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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-01-15, Page 21 10 Pro r��. .ev afternn by McLean •rate4$ . Year In. f g rates an application, sEA '€W, ;{5th 1 its Share in p" ti + of the was and, possibly kss complaint, because it is a that has been tough- ened by liana The Wardenship In . electing a Warden, Huron County has a custom of its own and one, we believe, peculiar to all the other counties in the Province. In Huron the Warden is elected in alternate years by the Liberal and Conservative members of the Coun- ty Council, a elm that ends. back many years. Although the sys- tem, one would think, would tend to give polities an undue influence in , county council proceedings, it was adopted, in the first place, with the very opposite intent and purpose, and, it must be admitted by any one familiar with council's business, to have . had much more than an . aver- age result in fulfilling its purpose. This year the Warden will be chos- en by the Liberal' members of coun- cil and there promises to be more than an average interest in the elec- tion. Four members are in the run- ning, Reeve S. H. Whitmore, of Tuckersmith ; Reeve Tuckey, of Fxe- ' ter; Reeve Redmond, of East. Waw- anosh, and Reeve McDonald, of Ash- iekL It will be a close race as all four have had extensive county council experience, and any one would make a fair, capable and courteous presid- ing officer. . Naturally, we would like to see Reeve Whitmore the choice of the caucus. He has had long experience in municipal affairs, is efficient, well read and is a man whose integrity lasnever been questioned. In addition, it is now some years ' i h has -had -the honor of the Wardenship, and it will, in all p ibi&ty, be .some years in the fu- ture before it will again have as -good a claim to that honor as it has this year. And Now, 1V`euwspapers Tea, sugar, coffee, butter, gasoline, etc., have been rationed almost long enough now for us to become act ts- tomed to the restrictions of their use, even if many . find these restric- lions not so much of a hardship, as an excuse to grumble about the hard lines laid' down for us in our way of living. - With the New Year came a new rt tioning order, this time affecting r ewsprin:t. The details of, this new order° are not: clear yet, but it cer- tainly affects weekly newspapers as well as dailies. Heretofore, weekly papers could stock as much news- print as they cared to, or could afford to buy, but the new order- has brought that day to a close for• the duration at least. All of which means that weekly - papers will a Not be able to increase their. circulation. That if you are not taking a paper now, you will not be allowed to become a • subscriber later. Thatis the way it is worked in Britain, where every paper has a waiting list 'oaf asubscriber,s_ •. There is every possibility that it Will also mean that - weekly paper will also be compelled to cut do. di the number" of their subscribers, and, •na- turally, the .first to be dropped will be those not paid in advance. Already newsprint supplies are so herd to' obtain that many of the cotuti iy .weeklies have cut down the number of their columns, and not a few others are publishing only a four - e paper in place of the usual ht or ten. pages. ' too„, that daily papers ,print fewer pages, and with sir " y diminished ad- denlana, , ref the• are go- , gh in. - • one None -Forgotten Great Britain's New Yeafs honor list contained the names of many high in the services of the Army, Navy and Air Force, as well as many distinguished in government and civil life. But that was not all The same New Year's honor list contained the names of eight hundred and seventy - ,two men and women whose names had never been heard of in public life, or who had ever attained the headlines. On these, Great Britain conferred medals and decorations for heroism and devotion to duty during the war. Some of these men and women were school teachers, telephone op- erators, stationmasters, shipbuild- ing draftsmen and factory workmen, while one was a farmer, decorated "for services in breeding new types of potatoes." • Are Times Tough? We look upon living in these war times as tough. And it is. And tougher times are ahead. Make no mistake about that. Yet only forty years ago there were no cars. central heat or oil burners. No electric ..,power, lights or modern convenience, and no radio or movies. • In those days it was not consider- ed a hardship to walk to work. There was no other way to get there. Then there was only one means of -trans- portation for any length of distance.... If necessary, people travellt l by train, or by a two -horse stage. Then it was not considered •a hard- ship to be denied a day's shopping or a show at least once a week in some city or lamer town, 'twentyfive, fifty or • a hundred miles away. It was not considered a hardship to stay at home at night, or to mind the stoves and do our owls work in the home and store. When we grumble about our tough• luck and, the hard way we have to live today, we forget how eau -it is for circumstances—like the war— to set us - back to what were normal living conditions forty years ago. Anti we forget how much more fortunate those people were compar- ed with the pioneers in the years away before them. ' In fact the .most of us•,,have forgot- ten a lot of things. How to walk; to work, to make our own amusement, - to read, to stay at home, and we - have all but forgotten the true hos- pitality•.that .brightened our days and made life so rich and real fort= and more years ago. • 9, `Bit Of Holland' In Canada A special edition of the Canada Gazette, under authority of the War Measures Act, recently published in, Ottawa, proclaimed the suite where Princess Julianaawaits the immedi- ate birth of her third child, has been' set apart from Canada by royal de- cree and becomes a bit of Holland_ The proclamation as set forth is "to provide an exiraterritorial char- acter to any place in which the heir presumptive to the throne of the Netherlands may be confined and in which an heir to such throne inay be born." It also provides that "Her Royal Highness, the Princess Juliana and any child that may be born, shall be accorded immunity from • criminal, civil and Military jurisdiction, whe- ther Dominion or Provincial." Princess Juliana, who made fre- quent visits -to the Netherland troops when they were stationed in Strat- ford, and her Leo young daughters, have been living in Ottawa since they were driven by the Germans from their own country in the spring of 1940. All Netheiianders are hoping Pgin that .:. the third clad 'pf PP Ali ane and Puce Seed a son, so pro ' ; ' to .•Froale The Iieron -Expositor jehta4rlP 18►, 1818 4 Atr ertt;ertell was held in No. 4, Mc on toriday evening. in aid of ' •ted f - Mr. Prank Biwat guile a, entober of well - rendered sow lad Master Jos. 3E1ogg gave +several, ae lin gelectionis. Mr. theater Fowls, who has tanght school alaere for 11 years„ was presented with a hitnitain Pen, berehons . and au ad- dress. The worst storm ' of a generation raged here Iat m Friday eveni' g until Monday, cempletely tying up the railroads and sealing no the country. The morning train from Goderich with two enemies was stalled at St Coln nban late Saturday afternoon, where it remained until Thursday with -only part of the smokesdaek. showing above the drifts. No papers reached the town from Friday night Irani the following Thersday'- Lieut. SataiRie, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Snaiie, who was wounded and gassed in Prance early last fail, is at g resent home on sick leave. The first skating carnival of the season was held on Wednesday night and the listed ptize winners was as follows: India,' costume, Bliss Tensa Wilson, Miss -er'Me Rose; girls' cos- Ltrrne, Neti.ie Wilson -,Maggie Broad - foot; girl skaters, Birdie Me9fnikin, Hannah Kidd; gents' eostume, J Chambers, R. Jamieson; gents° skat- ers, T. Kurile tharnmer, ' T. Coleman; boys' costumes, Jimmie Rose, Alex Broadfoot; boy skaters, Nolan Tait, JBrr mi Eifioran; - judges, A. EL Ire- land, J. G. Wilson and Henry Cam- eron. This item appeared in the is - Sem of JantasrY, 1.883 - Mr_ Jas. G. Mullen, of town, attend- ed the annual meeting of the Cana- dian Bank of Commerce in Toronto last week The amnia/ meeting of the Ladies' Aad of First Presbyterian Chureb was beld on Wednesday afternoon when the society regretted receiving the resignation of the president, Mrs, Wm. Sclater. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Presi- dent, Mrs. J. C: Laidlaw- viee-pres., Mrs. Wm_ Selater; End vice-pres•, Mrs: Area Scott; 3rd vice-pres., Mrs: D. Boyd; treas., Mrs. W. E. Kerslake; sec., Mrs. John Pb 1ayson; converter of teas, Mrs. Jelin Beattie. On the evening of January 3rd some a0 farmers met in S.S. No. 2, Hay, and were so impressed with the sit - nation of the individual farmer that a club was' organized, called `The En- ergetic." A •delegation from the Thames Road Club, assisted by Mr. Paul Madge, of Alberta, addressed the meeting and explained the needs -if organization. - From The Huron Expositor January 20, 1893 - Mr. D. Zimmer, botelkeeper of Llan -- brook, was fined $10.00 and costs far having his latireroom blinds - down on Sanday. The store and post office at Cen- tralia have changed hands, Mr. P. Haenma aaving bought out Mr_ 'Quar- t's. The McKillop directory for 1893 is as fellows: John Benneweis, reeve, Dublin: dames. Evans, deputy rye, Beechwood; Ceiw 'Blore stiai-el Man - lee, Beeeawood; Wm.. McGavisi, Lead - bury;, Wiltiaw Archibald, I.eadbnry; John C. Morrison, Clerk, Wsnthroo ; Win Evan:, _ assessor,. assessor, Beechwood; Charles Dodds, collector, .Seaforth; li W. B. Swath, M.D.., health o`raes'r, Sea- forth; eaforth; Richard Pollard, sanitary in- seector, Leadbnry- Mr. Harry Wells, formerly of this *own, has dispozed of his boot and shoe business in Wingbaan and intends teaching vocal and instrumental 'mus- ic. lie will stare a class Me Seaiorth • in the near feature. • Mr. Jaz:. COew» b, Hen ail, bas flooded the rink and . it is now lit flume shape for, skating and carding. Mr. G. K. Holland, of Beechwood, the genial' storekeeper, has pnrcbased a new Bell organ from Mr. John Mooney, agent for Scott Brox, Sea - forth. Mr. Paul Durand, of East Grand Pork .. Dakota, has iata±ly Teta reed to spend the winter in Drysdale under she parental roof. He reports it be Mg 40 below zero in Dakota when he left. 'The Checker Club of tr owaaty met for organization on Monday might_ They appointed as. president, W. W.• Thompson: sec., Geo. Hamilton, and treas., Alex McLachlan. tar. Jas. Long ad s i aged home in Hib- bert last week front California- He lives in Eoreka. Cie, and is 'doing. :well there_ Mr. Thos. Geary, fifth Ion_, Hibbert, E rnteriaaned a num/r of friends -at an oyster supper recently. It Is use- ;ess to say that They bee a good tame, as Mr_ and Mrs. Geary have the hap- py faculty of nick ng their friends ap- pear at home in their tnirlst.. Mr. Sana R. Hare, of DDsborne,, last week threshed an acre of ais-;ke *lov- er and bad a return of seven bushels of the very best sa i 1e. Ti'e Farmers- Aesentbly was field Cardno'a Hall on Pilaw e ebisng and the weather was dribs vreitnL The few who did brave Die eletnerate en- joyed , tbet aselvea to a The Music vas furnished bY a , Oh"' nee, and Porityth ori a viol Tie, 'ate brie. Thos, , Grle -e ti; OM& A beantfful stepper WatteeertItt1,01 the di'ining sterni of The t itiltie� pared by Mr. Carte , .keel'! It.etaatpge_.ow..we oldet fel- lbws get the idea; every so often that we are still noting enteugh to go out and Play ikith Vie. 94 1 s- Last year) avers watching the ki*ls out an tate pond in the meadow en. the Hig- gins place. They nvehe gl tl ;40 111 •` l eintseles I never knew existed before stele to light an a painful way, l got a cold that lasted all winter and ev- ety time g saereed it .ffeetged es if the Wee g musgles decided toe start ell ovei* Again- . • Jlst., st *+ kI .: `at 1i rte:yq J 4 on their skates as happy and care- i stere out from school 'trying their free ass you please- They wereacat-':etelxIggan en to steep elopes :of our ting figure eights and eui1teues and Big'ilift had ad Perfect rfoiboggan- eveay tliiteg • issg, It had rained a little scum of There was an eta- peer ea ocates , ice over the snow and on this cruet hanging in the daiviang shed_ They a its s suave whizzing along like but were a bit rusty and the boots were t nets. It was the most perfect thin„ hard from lack of grease, bat 1 pick -`you could imagine_ My, but they ed them ftp and went across to the were having lots of fun! I sort of pond- The ye,rgsters elided say `bled over to where they were, bee - anything,. but there seemed to be' a ing all the time that they would ask titter of amusement running ei otind 'me td ,Foie theta - the crowd_ They were €rankly pewee i At fust I lust stood there making ed by the whole taping_ In fact ttley l" out that I just wanted to watch them. seemed tq mut on a perfect deanoc- »Then they firefly asked me if I would stration of skating from then an It like to go for a ride. At first 1 said looked So easy and tt was so easy to I didn't waei to. They insisted, and remember the days when I cut quite th finally I got on. It was a most a figure on the ice. ,thrilling thing to go whizzing along_ `the steep climb back up the hill Those first few moments. of teeter`; hasn't so good, but I took that. in my Mg on the ice were bad . _ - mighty ;stride. bhatad _thee , besbut wthaenc wastoorgetaintheI nsatht eouotldfoesrt aHcgogiupnlse laoYd taaimesd anmde about the long, ftaaleleea; strokes I. to go algng and go over• the bump. started to creep across. There were That was a' hollowedout piece that rusty streaks along behind este . . - gave lust the right twist to send you long, brown smears and my toes were ippia>g high in the air: • see boys all eranaped up ill he to -s oiala boots_ had all 'gone over the bump .and they A youngster went eeseing around ane didn't seem to mind it. They put me Ili a graeefnl swirl, ani 1. was . Off on the back of the toboggan. I wawa again on a flight of acre h imregincn' the heaviest they said. We skimmed Elect 1 wild do the same tatiire, That's along likebunobody's business_ Then when .I lost my balance and the ice carne the mp. tVow! What a bump came ua with startling rapidit,T_ In that really was! We hit it at a tre- fact I went down to . enact it is a mendous speed and the first thing I knew the toboggan was , away off downs the hill and I was rolling down very gazing way. • The older you get the more stub- born et seems you get. No .matter along the crust. It Was like rolling what you do. you keep on thinking through a plate -glass window. , that in just a little while you will be Yesterday, was • the first day that I able to do it properly. The more, pia ,could shave myself without supreme keep on, the worse it gels_ and I do torture. I've aohed and pained and mean worse. I slipped and fell and have resolved to never try, anything skidded and 115511y landed an some • lite that again. I' wonder what fool shell ice and went down to my knees thing I'll try next, year! A person lies in water_ . I went home ansa spent a a hard time learning common sense, whole week with aches and bruises. it seems. JUST A SMILE OR TWO 1 A email boy 5.a party had been sating steadily for an alarming length of tune. When he asked another help- ing the hostess spoge to him earnest- ly "Willie," she said. "I'tn quite ser- ious_ If you take another helping of trifle, you'll burs t." Willie listened, alarm spreading ov- er his features. He hesitated, and gazed at the dish of trifle. Finally, he sat erect, a study of heroic resolu- tion. a; • "A'richt then," said he. "gie's an - eller helpin' n`ellerhelpin' and stain' clear." F wo little American boys teere talk: ing about the President. One of them said: "My father thinks he has done a Iot of good." The other boy replied: Oh, I don't know; he hasn't closed the schools yet." Tommy: "Mr. Higgins, is it true what daddy says, that you're a self- made man?" - dr. Higgins (indulgently) : "Yes, son, yer dad's quite right." Tommy: "Well, why did yeti do it like that?" • What .A Beveridge Plan Would Mean to Canada: • (By Janet R. Keith, in Montreal Standard) Itnagine a Canada where John Doe, insurance; to be administered by a workingman,, has no- financial worries! new Ministry of Social Security. Pre - If he loses his job, be receives inser- miums would be paid by joint weekly ance benefits natal he finds a new contributions from the government, one. If he or any member of his workers •and employers. Here is the family take` sick. free medical and way a typical British family would hospital care is _provided_ If he is benefit from the scheme_ injured at work, he is looked after When young John Smith got mar - for the rest of his life. If he bee a tied, his"wife Marl- would receive up large family, he receives' weekly al- to $4a as marriage payment. to con- lowa.nces for each child- . If thereis. pensate her for the fact that a mar - a death in bis family funeral expels rfed woman has not quite as goad a es are -paid- benefit status as --•a- working woman Of course, in , return for all. these When their first child was ttorn; the benefits be pays moderate premiums John Smiths would receive a asatern- out of every pay_eheque. But as long ity grant of •$15 and 'a maternity bene - as he's worling aid in goad health, fit of $8.10 a week for 13 weeks. When he _doesn't mind that. He i;as.ows that their second child seas born they as soon as trouble come along he'll would begin to receive. in addition to- have nothing ea w-orry about. the maternity, grant, a children's al Sounds fanta-stie' Well, it may lowance of $1.50 a week: seem like an idle dream right now,. If John were to 'lose his job he But a detailed plan to gine the aver- would receive, as the father of two age citizen this kind of uncial se- children, unemployment insurance of cavity in eontained fin the now -faro- $12.40 a week for an indefinite per- ms Beveridge Report, recently Laid iod. In the case of illness, free Medi - before tee British Government by Sir cal care 3,_ WilliamWilliamWilliamBeveridge. the unfortunatewould fie event 'tproridehat Mr.And Smithin Back is the spring of 1941 Sir Wil- should, die • early in life, his wife limn Bereridge, one of Britain's out- would receive a grant of $S9 to; pay standing economists. was given a big , for funeral expenses and a widow's ,job` to do_ He was apfieinted chair-; benefit of $5.10• weekly for thirteen ram. of a parliamemmta.ryacommitRee to'. weeks• At .the age of t:4 Mfrs. Smith iaarestiagale all existing sci>emes of so- would be eligible for tae old age pen- cial insurance in Britain and make re- sibn. commenndatioons for their improve- Sir William Beveridge believes that meta- Sir'Wilit an never does things after the war Britain will be in a poli_ Ela by bairel„ His counmissior held More tion to put this scheme Into effect m tatty hearings, listening to testi-; immediately. If it can be done in Bei - moray frons the blind , and the deaf tale there shouldn't be any reason mai the crippled as Well as from peewhy it can't he done in Canada. pie in /metal' walks of life_ It was ; Wtsat We Wave the largest social survey ever under- Let's take a look at the kinds of taken m Britainsocial insurance operating in the Do - 33000 Worsts minion today, and try- to decide wte- At the end of 17 months Sar Wil- tiler or not a Beveridge plan would liana Beveridge signed his mule ee e : work in Canada 300,000 -word regaoat., and banded it to Unemployment insurance is m the 3;ritdiab GorernmenL Immediate-. doubtedly tbe most iinportiint form of ly the dome/ant was hailed with en- social insurance in Canada today, thnsiasta by twat Of the people ea Since July, 1941. all gainfully employ= Britain. Per the Beveridge report ed persons in Canada earning up to transtevan into noocrete tenets the $2,000 a year ;.(with. the eXceeititie of freedom from train" of the Atlantic those in certalj occitpatio'ns- like agri- citartir. I1inniaina to itisee every culture, belting and doiinetfjn service) al ai, Wome it and: child in. Britain have been pi�oteeles ant st uhen- �t personal vent ,And :lpueSUrstp PNoyment. '.Workers '00fitrlliute Iron " 'Elea eradie ie the 'e.". 12 to 36 cents `a Creek: `employers P"+urn eatilly the iltevetidg0 per', frotn 21 to neents. • Between *itet+e L ter .2 *alt. snit e. of 0.44 a state After the Jackrabbit - Jackrabbit lonters, trt nee Ol from Grand Deed. Baiyi'ield and '!fie" rich, had a.greart. Oar w.iin Omit AM. drive of the year last Saturday, bag- nigno er ,- n" save %tea:. 10e.re la ali4.eiftaileittlyeforst10/13 mem .thif3 year,, for rabbit l01434.15 !trap much li d toad If. flying toy' 9 worn '•by -wanton Nettie are , patrolling North AApar/tie.waters these eold days. Bill Elide, of Grand Beni, has bels feature in hand. The locale was a block northeast of Kingsbridge- Wed- nesday's half-holiday..ra}bbit drive was not so good. Rev. R. H- Turnbull headed a party of twelve that hunted i:ear Sheppardton, a district that has been pretty well scoured. The bag was only two and the clergyman got one of these. Charlie Mdis got the - other. Harvey Baxter, Knyvet Naf- tel, Walter Pinder, Bud Jerry, Edgar Pridhatu and soine athets went rab- bitless.—Goderich Signet -Star. Firast Fire Cali of 1943 The fire brigade had their first ME of the new year on Saturday evening, when they were called to the home of H. Norman, Caledonia Terrace. A_ small fire had started in the cellar. tin but was quickly extinguishedwith --G chemicals.oderich Signal -Star. Appointed Clerk and Treasurer At a special sheeting of the village- ceencil held Wednesday evening, Miss Lena Livingston was appointed•to fire position of•Clerk and Treasurer. We understand that - thee" appointment is of a temporary nature at the present. time. Mr. Buster Me.Arter, who had acted in the above capacities since Monday. tendered bis resignation at the, Wednesday evening session.— Blyth Standard., Undergoes Operation Elaine Johnston, twenty-two months- old onthsold daughter of Lance reorporat anti • Mrs.. Eddie Johnston, underwent a, successful appendicitis • operation in the Clinton hospital on Monday, af- ternoon. The little lady is doing fine: '—Blyth Standard. Varna Flier in King's Honor List Flying Officer, 'Robert Morrison Ald- winckle, son of Mr, and Mrs. Henry Aldwinckle, of Varna, was commended - for service's rendered in the air in the King's New Year honor list. Fit - Officer Aldwinckle had just flnt lied his first yeare at the University of To- ronto when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, June, 1941. Be- fore entering university he was one bf tbe most brilliant students ever toattend • Clinton Collegiate Institute,. which he entered upon completion of his public school work at S.S. No- 10, Stanley township. He enlisted at Lon- don, Ont., and from there was -sent. to Manning Depot, Toronto, Ottawa, Eglington Hunt (Nub, Portage la Prairie, and received his wings and Commission at- Carberry, Manitoba•= Clinton News -Record. Huron Holstein's in R. O. P. — The largest' Record of Performance- test erformancetest reported from a Huron -County Holstein herd, during the past month was that of Bonnie Pioneer Nether- land, owned by Colin Campbell, Bay- field_ • Abe prodneed 594 ..:pounds fat from 14,42S pounds milk• as a seven- year-old in the twice -a -day milking section of the yearly division- In. the sane dirision a two-year-old from the herd of Bisset Bros_, Goderich, gave• 12.734 . bounds milk containing 437 pounds fat ---Clinton News-RCord, Bruseels Man's Wife' Injured Mrs, Gordon F. Best, daughter -M- ien -of Mrs. George Best, of Brussels, was one of. the seriously inlnred ala the, recent Manitoba, train wreck. She was travelling from Seattle, 1't-ashing- to i where she wasvisiting, her hos - band, band, PFC. Gordon Best, to her home in Detroit—Brussels P&LFormer Warden Dies in Goderich '.Mr. John Joseph Hayes. a former warden of Huron County, who pre- vious to his removal to Goderich )4 years ago. was a resident of Mt. Carmel, died Sunday at the age of T3. He had been in ailing health for some time. Besides his widow. he is survived by two stepdaughters, Mrs- • Walter McDonald, Montreal, and Mrs - Albert Harrington. Chapleau; a step- son, Si. J. Stafford, chief officer Im- perial Oil Tanker fleet, Serfaia., and two• sisters. Mrs. Delaney, Detroit, and Mrs. Hall. Mt. Carmel. Requiem high. mass • -as sung. at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church by a nephew,' Father Delaney, of Detroit, on Monday'. In- terment was in Colborne cemetery.— Exeter Times -Advocate. County, Police Reports Three county constables. WilliamGardner of Wingbam, Helmer Snell of Seaforth and John Ferguson of Ere-. ter. travelled orer 44,000 miles in their automobiles in 1942, investigat- Mg a total of ;255 'breaches of the law and compia.ints, it was revealed at Wednesday's meeting of the police commney,ittee of the county cou1, the final meeting of the year. This is an average of . nearti, 15,000 miles for each constaa:Rte. - The quarterly Ports were react tVa the committee by Oouttty • Clerk N. w. Millner. There rl0 setiions c'rim'e, pettit thefts .. pending• the list, wb•ith• Mee 0 of the toner Coutrol Ant next. Tire/it:T gve (Oon'tinued on sage S) tetititmnod on eta s)