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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1943-07-16, Page 24j • 4 IS 41.1. NoLOA, Editor. e at $eaforth, Ontario, eV- iiisday- afternoon , by Mel.4ean itor Serlption rates, WO a year in ee ; foreign 42.50 a, year. Single 4 cents each,. Ve,rtising rates on applicatiork. SEAP. ORTH Friday, July 16, 1943 -there must have been, and We would say, continue to be some quiet but very efficient organization and co- operation among our farmers, to accomplish what has already been accomplislisd, M 'the harvest fields. Of course the harvest is not over, but more than a good beginning has been made. And, of course too, there is the weather ahead, but given even average harvest conditions• in Hur- on, the crops will be large. And what is of even greater importance to the farmer, he is assured a ready market and good prices for every- thing he harvests this year. The End,Of A Long Wait The end of a long wait for Cana- dian troops came on Saturday last ,when with British and American traops, they struck into Sicily. For • nearly four years, five divisions of " our troops have been training-. and building up for a chance at the Ger- mans. And. now the time has come. With what force the Canadians struck, or when or how they left England,- or even who is command- ing them, is at present unknown, and there is little likelihood of any such information beinggiven out at pres- • ent, or even for some time to come. Such information that has. been made available, however, shows that the Canadian troops were used to spearhead the attack; that •they reached their objectives in every • case, and that the casualties; consid= ering the extent and range of the of- fensive, ha.ve been extremely light. Both English and American sourc- • es have been extremely compliment - Ary of the Canadians in action. They are quoted as magnificently trained, magnificently equipped and brilliant- ly ledL and their equipment, like • themselves, are products of Canada. The Allied landing and successes at Sicily are claimed to be spectacu- lar and as being the beginning of the end for the Axis power, but at the Balm time it is only wise to remem- ber that a long, long road marked by bitter battling and heavy casualties lies ahead. .Even the complete conquest of the big island of Sicily, which is right off the toe of the Italian book AIM -that -- yet remains to be accomplished, will •only be a step down the long, long road. • There are several important rea- - sons why Sicily is considered so strategically important to the Allied • cause. It providessome twenty air- • fields from which bombing raids • might be launched on all of Italy and .force that country out of the war. • It could be a base for land opera- tions against the Italian peninsula. It could be the stepping off place for • a pinchers movement against the Greece: peninsula from the Mid- dle East. • It is part of a group of islands, in- cluding Sardinia, which could be us- ed as stepping stones to • Southern t France, and the control of Sicily would provide control of shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. The opening blow in this campaign has been struck and however long or however hard the road may be, there is little likelihood of the Allies lessen- ing for an instant the pressure. In the meantimg Canadians at home will just have—to wait with what patience they can summon, for .any definite word of their boys over- t3eas, as not even the names of the casualties will be released for some tine. • , • Crop Prospects Travel in any direction over, this •county and one would have to be a confirmed pessimist, not to see evi- dence on every hand, of abundant •crops,. and every evidence of a bum - pr harvest. • Ilay is 'a bumper crop, and consid- • eing the :shortage of help every- • W1*e, it IS really amazing to see OW,Intich Of it has found its way in - 10 the barns. , This week the wheat will be crowd- ' the hay, and it is a magnificent ' the., a continuance of fair er' and it, too,.,will disappear '6 :410. eilent, and beans have na ail octbeet tom r tvret it , • One Consolation Mr. Hugh Dalton, President of the • Board of Trade, announced last week that the people of Britain will get a maximum of 48 clothing cou- pons and a minimum of 36, for the next twelVa months rationing period, commencing August 1st next. Some idea of what the British male will be able to purchase in the way of, cipthing for next year is shown wheli a man's three-piece suit in Britain today requires an expen- diture of 26 coupons. - At the best, that will leave him just 22 coupons with which to provide himself with shirts, hats, sox, boots, etc. And that for a whole year. The Britisher, however, has one consolation. Mr. Dalton said that today the price of • clothing over there is only 70 per cent. over pre- war figures, and it is definitely fall- • ing all ,the time. Compared with conditions in the last war, that ,is really something, • because on NoVember 11, 1918, cloth- ing prices in Britain were 260 per cent aver the 1914 figures. However, when' it comes to a choice of either wearing what you have, or going without, the price', really does not figure so much. • Comforting Note Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior in the United States Gov- ernment, lent a comforting note to the seemingly hard pressed Ameri- can taxpayer, in a magazine article released to the public last week. Mr. Ickes says that the nation's physical assets amounted to $89,0.00 fog each than, woman and child in the United States. These assets total 42,023,000,000,- 000 —1 twelve trillion, twenty-three billion dollars—and the minister add- ed, the total national--cle-bt amounted - to only 1.17 per cent. of that sum. "The $12,023,000,000,000 is what we ought to get," Mr. Ickes said, -"for our country, _raw, at a forced sale." And he added: "This is my answer to the poor mouths who are complaining that the war is going to bust us, and that we shall leave our children penni- less, with nothing but an overdraft that cannot be honored, and a head- ache to show for the long and one- sided battle with the wolf that has been going on ever since the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers." We have no idea of what the raw assets of Canada would be for each man, woman or child in this country, never having heard of them being compiled, but we' can say without any hesitation that right now if they approach the Americans, that we would sell out for $9,000 and let the other $80,000 slide. And we have an idea that there are quite a few Americans who would figure it out the same way when tax time comes round. • • Mr. Howe's Proud Story • (From the Ottawa; Journal) He would be a poor Canadian who would not be proud Of the things which Minister of Muni- tions Howe told, Parliameni on Tuesday. Be- cause his story, one of fine achievement in. War production, belongs to all of us: to Canadian gelente, and skill; to the drive and energy of Canadian martagemen,t; to the devotion, of Cana- •ditel workers; to' the patrititism of all ottr citi- zens who backed ,the progranniee.with their del - beg. Finally, it belongs to our heritage of free- dcifti; to that onee derided demociatie way whieh 'has proved itself tengher and better than the boasted "efficieney" of the totalitarian creed. W6 are not forgetting Mr. Hate, the aPark- plug of it alt. That dauntless ,qpirit; tie, kedge - Ups obstaeles -by Ithe'sitiePle prileeSS denying eXiSterice, has bent great hart to thie, tar. ht he Made inietakeS With 'WI the reSt of ns he would be the 'first to adn1lt. Ito was Slot in getting goitig'•;eleltle .shiOd old .hesitant Over ta,n1f;S* bfft, Mine he, Made (1.0 .111he-daht - What Oalad4 but4o ali4'1,116' liPOd fel*dtg 1f Oiiie4pii#4 gittk-tite Weil• fioni ItbeabitIOY, 146W,. able to' tePent Ott thingS :-'0114."'''0161 *41114' hti-Ye 'tifOuribt talitaatie 144' Y441#0'we4reiSA011111,#,4:1414; • ' .:ert gone Phil (Deafer of. Lazy Meadows Interesting IteMe picked trona The EXPOeitor of. fifty and tweatty-five year e ago. From The I-loron, Expositor July 19, 1918 • At the enteance examinations for Seaforth centre, Mary Laing took 572, .being the ,highest for the county. Wil- helmina Chesney took the highest or mark erks0ountry students, having , 546 Mrs. G. Cochrane has acceptedthe position of organist of Caven Presby- terian Church in Exeter, in place of Miss Muxworthy, who has moved to Forest. Mr. Robert 11,4cLean,.Kippen, had a barn raising on Wednesday of last week. Miss Elizabeth --Aikenhead, Bruce - field, has gone to London where .she has taken a position as bookkeeper. The following parties purchased Ford touring cars from Cook Bros., Hensall, during the past twe weeks: Stewart McQueen and 0. L. Fee, Hensall; H. G. Hess, Zurich; J. C. Jarrott, Kippen; R. Dayman, Kippen; W. E. Collins, Brucefield; J. Snider, Brucefield; N. Horton, Hensall; Wil- liam Leitch, Chiselhurst; *. J. Kay. Cromarty; George Tuffin, Staffa; Roy Merner, Zurich. Mr. Fred Faulkner, of the Domin- ion Bank, Sea:forth, has been trans- ferred to Windsor. In the recent Lower School exam- inations, the results, of which were made' public On 'Wednesday, 20 out of 23 pupils were successful from the Seaforth Collegiate Institute, Seven of whom obtained • honours. As there were only eight honours in Huron County and only five in the City of Toronto, the record of the Collegiate is quite apparent in. its honour Stand- ing. Mr. .Adam Dickson has purchased Mr. Clark's residence on North Main St.„ Seaforth, at present occupied by Mrs. Troyer. • - Mr. J. Brown, accountant at the Bank of Commerce, 'Seaforth, has re- tuneed from week' S holidays with friends in Dunnville. A number aeserabled at Brucefield station on Monday last to bid fare- well ,,to three young soldiers, Ptes. George McGregor, Walter Moffatt and Percy Diehl. The following is the report of S. S. No. 6, Tuekersniith IV—Edwin Johns. Sr. James Landsborough. IIII—Bert White. Jr. Allan Johns, Elsie Margaret Armstrong, end, Eliott Laytore.-- Teacher., • Jr. IV to ,Sr. III to Jr. IV— Jr. III to Sr. II to Sr. II— Landsborough, Elmer Towns- ., M. F. Hillman, • From The Huron Expositor • July 21, 1893 , . Among the,qestern Ontario teach- ers who passedsuccessfully at the Ottawa Normal School were the fol- lowing from. this county; J. Grant, Clinton; L. Baker, Greenway; S. A. McEwan, Hensall; J. McFarlane, Clinton; J. T. Dodds, Seaforth, and A. 3'. Langford, Granton. Out of thirty-dne pupils from the 'Seaforth public school who wrote at the entrance examination, nineteen have passed. Mr. Angus McDermid, of the Hur- on Road, Hullett, as the foundation completed for a handsome new brick residence. Duncan McLeod, M.D., formerly of Kippen, has •been appointed president of the Detroit Board, of Health. Miss Elliott, of London, is visiting at Ingleside, the guest of Miss Nettie Wilson. Mr. John Crozier, of Leadbury, had an unpleasant experience one day last week. He was working a mower and had attached to it a span of spirited Yetrilg horses, when„a neighbor's bees, lighted on the horses making them 4 „.. almost frantic and causing them to run away. Mr. Neil McKellar, of bromarty, drew 22 loads of bay off four and a half acres of ground. A barn belonging to Mr. John Dun- lop, Cromarty, was destroyed by 51', on Monday evening, also two buggies, wagons, threshing machine, binder, mower, 30 loads of new hay, four horses and a number of "pigs. During the severe thunder storm about 4 a.m. last Saturday, the barn of Mr. Arthur Parsong; kat Harlock, was struck by lightning, and burned. In less than an hour from the time he building was struckthe whole was in ruins. . A little •boy, so nof Kr. Cameron, Staffa, fell into the spring near the hotel on Monday and would have drowned had not the eggman seen him-. He was fished out insensible, but soon regovered. ' Mr. Joseph Govier, Of Londesboro, had the misfOrtune to break his col- larbone on Wednesday last. Mr. Thos. Bell, of Londesboro, is almost convalescent again. Miss Mary- Siittpgen, Byfield, has returned from Scotland. Miss Alice D Liey, of Seaforth, is ' gpending -a few lidaere the guest of theMisset Whion atBayfield. Thomas Cumnfing of LOttdesboro', While braking on the Canadian Pact. fie Railway near 'Winnipeg, fell front a car and had a'leg ant off. Ee was taken to the IASI:Vital 111 'Winnipeg, but died shortly atterWarda. Doctor:. "Yeti:,,IliaVe,4 bit of a chip.' do- 'Straight behreteW:tiilt0 a geed tblit drink, of Whiiikei.'t,' VOIOe Of btpekienOC iM*:.--456611Itf• "211 0144 grdag i#6 thOtifit. Wiit r. (By Harry 69)10) • It's funny the war people look at the same thing and see such differ- ent things. I guess it all goes .baok to that old saying about the fellow who looked out of the jail Window and saw stars and the other fellow lopked out and saw the mud. We're all the same way . . . whether we're happy or not . . . whether we have trouble or no troubles . . . all these are what influence us when we look at the same things. Mrs. Pbil and I went, for a ride on one of those passenger boats. ehe hist time we went to the lake. Of course she doesn't like boats, but it had been such a warm day that she was game for anything that would get us away from the infernal heat. It was just dusk and about all you could see of the' sun was a reflectton above the water. The lights came twinkling on all over the town. It looked as ,if somebody. 'had 'scattered an enormous handful of stars all over the hillside in very orderly fashion. There were rows of the same kind of stars prop- ped up along the docks that ran away out into the lake. The breeze came leaping up over the prow of the stow, old boat like chilly gremlins out for a frolic. Ev- eryone stood with their faces td the coolness sort of feeling _the heat of the day dissipate from themselves. Little boat a were scooting around the water like illuminated water -bugs and a big freighter stood aloof and lone- some like at the -docks. You could almost imagine that the big boat was wishing it Could shed its bulk and get in on the frolic. Fpm somewhere up behind the town searchlights started combing the sky with long silvery .fingers. An airplane dartede back axid forth, as elusive as a moth meal finally the stabbing ,fingers located it and trac- ed its. outline against the night sky. Darkness had comp on, accentuating the beauty of the cool, calm night, I. heard two young lovers' thieper- ing and unashamedly alstened.• They were vowing. to never !wet the scpne. 1 believed them. • An old .cou- ple wrapped 'in a steamer •blariet; were sitting there quietly and finally she said:, "Remember that night at Niagara FalLs?" 11s hand groped for hers and he said, "It was just like • A heavy -set man stood. shivering on the deck and said, "Let's go below where it's warm. This darned Cold gets me down." A crabbed voice as- sailed the little sailor with the query, "Can't we go any faker than this?" A man stumbled in the half darkness and complained bitterly about the lack of lights. This was nature at her best. Dark- ness blotted Out the sdualor of the waterfront and threw a ,shroud l of velvet over it all. Then to make the scene complete she studded the 'hroud' with twinkling diamonds and man added lightsthat were intended to be Practical but which fitted into the scene in a perfect way. From somewhere up the harbor a little ,boat hooted derisively at the big one and the steady lapping of the waves against our boat and the swishing of the Wake seemed to' blend with the chug -chug of the boat's engines. • It was a perfect night, but we didn't all see it the same Way! .14 Just a Smile or Two The moving picture usherette was• in the dentist's chair. "Now miss," asked the dentist, "which tooth is 'giving ylei all the freebie?" "Second from the left in the bal- cony," was the answer. • Mrs. Murphy: "What did your hus- band die of?" Mrs. Flanagan: • "Gangrene, itewas, Mrs. Murphy." Mrs. Murphy: "Thank hivins for the color, anyway "Mrs, Flanagan." • "Is you de reprobate jedge?" "Well I am the probate judge, if that's what you mean." "Yassuh, dat'sit. Ah' spects. Wei, Mistuh Jedge, it's like' dis—raah hus- band has done died detested, and ler. me with seben little infidels, .and Ah wants to be 'pointed executioueer." "Dearest • Aanabella," he wrote, would swim the mighty ocean for one glance from your eyes; I would walk through a wall of flame for one tpuch of your tiny hands; I would leap the widest river for a word from your lovely lips.—Your own Oswald." "P.S.—I'll be over on Saturday night if it doesn't rain." ' • • A prominent 'banker fell in love with ,an actress and decided to mar- ry her, but for the sake of prudence he employed an investigator to re- port on her life. When he received the report it read as follows: "The lady has an. excellent reputa- tion. Her past is without blemish. She has an^ excellent circle of pleas- ant friends. The only breath of scan- dal is that she has been seen a great deal in the company of a local 'banker of doubtful repute." :Huron Federation Of: Agriculture-Farm:News: JUNE BUTTER UP WHILE CHEESE DIPS SHARPLY 'the Dominion Bureau of Statistics saidFriday that Canadian production of creamery butter during June total- led 46,623,894 pounds, compared with 41,443,725 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 12.5 per cent, 'The increase in the June .make oc- curred in all Provinces except Nova bureau said. Feaduction fliirO:g the first half ,of 1943 totalled 142,099,087 pounds, com- pared with 119,504,894 in the cor- respopding period of 1942, art increase of 18.9 per cent. Cheese prefduction in June was 26.- 880,892 pounds, compared with 32,- 691,35 in June last year, a decline of 17.8 per cent. All producing areas contributed to the decrease. Total' output for the fifirst half of 1943 ag- gregated 52,877,955 pounds compared with 85,052,676 in the name period of 194Z a decline of 37.8 per cent • * * * GRADE 'A' EGGS GAIN TWO CENTS Spot prices on top -grade eggs ad- vanced 2 cents last week, with grade A large selling at the close at 40 cents, A medium at 39 cents and A pullets up half a cent at 33% cents. Wholesale to retail prices were also firmer, with grade A'large closing at 42 to 43 cents. Prides were only nom- inal as demand continued far in ex- cess of receipts. As a result of decreased production and an Increased demand in the past -Week or two, receipts to the local market have been bb.rely sufficient for yequirements. This situation has caused a generalincrease In prices, both spot and wholesale to retail. Out-of-town Movement has been light with the usual quit/Attlee shipped to military depots. Three hundred and forty-eight sta- tions out of 494 in CeitariP, west .of Pronteriat Counte, reperted 26,612 eases (798,360 dezen) tingra;ded eggs' Mir the week ending July 3rd. Three haildreil and thirty-one etatiOns, re= twitted 25,730 cases (771,900 doten) &lid the `slefelie 331' etatiOns :the pre %4S, iriatootted 28,251 Caste There was a fair demand for On- tario first -grade ebutter, and ..receipts were moved without difficulty. Deal- ers found second grade draggy and difficult to clear. Prices were steady at 33 cents for first grade and 30 to 31% cents for second grade. Some Western butter was sold at 33% to 33% cents, most sales at the latter price going to outside points. This market was rather,unsettled, and buy- ers showed little interest. * * PROSPECTS FOR MIXED GRAINS SUBNORMAL; SUGAR BEETS POOR For all Canada, the condition of field crops at June 30th, expressed as percentages of the long-time average yields per acfe, is given by the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics, as fol- lows, with .figures for June 30, 1942, in brackets: Pail wheat, 82 (103); spring), wheat, 115 (136); all wheat, 111 (135); oats, 88 (100); barley, 89 (100); fall rye, 84 (93); spring rye, 91 (98); all rye, 86 (,95); peas, 8Z' (97); beans, 77 (93) -buckwheat, 90, (97); mixed grains,. 76 ,.(97); flax seed, 91 (94); corn for husking, 76 (88); potatoes, 89 (97); turnips, etc., 87 (94); hay and elover, 100 (101); • alfalfa, 93 (102); fodder corn, '80 (92); sugar beets,' 86 (96); pasture, 104 (404). In the Prairie Provinces, the con- dition of principal cereal crops. at June 30th, is reported as toile:Pere., With figures for June 30, 1942, in brackets: Mancito.ba-Wheat, 144 (129); oats, 90 (97); barley, 87 (97); rye, 84 (98); flaxseed', 91 (93). Saskatchewan -- Wheat, ln (137); eats, 95, (103); barley, 94 (104); rye, 88 (98); flax - geed, 92 (94); rye, 88 (93); flaxseed, 92 (94). Alberta—Wheat, 90 (139); oats, 87, (100); barleir, 87 (99); rye, 82 (93); flaxseed, 87 (9e), • The Brat estimate -of the acreages of late -sown crops and hay in 1943 was as follows-, with 1942 acreages in brackets: • Peas, 82,800; (90,106)( beans, 70,780 (0,100); buckwheat, 264,600 (239,- 800); Orli for htlaking, 318,000 1858,- 000); inrniPs, .6td, 144,700' (157;800); hey' and: cleVer, 9,698,000 (9,707,606)e alfalfa, 1,3410)00r 0,430,800 fbddei 40400 ' 634,300; Sugar •beetS,, .rciiitlitlied. On .P4* 3); Potatoes Replace Florql Gardena Mr. W. F. Burgman, C.N.R.tatioet- ;4 master, will have a partial ply of potatoes this winter at, le st aS he has chdliged the flower beds at the statiot. in Victory -Gardens and the. potatoes that are growing there look fine and healthy and not unsightly. Many- abouttown have planted e4tra gardens this year and the Victory' garden idea has taken a real hold ine tleds coneneunity, but the most novel idea is probably the changing of the - flower beds at the station into Vic- tory gardens. --• Wingham Advance - Times. Telephones From Vancouver Mrs. Bernice Glousher had the ex- treme pleasure of conversing with her, son, Fusilier Arnold Glouslier, who is stationed -on the west coast. T'he occasion was Mrs. -Glousher's birth- day and her son telephOlied her from. Vancouver to" extend coagratulatione. The, sound of the voice carried well, and it was a great thrill for Mrs. Glousher to hear her son's voice.— Blyth Standard. 'Moved To LondOn_ Mrs. Elliot, who recently resigned her position as a teacher at the Exe- ter public school, has joined her hus- band, Cpl. Howard Eliot, of London,. and they have taken up residence ins the Astoria Apartinents: They spent the week -end at their homes here..= - Exeter Times -Advocate. In Hospital 23 Weeks Sgt. Laverne Wells; who for over five months has been a patient Westminster Hospital, London, visit- ed at his home here over the week- end. Laverne was injured in an ac- cident when the car in Which he was riding was struck by a train at the railway crossing in Lucan. He still carries his right arm in a sling but it is coming along nicely. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Robbers Steal Woo$ The Blyth Woollen Mills, operated by Mr. Franklin Bainton, was broken into on the night of Monday, June 28th. and between $600 and $800 worth of wool was taken. Mr. Joe' Kelly, who was the first man to the mill on Wednesday morning, discov- ered the theft when . he found the door had been forced. open. Investi- gation showed a large quantity of wool missing. So far police investi- gation has failed to uncover any Sat- isfactory- clUe., but the investigation is being tentinuedr.—Blyth Standard. Sold Farm Mr. Fred Hudie sold his farm, lot 24, concession 24, Hullett Township, on Monray to Mr. John Creighton, who takes Doz. s ess i on immediately. Mr. Hudie reserves thisyear's. grain and root crop.—Blyth Standard. Recent Enlistments Among those who joined the active army recently is W. Marvin Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Brown, of town. Another enlistment of interest here is that, of H. T. (Bonny) Foster, of Blyth. Bonny was a member of :he hockey clubhere for a few years and for a time was employed at Fry and Blackball's factory. — Winghara Advance -Times. Hit With Croquet Ball Patricia Hingst had- an unfortunate accident last Wednesday when he was accidentally, hit with a croquet ball causingpieces to be broken off two of her 'front teeth. • She was playing on• the lawn, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hingst, when- the accident occurred. —Mitchell Advocate. Tennis Courts Put in Shape The young people' are going to - have the pastime of tennis this sum- mer if activity on the courts Tues- day evening means anything : Big and little, numbering twenty-one, and including many of the Girl Guides, were busy with 'shovels, hoes and other tools putting the court in us,, able shape. The Lions Club has tak- en the responsibility of providing the courts and it is hoped that ,the young. people may derive a great deal of pleasure from them.—Mitchell Advo- cate, • Visit O Fernier Home Mr. Herbert Sharman, of Califor- nia, who is visiting his aunt andeotb- er friendseein. Goderich, spent Satur- day in town. It is over fifty years since he' left Clinton and in looking over the ,busin,ess section noted num- erous changes, in fact there were lest than six names on the main street that he recognized. His father at one time had a grocery stoke next to, where the Public Utilities office is now, Mr. Sharman was looking well and enjoyed talking around the Scenes of his boyhood days.—Clinton News -Record. Five Baptisms OW June 30th there Wes received into the congregation of Christ's flock by the rector of St. Paul's Church of England, Albert Charles and Wililain Ronald, infant .selle. of Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Charles Clifford; also Jean infant danghter of Leading. Airerafttnain and Mrs. Thos. Booth. Also were bk4ltedIVits. OlIffordancl LAO,. ,.Tfio:rofts llootlf.—011oton News' ft000rd., ' Y. 4 4 4 4 ee •.4 1 • 40 4