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lished 1860
Ilan McLean, (iitor.
;tSeaforth, Ontario, ev-
Sy afternoon by McLean
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SEAFORTH, Friday, September 18
Fall Fair Time
The fall fair, an institution which
from pioneer days has had a long
and -honorable history and played
such a large part in the rural life of
Ontario, is with us -again.
It has survived one war, modern
transportation, new forms of amuse-
ment and entertainment, and • many
other things. In places it, suffered
from these things, but on the whole,
it managed to come through with its
vigour little - diminished.
It looks as if from now on, or at
least for the duration, the Fall Fair
would come largely into its own
again. And there are many reasons
for this. From now on our pleasures
are going to be severely limited.
Gasoline is already limited and tires'
will be done by next year.
Consequently people, particularly
in the country, will have to take
their pleasures where they can find
them, and that will be very near
home. Night life, as we know it now,
is going into a 'blackout and we will
have to make 'the most of our day-
light hours.
Once the event of the year in al-
most every community, ,the Fall Fair
may become just 'that again. There
is no reason why it shouldn't. It
holds great possibilities of a get-to-
gether of town and country life; it
advertises to the country at large
the excellence of farm and field 'in"
one district as compared with an-
other, and it stimulates the desire of
better Stock and better roots and
grain. And it stimulates business too.
In fact, there are no limits to the
possibilities of the Fall Fair. With a
competent and business board of di-
rectors; with co-operation between
town and country, and with a little.
energy, a Fall' Fair can make itself
a household word in Ontario as is
instanced by the annual fair held in
the village of Teeswater. And there
'are others.
For that reason fall fairs should
have a hundred, per cent. attendance
this- fall to give them new life, be-
cause if they are allowed to -die now
for lack of interest, this community
and many others are going to sadly •
miss them -before this war is over.
In A Darker Night -
We -are going to live in a darker
night for some months to come, and,
possibly for the duration, for the
reason that the Minister of Muni-
tions has ordered a partial blackout
for Southern Ontario because of the
serious, power shortage.
More power is needed for war
work And there is no more electrical
power available. That means that
additional power needed will have
to be taken from Hydro consumers.
From the towns, the villages, the
-country, and the homes.
Street lighting will 'be reduced;
advertising signs and store displays
will be largely cut out; and citizens
in the homes will have to make their
toast and largely cook their meals in
the old way—on a stove.
Possibly there will be a great
many times in the immediate future
when we will wonder how we ever
existed before hydro became a neces-
sity to us. But we will just have to
learn over again, either by our own
free will or by government interven-
tion.
We are only starting on our war-.
time,restrictioris and we have a long
way to go. But it is well to remem-
ber that hard as these things may
seem 'to us, we are scarcely making
a war draft compared to Britain and
whatthe people in that country have
ad ,contend with.
We are only starting, while the
'af p of most -Dritain have for
for three
11wfs dde teed lv f. the necessitihes
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new restrictions will limit visits by
parents to children who have been
evacuated from cities and towns, and
private travel. tiy members of the
armed forces will be cut in two, and
for some time there has been no
travelling in private cars.
So far about all we have been ask-
ed to do is to drink a little less tea
and coffee; use a little less sugar,
and now to turn off a few unneces-
sary lights and power gadgets. We
really shouldn't complain.
SPEAKING OF. SACRIFICE
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EAtending ParliarnntarpTerms
The life of the Federal Parliament
has still some years to run, so that
there is little' possibility of an elec-
tion until its term expires.
The life of the Ontario Legislature,
however, runs out this fall and to
prevent a wartime election, the Leg-
islature term was extended for - a
year by the unanimous consent of
the legislators. In all pogsibility,•and
for the same reason, a further ex-
tension will be given when the Leg-
islature meets in February next.
That, however would not be set-
ting any precedent, or any record of
extensions either.- 'The Mother of
Parliaments has already done that.
In the British House of Commons
last Thursday, Prime Minister
Churchill told the. House that • a bill
to prolong the life of the present
parliament would be presented that
day. •
It will be the third time Parliament
has. been asked to extend itself in or-
der to avoid a wartime election as
similar acts were passed -in 1940 and
1941.
There is this difference, however,.
between Toronto and London. Lon-,
don h,s held by-elections to fill every
vacancy that has occurred in the
House from one cause or another,.
while Toronto- has nine vacancies,
some extending over a period of
nearly three years, and no by-elec-
tions have been held or are likely to
be held unless the case now before
'the courts forces the government to
open these ridings.
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.Hoarding
Reports come from the town of
Aylmer that a woman was fined in
the police court there for having too
much sugar in her possession. In
fact, it is reported she had two hun-
dred pounds hidden in a clothes
closet.
That is called hoarding. And it is.
Sugar is being rationed, of course,
but to date there is no scarcity of it.
And what household need S sugar in
two hundred 'pound lots.?
It is pure selfishness or greed, of
course. But these are war times 'and
self must- be made 'to take a second
place. If not voluntarily, then by
process of law. •
The law did catch up. with the Ayl-
mer woman- and .fined her fifteen
dollars and costs. But that, it seems
to us, is rather a light penalty—not
even the cost of the sugar.
What should happen in such cases
—and sugar is not the only thing
that is being hoarded—is that the
sugar, or whatever it happens to be,
should be seized and ,the ration, card
of the hoarder cancelled for a few
months as well.
Even that would 'be a light penalty
compared with the penalty that
would be imposed in Germany, in
any European country, • or even in
Great Britain itself.
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We Hope It Comes True
Predictions on 'the outcome of the
war are none too reliable at the pres-
ent time. We expect to win, of course,
and we can not fail to, if we give our
full force to •it—but when?
One highly placed American offic-
ial, however, has already made a
prediction, and we can not help but,
hope it comes true.
The former United States - Com-
mercial Attache in the Berlin Em-
bassy has predicted the Germans
would soon admit an expected defeat.
Speaking before t h e Overseas
Press Club in New York last week
this official mid:
"Three years ago the Germans
said: 'We have won.' Two years ago
they said,. 'We 'will win.' This year
they say, 'We must win.' Next year
they -will say, We cannot win.' And
thereafter they'll say, 'We've lost
just as we always expected to.'"
'Next year .and there fter-licleatiS
that, the is stlIt lo 1011 togd
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From The Huron Expositor
September 27, 1917
Mrs. Gillespie and daughter, Miss
Jessie, of Oromarty, have moved to
Seaforth this week.
Early Sumlay morning the people,
in the vicinity of Winthrop were
awakened to find Mr. James Hart's
comfortable residence in tinkles. It
is only about two years ago that his
barn was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground.
Two weeks ago some evil -disposed
Person entered the. premise e of Mr.
Alex Cuthill, Winthrop, and destroy-
ed 25 or 30 of his turkeys.
Miss Jessie Buchanan, daughter of
Mr. and ,Mfs. Alex Buchanan; Hensall,
left on Monday to take a course in
the nurses' training school of the To-
ronto General Hospital.
A very pleasant evening *as spent
at EgitIondville schoolhouse on Wed-
nesday, when the sum of $25.00 was;
raised for Christmas boxes for the
boy a overseas. The social was given
in honor of Mr. Rae McGeoch, who
is on his last leave from Camp Bor-
den.
Miss Margaret Cowan left for Tor-
onto on Tuesday where she has ac-
cepted a position in the office of the
Household Science Department in
connection with the Toronto Univers-
ity.
On Tuesday afternoon the. fine barn
of Mrs. Nora Maloney, south of Dub -
with the season's crop, was total-
ly destroyed by fire.. The threshing
machine was being set just as the
fire was discovered.
Mr. John M. Best, barrister of Sea -
forth, has been appointed by His
Honor Judge Dickson, of Goderich, as
the member for Seaforth on the local
exemption board' under the Military
Service Act. ,p3oth of Mr. Best's
sons are overseas in. France and the
other in England.
Cpl. Clarence Scott, son of Mr.
James Scott, was in town this week.
Cpl. Scott enlitted in the first Cana-
dian contingent and has been in the
trenches from the beginning of the
war, being one of the very few sur-
vivors of the original Princess Patri-
cia. He is now on furlough.
Miss Ethel Beattie and Miss Sadie
McCloy leave this week to attend
Faculty in Toronto.
The dredge is the chief attraction
in the vicinity of Dublin. At present
it is working on the farm of Mr. P.
Staplatke,— deepening the Bayfield
river.
Mr. A. D. Sutherland received a
German helmet picked up on the bat-
tlefield Pte. Jas. Davis, son of Mrs.
Rebecca Davis. Pte. Davis has been
in Prance for the past two years.
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From The Huron Expositor
-- September 23, 1892
William Kerney has been engaged
as principal of Walton public school
for the next 11/2 years at a salary of
$375 per annum. Miss Kirkby, the
assistant teacher, has been re-engag-
ed for 'the next year at $250.
Mr. John Habkirk, of Stratford, a
former employee of The Huron Ex-
positor, spent Sunday last in town:
During the peat two weeks Mr. Jno.
McMann, Seaforth, has sold out of
his stables here 37 horses, 16 of which
were shipped to the Old Country and
the remainder to Detroit and Winni-
peg.,
Mr. A. Calder is having plate glass
windows placed in his store.
Nearly 200 hundred teams were at
the Hensall flour mills one day re-
cently, which speaks well for the busi-
ness being done.
Mr. J. R. Habkirk, the energetic and
enter -Prising blacksmith of Hensall, is
this week extending his shpp out ev-
en wiLlt the street in order to give
him nalre room for his constantly in-
creasing business.
Union Presbyterian Church at
Brucefield, which has been,.much im-
proved, both for appearance and cam -
fort by recent extensive repairs, was
re -opened, Rev. Mr. 'Stewart, Clinton,
and Mr. Henderson., Hensall, occupied
the pulpit.
Miss Bessie Ross, Brucefield, has
gone to attend a young ladies.' college
in Ottawa.
On Wednesday Grainger Glanville,
son of Mr. R. Glanville, 10th conces-
sion of Stephen, mei with a. severe
and almost fatal accident while driv-
ing a team or horses attached to, a
wagon on which were rails. The rails
slipped and the, horses ran away,
throwing Mr. Glanville out, crushing
One of his legs between the wagon
and a tree.
Mr. P. DeCantelon, of Deechwood,
who sold his 59 -acre farm to Mr. Bry-
an Downey, intends moving his fam-
ily to Cleveland, Ohio. He received
$2,300 for his farm.
The auction sale of stock on the
farm Of Mr. James. Snell, near Con-
stance, ob Tueeday was a coMplete
sueeess. The weather was 'favorable
and there was a large crowd. W. G.
Duff, of Seaforth, was the auctioneer,
and 'did hit Work well. The whole
sale reached over $1,000.
Mr. Alexander Johnston has' sold
his farm on the fIth concession of
McKillop, east; of 'Winthrop, to Mr.
Andrew Roberton.
A. -most Inelapohlay gtetlident dank -
red on Tilesda Wilkat the rielidenee
of Mr. Andrew Woad, Tilliertimith,
Mrs. egel, Who repleS at Mr.
Weed's home, ha. OeCiiiifbi to go
do* dollar and Mised her ftidting
atiti fell t the. tifier,*aelfing
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ALOIMio 1MOMITNT
Commences Corn Pack
The Exeter, canning factory haS
commenced the corn pack this week.
The prospects are for a good crop,
in spite of the fact that much of it
was recently blown down by the wind
and -storm.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
' Enlist In Army
Mr. and Mrs. Harry 'West, of Sar-
nia, and Mr. Sydney West, of North
Bay, silent the holiday week-enkj
with their mother, Mrs: S. West.
Sydney, who is a former employee of
the Times -Advocate, joined the Cana-
dian Army on Tuesday in Toronto.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Erecting Cottage
John Collins in The gazette, Montreal
Phil Osifer of
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Lazy Meadows:
WY, hra'Y J• frkeY.ki. •
I guess we all have our troubles'
and they seem to be, more important
to us than the ones which are both-
ering evdrybody else. Take last Sun-
day, for instance! Mrs. Phil was wor-
rying about hew she could put down"
pickles now that the allowance of
*sugar for pickles has been cut off. She'
had all 'the newspapers for weeks
back stretched out and was scanning
them for signs of recipes for sugar-
less pickles. She was, marking down
the names of various radio cooking
programs . . . and making a note to
be sure and listen to them.
It was a bright, sunny • day and so
I went for a walk' back through the
fields to "see if ,there was anybody
back at the river. That's....a favorite
spot on these gasoline -shy Sundays
for the fellows of the neighborhood
to get together and have a chat. On
the way back I met Ed. Higgins. Ed.
was out walking just like myself. He
didn't say very much at first . . but
then he gradually started to talk., Ed.
had a touch of gas in the last war.
He got •• a medal for it but it still
kept on hurting ,him from time to
time. Last week, he went in to see
the doctor .and DOC. James told him
he had to stop working for at least
three months and take it easy. Ed.
has two boys overseas and the rest
of his family are Still in school. He
can't get a hired man . . . and he
had trouble written all over him.
When we got back to the river
there were 'three fellows lying on the
bank watching a bunch ,of youngsters
in •swimming in fhe deep hole. We
smoked for a while and finally big
Hendrik spoke up and told us about
his family being in Holland. That is,
his father • and mother are still there.
He used to get letters through the
Red "-Cross, but for the past two
months there hasn't been any word
at all. Hendrik is usually happy . .
red-faced, jolly Dutchman•that he is
. . . but worry is weighing him down.
He's afraid that the Nazis have im-
prisoned hfather and mother be-
cause I gathered from. his talk that
his father had- always been 'rather
oken in politics against the kind
ing the Nazis are now enforcing
in that unfortunate country. "
Tom Raymond was there . . . smok-
ing and not saying anything. He Sat
staring into the river and we knew
without his telling us what the trou-
ble was. Three weeks ago they took
Mary, his wife, to the little cemetery
behind the stone church on the .next
concession. He was thinking of those
two bright youngsters of his being
without a mother's, care.
Old Joe Daniels came along . .
gruff and bitter . . and not, saying
very much except to complain about
something. We knew what was wrong
with Joe. He lost a lawsuit in the
city last week, over a load of cattle.
Stubborn and bard -headed he carried
a losing battle through and lost all
the more over it.
We talked and smilted and talked
some more and yet each of 'us kept
nursing along a worry. I was think-
ing about the horse I lost ten days
ago. He was old but a good worker,
and I didn't know where I was going
to get the money for that and 'a lot
of other things.
Somebody once said that no matter
where a man goes, worry goes with
him. Yet, it's so foolish to worry. It
doesn't do any good . . . just sort of
clouds you .up and doesn't let you
think out 'in the proper way . . .
Here we were . . . Mrs. Phil worry-
ing about pickles.. . . me about mon-
ey . . . and Hendrik about hit fam-
ily . . . Ed. Higgins about how the
work was going to be done on his
farm . . . Tom Raymond because of
his mother -lee's family . . ,and Joe'
Daniels because he lost a law -suit . . .
Some of the Worries were big' and
some were small . . . and yet each of
us worried about our own and didn't
pay" much attention to the other fel-
low. And yet it was September, and
we didn't see how Fall was drawing
on and of how justr.,as Fall follows.
Summer, our 'troubles would be iron-
ed out la the long run . . . without
thanks to our worrying.'
7, Persistent Illusions
• (Winnipeg Free Press) •
The fact that we have not yet had
conscription. for overseas service is
conrplete proof 'to, some of our people
that the Canadian war effort has
been a sad failure. And they have
been more inclined to talk that way
because the CdiCradian Army has had
nothing to, show—until Dieppe—for
is long period in Britain where ft has'
been kept on guard and has had no
part in actual warfare..
But these critics- ignore the fact,
that the enlisting and training of
men for active service has not sift-
fered from the delayin adopting con-
scription, if we compere -what Canada
and the United States propose to do
in' that line. Our enlistments in the"
army, navy and air force have been
on. a relatively larger scale than the
draft. planned by the United 'States
for this 'year. The voluntary -system
to date has nOt been a 'handicap:
Moreover, there is compulsory train-
ing and 'service for honle defence,, and
conscription for overieb,s, which could
be adopted now whetteVer necessary,
would make more than 190,00 men
with consilerable training available
for overieas service. Where,•theti,
there •anY failure to undertake
strong Military effork?
The . eritiege whoa' o have re-."
ferrel Walla 'preSifinahif tell "r.
Churehili that he *ea yr,roig,
vishig gait otawapt.I0.6•41i..**,
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the serious danger of division among
the, people of Northern Ireland over
that issue. Our critics pooh-pooh the
danger of division, but if it is a ques-
tion of their judgment being sound,
or Mr. Chnrchill'a, we can just leave
it at that. '
Our ardent conscriptionists would,
long ago, have gone roughshod over
the strong Isolationist opinion in a
large section of, this country. The
seriousness of the division' and of
the resulting disunity that thiki
would have created, will be denied by
no'l'sensible person. Conscription for
overseas service: is no doubt inevit-
able—it Is admittedly a fairer sYs-
terree--but to lessen the opposition to
it and to tactfully increase its ac-
ceptance, is surely 'the part of Wis-
dom. This object will probably be
gained In considerable, degree by the
delay, and it will be done, as above
stated, without sacrifice of the war
effort.
The above facts are all overlooked
by the Vancouver Province which
agrees with Mr. Meighen that the ab -
series of •conscription is the "Sytotbol
of our weakness :and disunity," -that
it "didplays the natiOntd will as weak
and indecisive." COMOnlsorit service
is not everytking—as. Chnithfil
Ihe'preyentien, of gelled*
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Mr. J. W. Hera is erecting' a new
cottage on' a lot opposite his own
home' on Sanders Street. Excavation
has been made for the cellar and the
cement foundation is in. — Exeter
Times -Advocate. •
Arrives in Newfoundland
Mrs. Robert Wenger, William St.,
received word on Tuesday from her
younger son, Robert, stating that he
had arrived in Newfoundland the pre-
vious day. He is employed'with the
Bell Telephone Company on cable
work and expects to be in Newfound-
land for several months. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Three Stitches To Close Wound
Mildred, little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Ballantyne, of Usborne,
while playing in the barn was
struck over t he eye with a curry-
comb, 'inflicting a nasty gash, that re-
quired three stitches to close. She
was attended by Dr. Dunlop..—Exeter
Times -Advocate.
White Squirrel' on Salter Farm
'Mr. John Salter who lives on High-
way 4 south of town, reports ,the pres-
ence of a ewhite squirrel on his farm.
His nephew, Russell Salter, has seen
it several times but last ,week was
the first time Mr. Salter 'had a good
look at it. It is pure white except
for a few red hairs in its tail. White
squirrels are very rare in this district
and Mr. Salter reports that this is
the first one he has ever seen.—Winge
ham Advance -Times.
Fell 20 Feet, Fractured Skull
.Albert J. Wilkin, for many years an
employee of t he Western' Canada
Flour Mills at 'Goderich, is in the hos-
pital there in a serious condition suf-
fering with a fractured skull and other
injuries he received' when he fell
through the elevator shaft from onke
floor to another, a distance of twen-
ty feet. He is an uncle of Mrs. Carl
Deans of town.—Wingham Advance -
Times.
- Position in Orillia
'Mr. Vern Abram, who was manager'
of the Chainway store here for a few -
months, has severed his connection
with this company and has aceepted.
a position with Silver's Gents' Furn-
ishings in orillia.---Wingham Advance. -
Times.
Scholarship Won by Phyllis Manningr
Miss Phyllis Manning has been not-
ified that she has been awarded -a.
scholarship of $250.00 for two year -S"
tuition at the University of Western
Ontario, London, The scholarshiii was
granted Zr general proficiency be
'the nine subjects in Upper School.
Phyllis will enter University when it
opens on- September 21st and enroll
in the General Arts Course. A popular
student, interested in all phases of
school life, and a. member last year
of the Farm Service Force, Phyllis is
offered many congratulations and
good wishes for success at college.—
Clinton News -Record.
Choir 'Honors Members
At the close of choir practice last
Thursday evening in the Presbyterian
'church here, the members took the'
opportunity of presenting Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Mutch with a gift in honor
of their marriage, announced two
weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Mutch, the
former Madeline Streets, have been
valued members of 'the choir for the-
,
past several years. - After the presen-
tation of a beautiful hall table a kidi.
dal hour was spent.—Clinton News -
Record.
Accident To Oil Outfit at Port Albert
A big tractor with tank trailer con-
taining over one thousand gallons of
asphalt for Port Albert airport upset
while descending the south hill lead-
ing to 'Port Albert village about 9.39'
Wednesday morning. For hours the •
big machine, lodged against some
cedar trees, hung perilously over the
west 'bank leading to Nine Mile River
while the valuable 'asphalt, nOw ex-
trernely hard to secure, poured down
the bank, - SeMe .was salvaged. It
waft raining fairlY•heavily,-at the time
and, the road surface was slippery.
At this point contractors had jugt
completed cutting down a curve and
aol** 'Station, Ont, etuak to the.-
efib t10:111 It oVer 04,100,0-
1118 .assittartt,, '8tattley Car* • Of
trigter tOattoknife 'and oginto a AK
*tot boxitriiir Head, the driVer,' and
the road was new Mi. Apparently
brakes,. 'tangling' the" tractor and_ its
the dtiter, Allan Head, 449i Church,
St., Toronto, suddenly applied his
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