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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-01-01, Page 2Sit 'Abed 'PLean, Editor. g,eafeith,,, Ontario, ev- rfi ay a*rnOon by 1VicLean re, There km eVen been a fair de, , for good horses but poor ones apParently, have DO Market- valtle, The reason -for the horse situation laVery apparent. Owing to the SeareitY of helpfarnfers want tae tors. which will perforni more work in less time and be handled satiSfac- torily by a boy or a man from vil- lage • or town, who couldn't even hitch a team, much less drive one to wagon_or plow, or any other farm machine. The rise in the price of farm-ma— chinery can also be readily ,guessed at. During the long, lean years on the farm, farmers were unable to purch,aselarni machinery. Now that money is decidedly more plentiful, farmers haWe found that new imple- ments are not to be had at any price, and repairs on Old ones are next to impossible to obtain. That, in all possibility, is the reason farmers are now willing to pay any price asked for good, well looked after imple- ments. Farm prices, however, are not climbing. If there has been any change, it has been a slight increase, but, not enough by any means, to cre- ate a boom in farm land or even a demand„ for any kind of farm prop- erty. There are also good and apparent reasons for this also. These words tell .the whole story—help and mili- tary service. Prospective buyers, either good practical farmer's or men with money to invest, hesitate to purchase farms without any as- surance of adequate farm labor, and the young man who would like to make ,farming his life •occupatibn, does not want to mortgage his im- mediate future years without know- ing or not whether he will be called -up for military service. }Pawl, rates $1.50 a year in ee; foreign $2.50 a year. Single eS,4 cents each. dvertising rates on application. AFORTH, Friday, January 1st Happy New Year No one can foretell what a year may bring forth. But all can hope for better things. The year that has just closed has not been a happy year. To many homes, in many places, it brought loneliness and fear and sadness, but others were more fortunate. It' was, at least, a better year than the year before it. It started with battle ,and death, and the hand of war was heavy on it, and still sha- dows the new year. But the old year closed with the hope of better things. The war is still dark and the morning of peace may riot dawn this year, but it is near enough to see the light break- ing. Near enough to strengthen our hope and trust for better things be- fore this New Year has ended. And so we wish our readers and all our friends a • brighter, happier and more peaceful New Year. • _ Improved Finahces The yearly statements issued by town, village and to-wnship officials of the county would seem to indicate clearly that within the past two or -three years there has been an im- provement in the financial standing of all concerned • Tax payments have been more • prompt and general; back taxes are cominv in more freely, and most, murdeifratities le' to have substan- tial balances to' carry over, although the majority of them invested, and some heavily, in war bonds. In some municipalities there has been a reduction in the tax rate, but that -is a .feature of municipal financ- ing: that is not always advisable. It may have, great re-election appeal in the minds of sorne ,present lois, but at the same time it is well to remember that good -years are the, years to build up a substantial bal- ance, because, naturally, they are the years people have money- with which to meet their tax payments. It is an easy thing to reduce taxes when money is plentiful, but it is an- other matter altogether, to raise the t.x rate at any time, particularly in a hard year, and this county has ex- perienced many such in the past ten years. A good balance is not hard to carry and it is a very, comforting feeling for the taxpayers to know that it is there for use in case of emergency instead of having to bor- TOW which costs ;money and means a higher tax rate as well. Municipal councils in town and country would appear to have ful- filled their municipal responsibilities with care and businesslike efficiency and that is much to their credit, even if they; don't get any thanks for it, Which they rarely do. • Auction Sale Prices Higher Although the farm auction sale season in this district is over for this year; there has been a. notable t nd all fall to higher prices. Partic arly, this has been noticeable in the prices paid for cattle and farm machinery. " tine weekly paper records the sale ", binder for two hundred and • dollars, that had been purchas- our yearS previously for two red, Another records that a et, tired- tractor brought two ed 'dollars more than the orig- 4ce to Years ago.. h °pit e of COWS ha oi also been htigdred ha „r rice ti net -••• : a ')•••,',a), • • This Winter Weather Of Ours To a stranger, this winter weather of ours must be, something to wonder at, as well as endure. The week -end before Christmas it was twenty-six below zero, and there was plenty ef snow to last a whole Winter. In fact .:We have had a •good part of a winter already. •'Last Week -end it thawed and froze and rained and thawed again. All but the highways became impossible for motor driving. Trying to drive a car on the streets of any town was like trying to steer -a car through Alberta mud, and there are few more thrilling experiences in life than that. • Seaforth main street was cleaned up on Monday, all ready for the pres- ent or the next turn of the weather. But what that will be we refuse to prophesy, although others are more brave, because we were here first and feel that we can stand it. If the weatherman would only display a "little common sense and give us the second part of our win- ter for which the first part has al- ready hardened us, and then along about the middle of February usher in spring, and gradually drift into summer, people would be satisfied— or would they? But the weather man is the wea- ther man and by next week -end the weather may be anything, or just a combination of all the seasons. • • And He's Still Here ' When the 'first German prisoners arrived in 'Canada, many instances were told of their cockiness and worse, and the assurance they felt that their stay in Canada would be a very short one. Two years ago a German pilot, )shot down in England, said to the ' R.A.F. men who captured him: "This is the fourth time I have been brought down in an enemy country. I was brought down in Poland and . my conquering Fuhrer carne along and liberated me 'in a day or two. The same thing happened in Bel- gium, and in France, so why should 1 worry? My Fuhrer will soon be here in England." The answer to this by one of the MAI'. men was very short: "You had better tell your Fuhrer to hurry up ;,• you're sailing to Canada tomor- row." -• The MAY. -man was right; The Germanpilot sailed next day to Can - aa, and what is Icnorehels still tiara. ' • ' - • 1' Iutert* *, 1ed from twentY- YOiro ago., From The, 4, 19 e,laHlttr00 Expositor The annual meeting of the Seaforth Fire Brigade wastheld in the fire hall on Wednesday evening' when the -fol- lowing officers were appointed; Chief, P. Bell; I'foretrutn, Wm, -Oughtoq; assistant foreman, Frank Sills; secre- tary, H. R. Scott; treasurer, Geo. A. Sills. The brigade is one of the best in the Ontario 'Volunteer Fire Brigade Department Systena. The weather duriag the .past ten days, has been- the coldest for the past 50 years, as the thermometer registered 20 below zero on Saturday morning last and every morning since. It is fortunate that some coal arriv- ed in town, otherwise the situation mould have been serious. Mr. R. P. been met with a very ser- ious accident at the foundry last week, when -he fell from a ladder, fracturing his wrist and cutting his head and face. The Rob' Roy Milling Co. have pur- chased the Ogilvie Flour Mill in Sea - forth and took possession the first of the month. Mr. L, T. DeLacey retains the management of the new firm. Mr. J. M. Wilson has been cam -fined to his residence owing to a bad acci- tient suffered at (the, Bell munition plant. Mr. and Mrs. William Mooney and family have returned from the Peace River district, where they have 'ben for the past three years. They will take up residence on Mr. Mooney's farm at Chiselhurst. The threshing: machines are still busy in the neighborhood of Usborne. The dance, held in Cardno's Opera Hall on Thursday evening in aii of the children's fund for the British, Navy and Merihan 1Viarine, was. well attended in, spite of the blizzard. 'Tony Vitas ordhestra of London supplied the music, Mr. Geo, ,Murray and son,' of Branf don, Manitoba, are here visiting hie mother, Mrs. Ellen Murray, Goderieh Street, Miss , Ella 'Chesney, daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Chesney, of Egraond- vine, has been, engaged to teach. in the village school to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. G. W. Holman, who has been appointed county clerk. The first hockey match of the sea- son will be played in the -Palacv Rink here on Tuesday night between Clin- ton and Seaforth. Rumor has it that there is to be a grain market opened at the C.P.R. ,station to the north of Manley. Rev. Mr. Argo resigned his charge in. Egmondvilie owing to continued ill health, and intends moving to Lon- don to -reside. Mr. Clyde Rankin, of the Bank of Comtherce, Dundas, spent the holiday at his home here. Miss Edith Govenlock, daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. „I, M. Govenloek, who has been teaching in the' West for some time, has returned home. • .From The Huron Expositor January '6, 1893 Mr. and Mrs. 'John Anderson and family, of Sheldon, N.D., are home visiting friends and relatives at Kip - pen. Mr. Wm. Love, of Hillsgreen, is. engaged drawing material for the erection of a barn for Mr. Alex Mc- Murtrie, .of near Kippen. Mayor Holthsted, Seaforth, was in Toronto this .week delivering up the debentures issued under the last by- law to raise money to erect the mar- ket building and purchase the site. The debentures amounted' to $14,000 and they sold at a premium of $750. The Messrs. Coleman expect • to start 'the machinery in, the new foun- dry in Seaforth today. The 'officers and directors of the Tuckersmith Branch of the Agricul- tural •Sooiety and a few friends en- tertained the veteran president, Mr. Thomas Oovenlock, to a cOmPlimen- tarp supper at the Commercial Hotel in town. Mr. Edsall, the genial host of the Commercial, prepared a boun- tiful meal. Mr. M. Y. McLean. and Mr. Sahli Hannah were chairmen ov- er a most 'enjoyable program of toast, song and sentiment. The elections at Bayfield on Mon- day last caused lots of fun, if not a great deal of excitement. Theresult wkid ae followsa Reeve, George W. Woods; councillors, T. J. Marks,, Jas. PaWlie, Dr. Stinbury, Geo. Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. D. Bell and Miss Annie Ford, of Tuckersmith, attended a house warming in McKillop at the home of Mr. Finlay McIntosh, and re- port a good time. Tbe elections in Tuckersmith on Monday resulted in the return of Mt. Peter McKay as deputy reeve, and Messrs. John Reinke, John McLean and • John, McCloy, as 'Councillors. Those named, with Mr. John Shep- herd as Reeve, will constitute the council for 1293. Several sleigh loads of young peo- ple from. Cromarty ,drove to the resi- dence of Mr. Jas, Hamilton, ,Staffa, on Monday evening and celebrated the advent of the New Year. There was a contest ,only in Ward 3 of McKillop this, year. The candi- dates were Richard Common and WM. McGavin. Mr. McGavjn won by 30 votes. The council Will 'be eatilpoe- ed of John, BenneWeis, ret4-e, aidr Messrs. Archilaald, Mealtaira Wane' and Manley, councille.' • Missed Fee and Turner arel,the new teachers at Zurich school. Mr. David Goschalk, o iirIii, fa making a great chaae 1i hid,,shoe. store. John Shepherd, reeve of Tucker - smith, had a bee hauling brick last wcek. Ile intends, erecting a, brick house next summer. ) Om Thursday eveilitig,, a. PlefiAlit soeial was held .at "the,heitie of Dayid, Canipbell, near Walteti3Ofi aid Of the Presbyterian Sabbath, .011001. , • " ' .• ORA PT# R Til I STY -IS E V.RN "You do look as though yoti were on Leetree." , 1 school dance. Several young. people I had secretly called her "Madam Sim- gians,'i sold. Bill to Claire. There's ) notttresortenrsilal;afdancea.11, emdi hower: Prepared to feed the,Polfla or the Bel, "To enough food here for a dean . pic- moment Dian could think of .Others mos." things she might be called. But she "Never mind that," said Claire. held her tongue, and prayed that the day wouldn't seem`too long'. "Maybe you'll feel differently when you start -eating. Besides, I'm --plalt---- "Dian and I will run and get into land?" supper else." "The island?" said Bill. "'What is- but it'll do. Besidee, it can hold an our !bathing suits," Claire said, "while you :boys load the things into the boat. It's an .old flat-bottomed thing ning for us to stay on the island far awful lot of stuff." "Goodness. didn't Claire tell you?" Dian broke in. - Paul shrugged and laughed, "Claire speaks, Bill;" he said, "and you and ••'t Trimm: "MY Sort ,*.kiintnat6 racing inOtorist..7-VirhiatAain, 'tram: aWefl, daft, ',Stand It' lira' Way WhateVer else Mt M» •:' U. "We're to pretend we're shipwre n I move." 7-- "so it would seem," Bill 'said some - ed," Dia a went on. Isn't it perfec ly what dryly. ducky'?" The two girls hurried down the Bill looked, at her. So did Claire. walk toward the rather barnlike Paul was too busy picking up thing, building that served as a bathhouse. to load in the car. Bill wasn't sure "it won't be long now," said Dian, just what emotion was neck of Dian's as they entered. remark—nor was Claire. "What do you mean?" Claire ask - "I suppose," Bill said, determined ed. She paused to test the ramshackle to treat the matter lightly, "Paul and shower bath arrangements. I will have to display our prowess as aUntil you see Bill in bathing Crusoes—" trunks," said Din, "and make your "And make fires by rubbing two sticks together," said Dian. She saw stu,,poehnld,,,ous decisian." Claire's expression, and added, "but isn't it?" said Claire. "It's exciting, that won't bp necessary. I was'. civ- "Terribly," said Dian. "But how lazed enough to bring 'along matches awful if you discover that Bill has a and charcoal." tummy." "Stop jawing, you folk," said Paul. a - • Of course he hasn't. You can tell "And let's be on our way., Give me that withdut his putting on, 'bathing a hand with that hamper, will you, trunks." Bill?" • "How do you know? May he Presently all was 113. readiness. wears orke of those rubber reducing "You sit in front with Dian,' Paul," corsets." Claire said. "I want Bill to sit with "Dian! What an .awful thing to me so I can point out the sights to him." I'll be—" said Paul. Then "What's wrong with Dian's doing the pointing?.", "How can she, when she's driving? Don't be silly!" Nothing happened for a moment or two. Bill looked at Paul and Paul looked at Bill. was, Dian thought; Just another one of those awkward and embarrassing situations Claire was so clever at- creating, "Why not toss a coin?" she asked. "Or Claire might point at you two' •men and say, 'My mother told me to take THIS one.' Then the loser sits in front with me." "If you're trying to be funny, Di- an," Claire said, "you're not." "Thanks. Tra so sorry." • "Okay, we will toss a coin," Paul said suddenly. "Then what?" Bill asked, feeling decidedly uncomfortable. "Heade I sit in back with Claa'reaa., "Tails you sit in back with h'er," said Dian, looking at Bill. '"Don't talk like a nut, Dian," Paul Said... "That way we'd botb..sit Claire." "Well, why not? After all, I'll be busy driving." "This whole business can be set- tled right now;" said .Bill. "How?" Claire asked. "I'll sit in front with. Dian." "-Oh! But Bill, I—" "It's settled," said Paul firmly. "Get in, Claire, and let's stop losing time:" • Bill got back into the front seat beside Dian, "Now," he said,' "with that stupen- dous problem settled, let's have a look at that island you were telling me about." "Suits me," said °Dian. "I didn't eat much breakfast. I'm getting hun- "But we swim first, don't. we?" "We do." Bill waited until the car was under way, and then he said., "I think it would be fun, being cast up on a des- ert island with you, Dian." "I ani. pretty 'good at making the best of things," said Dian. "I've had a lot of experience along that line." She gave Bill a quick smile, deciding that she was being unreasonable in keeping up her sarcastic attitude. "But why do you think it 'Ould be fun?" "Because I—" • "That's a woman's reason." "Because," ,Bill repeated, "you're iou." And Dian let the matter rest right there. An hour later the eu,artette was gazing upon the lake, wbich lay like a sheet of silver before'. them There was a gentle breeze and diminutive waves whispered softly close to the shore. - • "How far is it to the island?" Bill asked. • "About a mile," Dian said. "Do you mind rowing that far?" "Certainly not. We could -swim there, couldn't we?" "It has been done. But sinee-we've got a lot of food and stuff, I think rowing's going to be necessary!" "And we're going, to get into our bathing suits first," said Claire. "We will leave our clothes here — since there's no place to change on the iS land," She jumped from the car, as- suming a sort of , leadership that Smacked, so Diam thought, of (bossi- ness. "Bill, yeti and Paul 'unload the foods, and Dian and I will look after the bathing things." "Is that the bathhonse •over there by those trees?" Bill wanted to know. "Yes," claire replied. "Don't look so dieconragedi This, isn't Bar Mar.; bor or Sones. Beach, yen know. There are two roma, one for Men and one for women. Maybe fronae day they'll turn the place into a' real sufnmer re- sort, but jest how etritiething of makeighift." '• "We used, to have Mir •Stiinday Schaal picnics Mit here," Dian .said. , thiS is no trine for retain- -UMW, CIalieutaid hurriedly. "Let's get eVerYtliing Unloaded." • reached. for her bathing, things tuiCtlin littgio ?blanket the haebought •.A?.*P took them ..fierni the) ,eitt • Oite 'Ought, Offing' far, Claire; 'She. .eotild: not helP, 'Wring kW, Oltdre Itid; til**.s4040. ,..)14derifilifi&t-trlietheiraUta hoinojtatent:' PlaY it ened so wide with admiration Whelk they beheld Claire as she looked . "Like it on me?" Claire asked,. 505- 1g Dian's eyes upon her. • "Yes," said Dian. "You look like something out of a ,magazine cover.7 Claire smiled., pleased. She. waited until Dian was in her suit, and then said: "I like yours, too. It's really •the type of thing that suits yeti to perfection." 'Weaning you don't think I should wear long skirts, ,Iong sleeves—stock- inge, and laced -up shoes?" "There you go again!" Claire said. "Being sarcastic. Come on, let's join the. boys." She caught up a bathing cap and went out. Dian followed her. Bill and Paul were • waiting for them, And, Dian thought, you could- n't find. two better looking men if you searched the world over' or two men ' with flatter tummies, broader shoul- ders and narrower hips. And tanned?' Golden brown Paul—who was blonde; and mahogany -colored Bill — who was brunette. "Goshf" said Claire softly. "They are easy on the optics, aren't they?" said Dian. "They simply take my.breath!" Claire exclaimed. "Then stop looking at them," Dian said. "you'll need your breath for swimming." She moved forward. "Greetings, gentlemen!" she said. "All set for the desert island: epic?" • "All set!" said Bill. And he thought, "Sweet .girl, Dian—like a slender ballet dancer in that elite skirt." He then looked at Claire and thought, "Venus DeMilo in a bathing say." "Anyway," Dian went on, "yell suit." He grinned and said, "It's know Paul looks -wonderful in bathing a shame to take too lovely creatures trunks. So you can always fall back like you 'girls fo'a desert island!. We' should be marching you along the on him. • "I wish," said Claire, opening her boardwalk at Atlantic City:" • beach bag, "that you'd park :that sar- "Cut the kidding, Bill," said Paul. casticnet ns ttonnoeughsornyoeuwhweerree, ganoicingtroyn to"And"And help me with the boat. It's, picnic. Do •you mind?" "Oh, no," said Dian. "Oraly this , And presently the boat moved off stuck." • "Right!" said Bill. business of serving as background —two pairs of oars dipping and ris- gets a little bores•ome. I feel like. a ing. piece of scenery that lends attires- The two girls sat in the stern. Dian phere,•but aches to say something." gazed... off toward the island, Claire gazed toward the men. Their smooth- ly working mAscies fascinated her. . 6,HAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT "How on earth could an artist get Claire took out a white bathing out- to be so strong?" aloe asked Bill. fit that consisted of brief shorts and He flushed a little. "Oh, run a !brief brassiere. "How do you like around the Central Park reservoir it?" she • asked, holding up. the two ,t,Thrhe:n,timtoeos: ayoreeka,n",thehnsnagiidn,ejokhinowg. pie,,cliess. • mll right" said Dian; "what many times I pick up tubes of -paint one." That, you know, there is of it." • adenvdelompys "It's the very latest thing." • "I can imagine. It's so late, it "Idiot!" said Claire, laughing hap - ,e, Dian nlmognstt foourtgohterto ogwent Pi17.ind I got my strength": said. Paul, hap- seems sattoalml. y "from opening cane In my west ' '1 ld f ed b . any manner or means, but which, dies kitchen." He looked at Claire suit; whFch Wasnt o - as. n compared to Claire's, seemed like and smiled. "But from now on I yards of material. "This will have shall have ta take up some other to do for me," she said. "Ithagine, form of exercise; since you're going ' to use your mtither's recipes, and feed. it's got a skirt!" "Oh, well," said Claire comforting- me like a lord" ly, "lots of girls still like ,those tricky little things." "Thanks, I'm glad to hear that," Dian said. "I'd hate to feel like my grandmother or something." They heard Bill and Paul enter the adjoining room, and lowered their voices. • There was a knock on the dividing partition, and Paul ,spoke. • "We'll be ready .in three ihakes 'of a sheep's tail!" he . said. "Don't be all day." "We're almost ready now," Claire called back. "But don't get we until after we reach ,the island," ,she add - all sloppy." , ed: "We don't 'want ,to get the boat • "Yes'm," said Paul. • "But I was counting on swimming to the island," said Bill. , "Silly!" said Claire. ."You've got to help Paul row the boat." "So it goes,",said Paul. "Men must always labor." "What do you mean, men must al- ways labor?" Dian said. "I expect to speed half the day over a hot fire broiling wienies. for you." "Wienies?" said Claire. "Why, the chicken's already cooked and ready to eat. Who on, earth. wants to bother with wienies?" "We do," said Dian. "Bill, Paul and 'That's what you think, my dar- ling!" said Claire. And Dian saw her when she once more turned admiring eyes upon Bill Rollins. Although Dian had been dreading the day, and praying that it wouldn't be too long a one, she began. to en-. joy herself the moment she set foot upon the island. She hived the out- doors—sun and sky and water. It did things to -her. It seemed to wash from her all feeling of malice and re- sentment, and emotions of that sort. She bustled around helping get all their stuff settled. "Why, I'd forgotten all about this old atone 'fireplace yeti hoyta built!" she said to Paul. "So had I," daid, Paul. "Boy, what fun we had doing And now what fun dt's going to be cooking these, wienies in it." Bill watched them. "Darned' if don't envy you your memories," he said. "It must nave been fun being an Ardendale kid." "It was," Paul said. "But I sup- pose all email town kids are about. the same." "It wasn't, alas!" said Bill. "Mr folks never stayed put very long. I was always being dragged off here or there or the other place. The long- est I ever stayed at • one address was. "We'll eat the chicken for lunch," when I was in college." said Paul, "and have the wienies for "I should thiuk that would have' sapper." been exciting," Claire said. "I don't ' The Idea!" Claire said. "Mother think being a small town, child is any - and I slaving to fix a perfectly mar- thing to boast about?' he took a -thous- picnic hamper—and you bring along wierdes." "Oh, forget it," said Dian, for Claire's ears only. "If the men want wienies, let them have wienies. Why should you get all upset?" Claire tried to think of something to say and couldn't She finished get- ting into her bathing suit, piled her hair high upon her head and fasten- ed it- with a ribbon. Dian, watching her, reluctantly admitted that it would be difficult to find a more beaff- tifta specimen of young.womanhood. No wonder men could do easily shut their eyes to Claireqrsellishness and fickleness! No wonder their eyes op- tablecleth from the picnic hamper her mother had prePared. "I used to en- vy people who didn't live in anion towns." "Yes, I remember," Dian said. "Yen used! to go down to the depot every day you could manage it, to see the New York express go through." • "And wish you were sitting at one of the tables in the diner," said Paul.. Claire laughed. , "I'll never forget the first time I went to New Ybrk," she zaid. "I nearly drove mother wild begging her to go into the diner and eat. And then over -ate and got . terribly sick." (Continued Next Week) ...asimararos • 1988816118191911101184911111.11111111111111111111111111111•11151919011iliallarataa.....aanas. *JUST A SMILE OR VIVO "P' 41 The new Office boy had been in- was leaving the — .strileted how to ansewer callers. Just before noon a man asked, "Is the WAS in?" • "Are you a- ealeimortn, a bill collec- tor, or a friend 'of his?" the ,boy in- quired. "All three," was the answer. "Well, he's in—a, ,htisineaS iSonfer- elice: Ire's out of towil. Step In and Oee Irate enthtiOak, Who had borne team go .b1 deleak, stOPPed the referee as he "Where's your dog?" he aaked. "Don!" ejaculatect the u-mpire, "r have no dog." "Well," said the grottchy Ame,_ "you're the first blindi, Man I ever• slaw who didn't have a dog." Customer: "I warn you, shan't be able to pay for suit for three pion Taller: "Oh, that's all right, gar. DOn't,Wcirry." "Thitnitt. 'When will it be ready?" -- "In 1bree.montlie, art" .• :•,, :•;.; • •I