
ters not a whit if these rooms were
uncomfortable or unsuitable for en,
tertaaning guests.
Apartments- are 'considered unwise.
The feeling seems to 'be that; free
from the watchful eye of the- land-
lady, we might indulge in unspeak-
able iniquities. Three teachers• in a
neighboring town, feeling that they'
could VA more comfortably and soon-
omidally on their $1,05 'salaries in an
Receives` Commission
Mrs. Luella Howey received a
cablegram, from her son, Pilot Officer
Lorne Howey, of the R.-C'.A,F.,• no.W
stationed in England, stating that he
had received his commission. Cen
gratulation!' — Exeter Times -Advo -
Cate.
, Taking Post Graduate Course
Miss Mildred walker, of London, a,
former resident. of Exeter, is at pres-
ent in New York taking, a post-gradu.
ate ' course at Columbia University
during the summer. Miss, Walker is
chief of the division of post -graduate
study in nursing, at the University of
Western . Ontario, and president of
the Registered Nurses' Association of
Ontario,—Exeter Times,Advocate.
apartment, rented one. Their house-
keeping arrangements andcallers
immediately became the subject of lo-
cal gossip, and when spring came,
they were dismissed.
My personal life and, amusements
are mapped out' for Rte.',If I take
pains in .selecting• my clothes, people
complain that I dress too well; but
if' I buy less expensive things, I am
criticized for looking dowdy. Such
things as ,fingernail polish, make-up,
and coiffues are the objects dr caus-
tic comments made by those in auth-
ority. Furthermore, I dare not go
out often with a young man whom I
do not' expect to -marry because there
is a tendency 'among local matchmak:,
ere, to consider more than five dates
with the same person an engagement.
Of course if I should, marry, I should
lose ; my position immediately. ,
Another persoinal restriction I dis-
like is in the realm 'of friendships. I
may not goabout with certain young
people "because they' do not come
from the "right families" or they have
done unconventional things. I am not
encouraged to have closefriendships
with any. of the -teachers because we
might form trouble -making cliques.
My present superintendent, went so
far as to ask fqur of us to -stop eat-
ing dinner together every ' evening,
Teachers are never invited, to those
intimate little parties at which peo=
pie become really acquainted, and at
the large ones we are often seated
by ourselves and are seldom included.
in the conversation.
Then there is the ban on smoking.
I should not want to smoke et school,
'because I know that children are in-
clined to misinterpret the things they
see their elders doing. 'But a young
man teacher I know cannot smoke an
after -breakfast. 'cigarette 'because
some high school' boys frequent the
cafe. Many of our high school girls
smoke in restaurants'. 'I,'as a teach-
er, could not get away with it. .,I
am not arguing that I should be a
better teacher if • smoking Were per-
tnitted. What I do resent is, that el
aril not given' the same freedom of
choice that other respectable women
enjoy. .
Mir political relationship with, my
community is peculiar. I min expect-
ed' to vote; yet -it would, be Unwise
for tie. to exert or 'melte palitioai
Influence. I 'Saye 'kndit: of sever
small towns "where t'eaoh"er'.s' eleotion,
(Coa'titired on NO 3) •
Gas Masks Needed as Fumes Escape
+a
Escaping ammonia, fumes at the
Exeter branch of Canada Packers
caused the workmen to make a hur-
ried exit from the cold storage room
on the second ,floor of the building
on Tuesday. Gas masks, something
we were unaware were in Exeter,
had to be donned before the neces-
sary repairs could be made. One of
the men was working at the torp of a
thirteen -foot ladder when the break
occurred and it was with some diffi-
culty but great speed that he made
his exit. A 'gas mask inside the door
of the chamber could not 'be retriev-
ed until a second one was secured
from the Exeter creamery...—'Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Tossed in Lake As Boat Overturns
The harbor was the scene of a
near -drowning accident on Sunday af-
ternoon about three o'clock, when five •
people—two ,women, two men and a
boy—were rescued from the water
after they had clung tenaciously, to
an upturned boat for ten minutes or
more. The quintette were J.- E. Oil-
ier and his son, 'Murray, aged fifteen,
of town:" IMi'. and Mrs. George Ed-
wards and Miss Alice Mason, 'of Nia-
gara Falls, Ont. The three last nam-
ed were week -end guests at the Oli-
ver home, corner Britannia road and
Eldon street, ' Mr. Edwards being
Mrs. Oliver's brother. Mr. Oliver IS
an engineer at the Goderich ,Salt Co.
plant,—Goderich Signal -Star.
Eye Injured.
Mr. Chas. Barker met with a pain-
ful injury to 'his left eye two . weeks
ago while employed at the Dominion
Road 'Machirerye Co. factory. A part-
icle of steel 1ierced his eye, necessi-
tating .his removal to'''the Toronto
General Hospital, where he was con-
fined for ten days. While the .sight
of the eye has been impelled, the
doctors are hoping that it will be re-
stored.—Goderich Signal•Star,
Receives Wrist Watch and Purse ,
On Wednesday evening, July 1st,
the neighbors" and friends of Lewis
Russell, wsowas home on leave from..
Moncton, New Brunswick, where he.
received his "wings," gathered at the
Town Hall 'to spend a social evening.
During the, evening Lewis was called
to the platform and an address was
read by L. E. Cardiff, M.P., and the
presentation of a Rolex, wrist watch
and a purse of money made by Don-
nie Willis. 'Miss Florence Ryan, Rid.,
of London, beautifully sang "To .The
Stars" and ':The Sunshine of Your
Smile," and was most ably accompan-
ied by Miss Mary Davidson at the.
piano.—Brussels Post. •
Bluevale Lad Received .]lis Wings
In the list of those who graduated
friain the Royal Canadian Air Force
Bombing and Gunnery School at Da -
foe, Sask., was the name of a Blue -
vale boy, R. B. Barnard, son of Mr.'
and Mrs. Ed. Barnard. ' The wings:
ceremony took place Friday last. Rus-
sell will now spend' two weeks' leave
at his home at Bluevale.—Wingham..
Advance -Times.
Appointed Battery Officer
Mr. W. ,B. McCool has been ap-
pointed a second Lieutenant in the
Second 99th Field Battery, R.C.R,, Re-
serve Force. Confirmation ofhis ap-
pointment, was received Saturday.—
Wingiham_ Advance=Times.
'Takes Over Blyth Service Station
Mr. Jim Newell has taken over the --
service station at Blyth which has•
been .operated by Mr. Frank Elliott
for several years. — Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Injures Knee
John Mogk had the misfortune to
fall on the steps at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. C. W,. Leonhardt,
Brodhagen, while he' was visiting
there on Suhday evening, dislocating
a bone in his knee which ' required
his removal to, Stratford hospital.—.
Mitchell Advocate.
Arrived in England
Mrs. w. J. Parr, of Sebringville, re
valved 'word last 'week of the safe•
arrival in England of her husband,
Pte. W. J•. Farr, of the R.C.A.S.C.—
Mitchell Advocate.
Motorcycle Took Fire
At.. the "supper hour on Thursday,'.
lien' baker's 'motorcycle took fire and
only quick action by Ken stopped a
serious fire resulting as the motor-
cycle was in the Adair garage with
se$eral truck. The flames from: the
tanks shot to the ceiling of the gar-
age. The fire 'brigade was called, but
Ken had things finder control before
they' had time to take action. The
Motorcycle was, considerably, 4atriag-,•
ham Advance -Times.
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