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The Huron Expositor, 1943-08-13, Page 2t,77, ;7e-77 4b ishea ail MeLean, Editor. , • t Seaforth, Ontario, ev-' lay afternoon by McLean. *ption rates $1.50 a year in 4 elforeign $2.O a year. Single cents each. • --- dvertising rates, on application. SHAFORTH, Fri'clay, August 13th The Election In one way, the voters in Ontario sppke most emphatically in the Pro- vincial election on Wednesday of last week. In another way, they were far from emphatic enough in expressing their desires. That they did 'not want a continu- ance of the Liberal regime under which the Province has been govern - «1 for the past nine years, was made abundantly plain. But on the other hand, they completely ' failed, by their votes, to say what party should succeed the. Liberal party and take, up the reins of government. It was one of the most peculiar elections in the history of provincial politics. For one thing; there was not a single political issue before the electors. No hint of scandal; no hint of extravagance on the part of the Government; no hint of a lack of dnitiative, or any other thing that us- ually swings the votes of the people against the Government in power • and places an opposition party in power. There are, of course, many ma- sons now advanced for the landslide that swept the Liberals out of power, bid none of them are very convinc- ing. The Conservative party, under Col. Drew, was just as emphatic as Premier" Nixon that the life of the , Legislature should not be extended another year by consent of that `body, instead of making an appeal to the people. They voted with Mr. Nixon on that issue too. Neither is 1 there any evidence -whatsoever to support the clainWhat Mr. Nixon was but a puppet of Ot- tawa, nor that Ottawa had interfer-' ed in any way in provincial affairs, or had any intention or desire to have anything to do with them. Perhaps the most convincing theory on the cause of the turnover was the age-old one that a Liberal Government in Ottawa calls for a Conservative Government in Toron- to,ltiand vice versa. eems always to have been that ay' and for the present, at least, will ll continue to be that way. There is the precedent of the U.F. 0. Government in the 1919 election, and.one that came very nearly being repeated in the election of last week, when the C.C.F. came very near hav- ing the largest group in the Legisla- ture. For that' there is a reason too. Now as in 1919, there are many dis- contented farmers.. They object to price ceilings and other restrictions. In fact, we have been told many times that inflation would help, not hinder the farmers' lot. Perhaps it would for a tinv. But when the bubble bursts, as it did af- ter the last war, and always must, what then?' That is where the C.C. F. entered the picture in the rural ridings, and accounted for many up- sets and changes. However, it is the people's right to speak, and having spoken, their will should and must be obeyed. • What Next? • • The Liberal Government In On- tario having been deposed at the polls without, at the same time, any ether patty being given sufficient suppott to count -Wad a Majority, 'hat next? Ii all icirobability,bY the time this eaches our readetS, Mr. Nixon will Are rsigited the Prelnierighip and brew will have been called o up- fri a Conservative 'Govern- Thgt is as it should be, Mr. kfg the largeSt AUmbor of in die Legitlature. the titin Aece§gsrilY arts' • t1 1n id int )06*-tatrt - r tct fQINe,; e .g out at •all his pro-, posed rgiSiatt '? „. ht h r he will / have to h,at' times, sit ported, by ' Inelnber of. either Of ith opposition MUM/ Or face defeat by, an epposi- OPP vote -in the Legislature, At present,there is little indication that sufficient support will be accord- ced lain by either of the opposition parties. In fact, the C.C.F. have al- readY proclaimed that they are out for their own party, and many of ' the policies. of Col. Drew and _Mr. Nixon are so adverse, that he can not expect much help from that quarter. There is the possibility that Col: Drew may go through the next ses- sion of the Legislature without an adverse vote beirig cast against his government. In that case, however, he will just have toslide along on routine business. Forget about his twenty-two points or the greater part of them,. and concentrate on clearing out the Liberal appointees arid replacing them with some of his Tim' ' But Col. 'Drew is too firmlycom- mitted to his twenty-two Point pol- icy to- dare forget it entirely. On some points, perhaps quite a few, he will secure the:support of more than sufficient members to implement his pre-election promises, but there are some of the more outstanding ones which, if they are brought before the Legislature, will ' meet with an en- tirely different 'reception. There is, for instance, the *ques- tion of the Province paying fifty per cent. of all education costs. On the face of it that looks like tempting bait, but a little sober consideration will soon convince the rural school sections, at least, that the expendi- ture of their tax money for school purposes will cover much more ground when they have the handling of it themselves, that it will with educational expenditures being cen- tred in Toronto. - — ,- - -- For after all it is the taxpayer who has to provide the money and taxes can be collected much less ex- . pensively by direct means than they can by the indirect, with the added advantage of Jetting the taxpayer know just how much' he isbeing tax- ed, and for what purpose. It is, however, too soon to specu- late on events. We will, just have to ,, Ykra4, to see what comes next. • Not So Long Ago Planes and tanks have played such an all ,impertant part in this war that to be now deprived of them would spell certain defeat for any country that could not keep its forc- es abundantly supplied with them. But it was not that way not so • long ago as Tit -Bits, the great Lon- don, England, paper points out when it recently was responsible for the statement that when the pioneer 'air- man and ex -Minister of Aircraft Production, Lord Brabazon, has just revealed how, in the days when planes were still a novelty, he went on an Aero Club deputation to the War Office with an offer to lend two machines for army manoeuvres. The War Office reply was that' they did not see any uses for air- craft in war. It recalls the story of the pre -last war design for a tank found, years later, pigeonholed at the, war office. It was endorsed: "The man's mad." Well, if there are any similar mad- men nowadays, we hope they bite the war office chiefs, WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: bebt To Women • • , • 04.Pd built t•f4Y a-144 ego- eadOWS (By HArry 4, Boyle) (From the Montreal Gazette) ,,Wom'en, says British Labor Minieter.Eenest Bevin, have upset enemy calculations, of British productive pow`er, and have eVen upset his owe early estimates of what could be done in war industry, -The same, we are eure, could be said ' in all the United Natidne, including eur own. 'When war brpke out; there were only 750,000 Working *Omen in Canada. Nov there are oog„ not ,oentiting the 26,000 on acti tee -vice ln the Meted fe•rcei. Of the 402,000 women who have added thereiefelverg to the natieti's Working force since 193.0, 216,000'are dn ebbe directly re- lated to the War effort, and-dotibtleSIV Many Mere are among the ioq,000 rate"high priority" in National §eleettie:84reitetret. IldoreaVer, tele *ng: +Labor Min- • Mier Mttdhullii4lihrted Iserliatnetst leg "Week that ilidfirettlet 'reqiiieetitierate nOw'' Ittie,citia48, thfiefOrt, att, rehilittair; 1410,118 • 011110(r, foe'. an teld$tiiin 660+ 04,b00 filen hat rif 0,dO4 WOifrin 4)14 dlitta. Obi* a Palikda. From, 71-1nron Expositor 44'141. St 16 were,1918 Aboburtoulg$: soldiers from the convale.7 motor oars lest Wednesl most taken to MetOtterat ,Church whers.a •snmptuous 0100 was seteed. They Iett egply. 4140',„xalrenbag for the re- tUrxi On Wednesday, July .17th, the 1918 entrance *clue of S.S. No. 4, Tucker - smith, assembted,together to express their -sincere vi1ia4ks for the faithful service's of their:very efficient teach- er, Mr. R.. J. Beatty. They presented himwith an address and an engrav- ed signet rine. The address. • was' signed by Jean Wallace, Clair Sproat and 'John Archibald. Miss Ellie Archibald and Miss Het - tie Bolger, of, Walton, . have passed their examination in music at the London Conseryatory. Both are pupils of Miss. .11dais4yperguson. The follow*, rinke from Hen.sall were in the *tests' for theeHeaman trophy and the London Free Press trophy at the Exeter lawn bowling tournament on Wednesday last: Wm. A. MacLaren, Milne R. Rennie, Al- bert Whitside and f. A. McDon.ald,'. skip, and i'lariners-up 4'for.„ the Free Press trophy were Walter Habkirk, D. B. McDonald, George Case and Fred Bush. •-• • . . • A serious automobile accident 'oc- curred on Saturday when a' car driv- en by a young son of William James, Seaforth, struck Mrs. Marvin and car- ried her through the plate glass win- dow of W. T. Thompson's.. book store.. The car was•coming from behind oth- er cars and in • turning out he lost Control of the car and it struck her as she was Walking along the west side of the street. Her arm was bad- ly cut and her wrist broken. Gunners Jack Edmunds and J. Con- nor, of Petawawa, spent a week -end leave at their homet here. The Grand • Trunk station at Mit- chell was burned to the ground early in.. the morning on Wednesday. The agent, Mr. W.Abray and 'his family were *awakened by smoke 'entering their apartment, and barely eseaped without being suffocated. ' Mrs. ReKelly, of town, received a letter from' her second son, Vincent, stating that he had arrived safely in France with 'a:draft of Americansol- diers, having sailed. from. New York on July 4th.: Mr. and Mrs. ,Angus McQuaig, of Walton, have -moved into Seaforth where they intend t9 reside. • Mrs. Jas. Mustard, of Ch-esley, is spending a pleasant visit with her son James in Kippen and with other friends. hospitals of Landon. Oternoen -auk were •eleented. They were • • From The Huron Expositor August 18, 1893 It is reported that several Detroit People have purchaeed lots in Bay- field and intend next spring to,erect summer cottages on them. `6 The Clinton organ factory was burned Thursday night with all the machinery and tools.'''It was a large three-storey frame structure. The loss above the insurance wilt be $5,000. The following young people from Egmondville and the immediate vi- cinity have successfully passed an- other milestone in their educational life: Bessie Gemmel', Ada McKinley, Annie Pendergast and Josie Miller, Latin and third class; Maggie Davis, second class; John A. Jackson and James McKinley, matriculation, and W. T. Gemmell, first class. Miss A. Cowan, of McKillop left on Tuesday for Deloraine, Man., where she will visit friends and also supply for a time in the place of her niece, Miss Calder, in the public school there. Messrs. R. S. Hays; F. W. Tweddle, J. W. Livingstone and A. S. McLean took a run down to Mitchell Tuesday evening for a tennis match, but were badly beaten_ ` Messrs. 1VICEWan and 'Geiger, of Henget], enterprising fax manufac- turers, treated their employees: to a picnic at Bayfield .on Saturday last. There are great fires raging on the border of the big :pine swamp in Logan. The dense clouds of smoke by day and the reflection of the fires at night can, be seen from nearly ev- ery, quarter in McKillop. In passing along the line south of Leadbury recently We noticed two nice homes. One of theme was erect- ed by Mr. james-Smith and the other by Mr. James Sirapson„ Mr. T. O. ItdoiI4, of the Big Mill, was absent 1a4.'Veeek attending the meeting of the *minions, hifillers'-As- sociaVon. e„ 1V1r. Samuel Bad*, of the Saiible Line, Hay, netu011tike, has threshed his fall wheat and it holds up the 're- cord of the lake there for beteg one of the best wheat prodeeing districts in Canada. He Chad seven acres and it averaged 45 -leashele to the ore. It will go 62 pounds to the bUshel. While going to 411.1tele:; On Randal nt Brueefield, 1441:413, tee,* Rote had the misfortune Oir,b tiliCivittl .etit the buggy, butseeSeined With, a few - braises!. "I have heard/"!ezzlti the ;Patifeeser, °that Vlibelen Vaa delltif0Yed, -80.1fiOfie, 41/ . *4044/4 ;,..'434.6 1/1Ilietiared4s' \r/ .9 The berry picking season is over ferreehis year. There was more. fuss Merle over it this year than usual on account of the ahortage, of fruit of all -z• kinds. Most people had been hang- ing on to their sugar supply •waiting for peaches and other kinds of late fruit. As sow as they heard that the peach supply was ging to be a little short, they headed for the near- est berry patches. Tameebernies were scarce and sell: ing at *high prices 40, they started looking up wild berry patches. We have a little slash across the corder of the bush where I took 'out some logsthree yearsago anda. small ber- ry patch has started,up there. Mes. Phil 'soon had it picked over and she started looking for new fields. The party line was certainly busy. Everybody grabfied . for the receiver just as soon as a ring came in be- cause they were living in hopes that somebody would drop a Lunt where there might be a god crop of wild rabpberries or blackberries. Every. one on the line seemed to be cagey. There were veiled hints but Mrs,' Plait couldn't figure out what they were talking about. Bill Edwards, the cream truck riv- er, had his dinner at our 'place no dasP, Mrs. Phil thinking that he might know of a place suitable for berries, suggested quite casually, "Dear me, I wish I could just find a few wild raspberries this year!" Bill Smiled looked around as if he were the agent .for a black market, and said softly, "I know, one Of the hest „.. places in the township." This was just what we wanted to know. Bill assured us that there were' only' two or three people who knew about it. The ;berries were 'big and luscious and all you had to do was •hold a basket under the canes ,and shake them and the berries would ,zoll in. There were no mosquitoes and the patch was open on thetee sides so that it wouldn't get stifling around noontime when the sun wee overhead. He gave us the directions and I remembered that a, timber op- erator had scalped that particular piece Of land just two yeara before, leaving the bush and the little trees lying around. We, were up before dawn the next day, rushing -through our chores and lathing breakfast. We could hardly wait to get back to, this Gardee. of Eden for berries. in fact; in my mind's eye -I could see the sealers of berries simply piling up in the cellar. No matter what the Prices Board did, we would have berries for the win- ter. The driveway to the berry •patch loomed up and we wheeled in, decid- ing upon hiding the car in the bush es so that no one else would be at- tracted to it. Then we started get- ting surprises. There was a TOW of cars that made our Sunday church crowd look silly. When we got to the patch you would think that some Sunday school was having its annual picnic. We picked two' quarts of ber- ries and came home . . . disgusted. Jist wait tine Mrs. Phil sees that cream -man! - .44 Just a Smile or Two A teacher was instructing her class in the use of antonyms. "Now chil- dren," she said, "what is the opposite of sorrow?" "Joy," shrieked the class in unison. "And what 'is the opposite of woe?" "Giddap!" ' • • Husband: "This is a remarkable hook. R proves how marlrelous, how stupendous is nature. Whenever read something like this, I realize how lowly and insignificant mail is " .Wife: "A woman doesn't have to wade through four hundred pages to learn that!" • • An Irish truck driver was charged with reckless driving and with hat- ing stopped his truck so isuddenly. that a car behind him, smashed into him. The judge asked him why he bad not held out his hand. Pat indignantly answered: "If the eoer fool couldn't see me truck, how in Hivin's name could he see • me hand?" • "Those new people across the road seem very devoted," said Mrs. Jones wistfully to the newspaper which hid her husband. A rustle of the sheet was the only reply she got, but she was used to that. "Every time he goes' out he kisses he, and goes on throwing kisses?"ali dowirthe road. Edwards, why don't you delhat?" "Me!" snorted the man behind the news,' &Mkt knew her!" :Huron: Federation Of: Agriculture--Farmllews: Decision to hold a, meeting some- time in September, similar to the Oa- ten° Wartime Conference recently held in Toronto, was reached at ta' meeting in London Friday night of the Western ()Maria poaltry and hatchery men and feed dealers, in the Middlesex County agricultural office. The meeting would provide poultry raisers and grading 'station operaters with helpful suggestions enabling them to cope with many wartime problems which face them at pres- ent. W. L. Whyte, of Seaforth, . called the Meeting to order, and a chairman and 'secretary were appointed in the persons of Mr. Whyte and E. R. Hooey, Federal poultry' inspector, Lon- don. Four committees wereechosen—pro- gram, puliticity, ,accommodation and finance. On the program committee W. L. Whyte was appointed chairman with James Scott, 'Seaforth, and C. H. Huctwith,' Forest, as committee members. .S. Stackhouse was appoint- ed chairman of the publicity* 'commit- tee with W. H. Porter, editor of the Farmers' Advocate, and H. Donovan, ef Toronto, as meinher's. The accom- modation committee consisted of Bert Everett as chairman and 0. A. Mann,, London, as vice-chairman. The fin- ance committee was composed of the 'three' Chairmen of the previous com- mittees, with Mr. Whyte as chair- man. Three guests, who rare members of the Ontario Poultry Industries Com- mittee, assisted with the business of the evening. They were N. S. Schultz, chairman of the poultry in- dustries committee, Brantford; 4,1 Donovan, editor of The Poultiyefie- view, Toronto, and Prof. J. F. Fran- ces, of the Ontario Agricultural Col-, lege, Guelph. ,. Others who .attended the meeting were: W. IC. Riddell Ontario 121e- partment of 1/2Agriculture, Lond,on.t D. A. Davis, R.R. 2, -St. -Thoanas; 'A. /-L Archibald, ,TOrmito; A. Colthant, St. Maris; GeOrge A. Spence, .Seaforth; W. .M. Hunter, St. Marys; P. G. Watt, Palmerston, • ` IMPORTANT WOriU BY AOSICULTURAL '414EIVIIST8 To the ededereilessier4y the tell of. a01.44„4'0•144*V-Anteeer ShifOrin bot ate, der the . Careful Invieetigatien ott dtf6041#61"gbilit4 i.0.06':*0., e44Ot 4441:4 h PPe titttt a446.a mineral deficiencies, some soils may be more efficient for growing certain crops than others, and again some soils may be of little use to the far- mer unless they are treated with the proper amount of 'the necessary fer- tilizers. One of, the aims of 'the agri- cultural scientist is to make the most efficient use of the soil. by determin- ing the treatments necessary • to • get the most production. • •Most Canadian soils require large amounts of phosphoric acid, and where this is added in the formof superphosphate much of it becomes tied up in such a- way that plants cannot use it. This is called pho's- phat,e fixation. The study of how to improve the utilization of the phos- phoric •ecid Of superphosphate& has been one phase of the work of para- mount importance to- Canadian agri- culture carried out b the Chemistry Division, Science Service, Donaireon Department of Agriculture. Under present war conditions, the study is of special importance, because the supply of superphosphates. is limited, chiefly on account e of the restricted- emOunt of sulphuric acid necessary in its manufacture. An invesilgation on the sources of phosphoric acid as a fertilizer ts also another of the main objects of the Division. Basid slag (a by-product in the .manufacture of- steel) has re ceived particular attention. Chemical tests have indicated that, as a result of a change in procesting much more of the phosphoric acid of the slag beComes avaUab, and the Division is now undertaking studies to determine the fertilieing value of this modified .prOduct. In *View of the fact that the annual production of ,elag it Sydney, NA., is expected to be about 125,000 tons, and also that ;there is a need for larger quantities of phosphate fer- tnizers itt Canada, the employment of the o6 hearth slag would be an im- portant aid to increased production, if it oa,n sholen that It it a useful Retiree Of phosphorus for jelants. In addition to studiesAn Connection with ,solie and fertilizere, the. work Of the Division of Chemistry inelittlet hiveStigations ono animal nutrition, plant chemistry and 'footle. CheZnioal arattlyeezi are 'als0- Made for prejecte• conducted byOther Divisiote Science rVice and the Ettotiental tirni beittine and analyeet are :bade itt,Ccifirielettall *With stile adialthaletretlini df the 104. Arid dinned kobliW'ket. .00 '44 P4,00,6,:" Silk.'140ttt: 44. • Prolific -Cow Lyle Hopper, ard concession of Nor. - ris township, has a cow that ,has re- cently given birth to her second pele of twins within the past 12 neolithee All lour calves are' alive and doing well.—Winglaam Advance -Times_ Skunk Holds Up the Cleappieg What would you do if a skunk got onto your roller chopper? That is ex- actly what Ira Neill, of Wroxeter, is' wondering. Last wteh-,14-a had his chopping operations held up but it was not from a breakdown or 'from arty of the usual things that might happen to retard such work. A skunk did the trick. The skunk, evidentle an nosey fellow, crawled in a hole in the chopper and dropped down about four feet. Imagine. Mr. Neill's sure prise when he found• this out. The big question new is how best to get the white -streaked animal out so that the work can proceed.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. An Odd Robin Deeply interested in the feathered w.orld, the rector of St. George's Church has reported the presence of a very unusual robin daily on the rec- tory. lawn. The rabin is gaily decor ated here and there with white feathers. , An arch of white feathers' comes round the shoulders of the bird and the breast is quite mottled. Oth- erwise it seems just ale ordinary rob- in, interested ..in cherries and. the early worm.—doderich Signal -Star. Water Shortage Another shortage of water.wai ex- perienced over Sunday by local cus- tomers, and many people had no or very little water. If a few faucets-, are left open they will drain, all the - water in the system and no one has. any. When you open a tap be sure and close it before leaving it, so that there will be a supply for one and." all.—Zurich Herald. Wheat is Poor Sample When fermiers commenced cutting their Wheat last week they were ler for a, shock, at least in this district. The grain looked good, •with healthy growth and large heads. It was quite a disappointment, therefore, to find the sample anything but good. Ap- parently rust is quite prevalent and the kernels are .smell, shrivelled and hard. Cutting of wheat is general hereabout, and ' already some haa. been threshed.—Brussels Post. Street Car in Monkton Well, weh, many of the old citizens never thought they would live to sea a street car in Monkton, but it really happened. While not running along the streets', it is doing a good business, a booth for the Monkton Hotel. Mr..Riski has et nicely fitted out with service at tables. inside and also a: - curb -side service.—Brussels Post. Troops Hold Manoeuvres Under command of Lieutenant R. C.. Hays, "C" Company Middlesex -Huron Regiment (Reserve) "went to war" at. the Civic' Holiday week -end, leaving Sunday morning and returning Mon- day evening, after carrying out day and night manoeuvres ' in, the vicinity of Forester's bridge, north of Holmes,- ville. After the trip to Holnies,v lle army trucks, the' troops marched afoot to the scene of the scheme. Tents, blankets and a field kitchen,. with provisions for two days, were.' taken along. The soldiers are hack at work now ‘vand report a wonderful week -end," glad of the chance to dem- strate their skill,—Clinton News - Re ord., Restaurant Changes Hands The Avalon Restaurant which has been operated by Mr. and Mrs. Vernet Wright has teen closed for the pres- ent and in the course of a week or so will be opeesed. under new manage- ment, Mr. Dalton Finkbeiner having -purchesed the equipment and fix- tures from Mr. Wright. Mr. and-Mes. Wright and family are moving to' Windsor in the near future, Mr. Wright having been employed there for some time.—Exeter Times -Advo- cate.' Car •Hits Bridge The car owned by F. A. Hunter was; badly smashed when it hit a bridge on the 12th concession of Grey town- ship. The car,' driven by Mr. Hunt- er's. brother,' Ernie Hunter, was trav- elling west when it crashed into' the bridge. 'Mrs.' C. Orrasteed, who was with' her brother in the car, received' lacerations.—Brussels Pat. Airmen Hold Field Day, The second annual R. AF. and Ile., A.F. Sportsfield days waE held at the Clinton Mr Force stadium last Thurso day ,afternoon, with a large at ance from Clinton and vicinity. Air Force Stations' personnel con- tested the various evente. A shower of rale in, raid -afternoon 'threatened Per a time to Cause a paetPonerttent ef the program, but ,though the cours- es 'were slippery for a short while, the eVents Were run off es per sehee dale, The sports, were carried out bi kind Pplellieeidn of Whig - 6ot:0:dander ,tsf the Muted 1Statteti;' tiobtl rattele *ail 40114046V Xi#11fitt00 .10P..•414° totittaitted it Ng° ea • ee 4. • 4, 4 4 X; 4. • 4 Jr 4 • ' 8'8 I 0 r .•.