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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1944-02-18, Page 21 I a ay axlrt11i4�1fn, � � +;x,�, fa3 ai Lte, : tor. at Sea0z1 h n or ev day affiiocn by :McLean 'Advertising rates on application. WORTH, Friday, February 18th • The Reason The reason Lieutenant General MeNaughton; retiredas commander of the Canadian Army Overseas, was because he asked to be. retired. That fact was made plain in the House of Commons at Ottawa last Week, when Hon. J. L. Ralston, Min- ister -of 'National Defence, made a statement on the question. In his statement Mr. Ralston made public the contents of two cable- grams he had received. One wa over the signature of Lieut. -General McNaughton himself, stating that he was no longer able or fit to carry, on his duties of Commander of the Canadian Army, and asked to be re- lieved. , The second was over the signature of the two top medical officers in the Army, verifying General McNaugh- ton's condition as stated by him in his message to Mr. Ralston. It is rather odd how quickly Gen- eral McNaughton's name was drop- .ped,from the editorial.columns of soe daily newspapers . after this House of Commons disclosure. • The Allies Played A Part Too The Russian information depart- ment in Washington recently issued a review of that country's war ef- fort in 1943, which among other things said: "The Soviet army now has super- iority over the German army in tanks, aircraft, automatic rifles and other weapons. This -is the result of progress made"of Soviet industry in 1943." There is no one in Canada or any other Allied country, that '.would in any way ..belittle ..the tremendous, as well as the magnificient record of the Russian army in this war. But while we watch • and cheer the Russian armies, neither we nor they should forget the very substantial help that has been given the Russian armies and nation by other Allied countries. . This 'fact was materially" stressed just recently by a despatch from. Washington, which gave the amount of lend-lease equipment which _the United States alone has shipped to Russia since 1941. That equipment is valued-' at -four -billion. dollars; and in November alone that country ship- ped $338,000,000 worth of lend-lease supplies to Russia.` Other Allied Nations have done the same in proportion, and while Canada's effortis necessarily much ". smaller, our contribution has run in- to many millions of dollars. Great Britain, too, has shipped vast quan- tities of war material of every kind, running into billions of dollars. In fact, the monetary aid given' to Russia by Allied countries has reached . such figures that they en' `" tirely fail ;to have a meaning. But expressed in another way, thesize of lend-lease aid can be better un- derstood from the fact that 7,400 planes have gone to Russia from the United States. And that is but a single item from a single country. • It all boils. down to this:' Without the stupendous, assistance given Rus- sia by her Allies, that country would not be where she is today. It is even doubtful if she would still be a na- tion. But the Russians themselves . give this very little publicity. • Municipal Planning IP, The war is n it over yet. Far from it. But at the same time the War has reached a point =where the Allied leaders' have every confidence that ' when- ii _does MI fetal end will be in their favor., • Consequently, the people of Allied countries, including Cpai4k and particularly 'Ontario, are al- teady. inferestitig^athemselves, in posh' a 'plaing Donn otitieo Which we ming, 'poste -war eller Waterloo ate snaking Si a And, ;fag* a number off wee,y pa . pere im other , mumieipalitiea the {gies.on is, becoming quite a live is - The editor, of the Tweed News, for inatanee, give a few- ideas that might be taken up by other commun- ities, with profit to themselves. That paperwants to know if Tweed is los- ing rural trade. Should there be rest rooms for . shoppers? A.reeating places clean and attractive? Are store fronts inviting and modern ? Can the rural trading area be in- creased? Are farmers and their families made to feel at home?—are only a few of the questions asked.,._ It has been pointed out that Sea - forth should be interested in some of these things. It has many excellent advantages --good. churches, good schools, excellent restaurants, more modern store fronts and mercantile establishments than most towns, a Lions swimming pool and playground that has no superior in Western On- tario, cold Storage plants and loek- ers—are just a few of them. On the other hand, this town does lack rest rooms for shoppers and stabling accommodation for farmer's, horses. The latter' may be consider- ed by many as a thing too far back in the past to be required, but if any town merchant has received' half as many complaints as have fallen to the lot of this office, even in this mild winter, many judgments would be reversed. When all is said and done, this town depends largely on rural sup- port for its existence, and any con- venience that would make the farm ers and their families more at home is worth much more than a passing. consideration. We take it, too, that post-war planning would include street im- provements, tree planting, a• munici- pal airport, a • cemetery chapel, to name just a few. Not all immediate necessities, peerhaps, but something that the municipal authorities should ` take into consideration, because the post-war world, is going to be a dif- ferent world with' different demands and the town that realizes this and start's its planning now is going to be the largest trading centre of its county. • Not So Clever We have been told—and many of us have believed' it—that because of the superior technical and inventive skill of the German people, that that country has never ,had a rubber shortage since the war began, nor will it have one until the war is over. Well, apparently, there is nothing to it. From New York last week came" -the report of three American scientists saying that scientists of Nazi Germany, despite years of re- search, can not make auto tires en- tirely- of synthetic rubber. Testing captured tires, supposedly 'made entirely of syntheti rubber, these American -scientists "have re- ported their findings in the analy- tical edition of the magazine, "Indus- trial and Engineering Chemistry," as follows: Natural -rubber—uk to 100 per cent—is being used by the Germans in various parts of their tires. Of ten tire treads, one was wholly of natural rubber, and nine ' were pure Buna- ., the 'synthetic butadiene- styrene type. Each of ten tire carcasses contain- ed from 20 to 100 per cent plantation rubber., contained from 75 to 100 per cent natural rubber. All of which • goes to show that Germany can not make tires with- out natural rubber. They are not so clever as the rest of the world' was - lead to believe. • How Japs Simplify Banking Owing to the acute manpower shortage in that country, Japan has already moved to simplify bookkeep- ing in all Japanese banks. The first step, already taken, Was to stop pay- Irig -or crediting--interest--on-any--de- - - posit. rediting-i i -teres -&i-any--de- posit.. The next move is to " slop all ---- withdrawals of deposits. This, it is believed, will save more time than refusing deposits, because it is. easy to' take in money, particu- larly ivhen it? is not necessary to credit it. Then `w:en no interest has'. to be. paid and no money is- al- lowed veto be withdrawn, no bookkep- ing of *any kind'- will be neeesOary... ' pro it•,n .. , w; From The Huron hxpositor February 21, 1919 Sir Wilfrid Laurier passed away on January 17th.'._ The contract has been let for the erection of a new two -room red press- ed brick school house in -S- S. No. 6, ITsborne: On Wednesday of last week Mr, A. McQueen, of Brucefield, had ---the' mis- fortune to fall wfhile carrying an axe. inflicting a severe wound in the back of his hand, which required "several stitches' to close. John Jamieson, of Constance, hae returned borne from France after spending about -four years in the trenches, and carries a few scars to show the awfuldess of war, On Monday morning the station at 1ensall was the scene, of one "of the largest crowds .. that had ever ' assem- bled to welcome home returned sol- diers, the occasion being the borne - coming of Ptes. Fred Simmons'"and William Shepherd, both of whom en- listed with the 161st. The IIA students,,,,of, Seaforth Col= legiate ,played a game of hockey, wit's the IIIB'students last Monday. Laver- ease.. Reid was 'a second. Hainsworth, and Chapman caused • some excite- ment when he was found behind the enemies' nets. IIIA line-up: Goal, W, Aberhart; r:• defence, G. Chapman; 1. defence; J. Ross; centre, E. Keating; 1, "wing,.. W. Laing r. wing, Harold Coates, 'IliB line-up: Goal, L. Reid; r.,- defence, G. Johnson; 1. defence, W. Wheatley;' • centre, Ted Merrier; 1. wing, E. Smith; r, wing, W. Finlay- Son - Nursing .'Sisters Harriet: and Ann Wilson, daughters of Col: A. Wilson, were welcomed home ft,om overseas on Monday after serving in France for over two years. Messrs. Charles Stewart, W. E. Sout.igate ...and George Bethune are taking•inthe bopspiel in Owen Sound this week. Miss Ethel Grieve has taken a posi- tion in W. A. Crich's store. Mr. Malcolm McKellar is spending a month at the, home of his father at Croniarty. Pte. Louis -Atkinson was welcomed home from overseas .this week. Mr. W. Manley, of Manley, had •a successful wood bee on Tuesday with J. M. Eckert . and Joe Dayman taking the lead. Mr, Wellington Fee, who recently sold his farm near Zurich, has pur- chased the McKinley property on Jarvis Street from Mr. Thos. Daly. Miss Eleanor Thornton, Miss• C. Ev- erett, Miss-OELPinkney and Miss Ag- nes Campbell -are attending the mil- linery openings in Toronto. • From The Huron Expositor February 23, 1894 Fulton's.--Hotel, about four miles nbrth of Seaforth, was completely de- stroyed by fire on Thursday night of last week. The fire was caused by a defective clfimney, and had gained much headway before it was..,.n,gticed. There was an insurance of $900 on it, First Presbyterian choirs invit- esday eve - ed outdo Roxboro on W ning by Mr. and Mrsxv°9ohn Scott, and it is needless tS say they had a most enjoyable time. Mr. Archie Scott cut his left hand badly ea Tuesday while removing a broken pane of lass from the door of the music store. On Wednesday afternoon a young son of ,Mr. Joseph O. Rose, of Eg- mondville, was hanging gnto a sleigh load of logs when be fell off, . the sleigh passing over one foot, injuring it very seriously. • Mr. James Smith, -of the llth con- cession of McKillop, dtew a load of logs a distance of 1.1 miles over some steep hind, which weighed on the scales in Seafortli;13,000 pounds. On Thursday of last week many stalwart yolrng men armed with saws and axes, wended their vvay to the bush of William Allen, Tuckersmith, where they spent the afternoon in cut- ting wood. The ladies, assembled in the afternoon and quilted. In the evening a most pleasant night was spent tripping the light fantastic to the joyous strains of Messrs. Ches ney'a violins. James Swan and Samuel Penick, of Brucefield, are in Toronto this week. Mr. John Clark, of Constance, weighed a.pair of beef cattle, prepar- ed for shipment in May, the ther day which tipped the beam at 4,150 lbs. Mr. James Hinchley, of Hallett, also had a steer that weighed 2.200 lbs. Mr. Peter "DeCoursey, pig dealer of Hibbert, recently purchased the very fine Berkshire boar, 'Union Boy," from Mr- Chas. Young, of Newton Farm, Brooksdale. Mr. Frank Bossen+berry, of Zurich, had a trip to Nein Hamburg on, horse business fast week. The political meeting last Monday geeing at Zurich Jieisl by.-_Jothn Me- MI1Inti, micas Wel! atter eel. He spoke about two hears.. orr- tt ... iarff '1tga. Ilan; Mi'; Camuel- Rennie moved a vote of thanks, which was passed over with three cheers. kr. Charles Brill, of Zurich, has bought the dwelling, formerly owned by: Pavia Gottschalk.. *jfe: "What's' Svronug,. 11e1:47 Renr'y (iabotn.fi+ » "'lVi t+aiorl I,t• doesXi t, dull t all.°!: 9C3'ifb: "don't bei slfi%l•aktitl>.lieard clot hgliringitier, t ax+:: litlwi'lennt.," I've often wondered when country people will wake up about one point. Most of us believe that Jiving in the country has inany natural advantag- es. In spite of the fact that the pric- es of farm products haven't always brought in good returns . , ::.that the system of farm credit is not all it should be . . . that we need many bhtngs such as rural hydro . . . farm- ing still has many advantages. Realizing that country life is: healthy spiritually and physically, we still go on telling our children that if. they're sintuei they should go away to the city. " We want them to have white-collar jobs. At school we glor- ify the occupations that will attract them away, to urban areas. 1 wonder, how many people (have ever learned at school of 'people who have .spent a lifetime in trying to better condi- tions in the country. • How many..his- tory books give adequate coverage to the story of men who perfected new methods of production on the farms. School trustees are willing to ac- cept whatever someone else dishes up for the children in the way of educa- tion. Many of these trustees nurse a grudge that they are chained to the land and would like ,to get into the They • certainly don't realize that -while there isn't much compan: ionship in plowing on a back fifty, at the. same time if they were working at a bench in a hot factory they. wouldn't have much chance for talk- ing to the next fellow either. Farming is .-developing out of the backbreaking period into another era. Certainly, it's a white-collar job but it requires., keen brains. If we r r ..0', Doyle keep keep on• "sheosh%ng" our boys and. girls away Santo the cities, them we've bound to bankrupt the country. We'll find that the farms - , one of the backlogs of Canada, will\abe-gone --At least the farm homes will be gone and in the Place of them there may develop a, farming that will be 'big business. T ,:guess itis oldyfashioned, butt I rather like ,to think that Canadian ,farm families with peof►e; ,living on their own farms will continue to ex-, ist. 1 want there to flourish, however. I would lilke- to see the youngsters griiw up witli an appreciation for liv- ing on the land. It's not a case of persuading all young ,people that they should remain on, the' land. That's silly. Give farming the same chance as other occupations. Show the ad- vantages of farming along ,with the advantages of an other jobs and then let the young people make up their own minds. It's disheartening to hear a parent say, '"I. want my boy to get a good job in the city, so he won't have to go through the things I have-" It's, a bit disheartening to find a boy who wants to farm being persuaded to go away and learn to be a member . of another profession. ,Chances are he'll spend his whole life trying to make enough to go back and buy •a, farm. Let's make farming ,a prpfessfon. Let's remember than if we are going to improve farming and make it a profession we have to take- our smok- ed glasses off. • Let's look around our own valley ,in place of craning our necks and wishings we were up on the slide of the mountain, user 3 'Smile . or ..wo-'...;; 'Once again the youthful evacuee had been caught using strong langu- age`' "Do you know, Tommy, said the harassed foster -mother sadly, "every time I hear you swearing 1 get cold shivers down my (back." "Coo!" exclaimed Tommy. "If you heardfather you'd have froze to death!" • "Why don't you walk down street instead of galloping round in the revolving door?" the hotel porter asked a guest who had explained that he was just taking a walk before breakfast to sharpen his appetite. ,,"I mustn't go ton f. ',," said the gtiest. "I'm expecting a 'telephone call any minute!" the. On his round of visits, the 'vicar called on Farmer Hawkins, a (born pessimist. - "I'm glad to know your wife is bet- ter," began the vicar brightly. "You would,a't be if you 'ad to `live with her!" gloomed the farmer, "You have a nice garden here;" was :the vicar's: next effort. "Not' so bad for them( as don't 'ave to dig in it!"' "Well at least you seem' to have a good supply of water." . "Maybe, but it's all to be pumped!" The vicar played his last card. • "It's nice' weather,' at any rate." "Yes, ,,for them as ain't nothin' to do but enjoy it!" :Huron Federation f Agriculture --Farm News Some New Hybrids ,The born grower is ever on the lookout• for new hybrids. The plant breeder, whether attached to the staff ofan experimental station or a com- mercial company, is constantly striv- ing not only to meet these demands but to anticipate them and have hy- brids ready when -the demand arises. However,. the plant breeder is not content with just something new. His Standards or quality are set high and the hybrids he releases must meet these requirements, -states .0, F, H. Buckley, Dominion Experimental Sta- tion, Harrow, Ont: ' For- the past five years at Harrow, in co-operation with the Central Ex- $erimefital Farni; Ottawa, the Ontario Agricultural College and the Ridge - town Provincial Experimental Farm, has' been conducting tests o4 new' hy- brids thl,riughout Ontario. The info -re mation gained has ferprecL tbe;;;basis for tire annual recirns endations 'by the Ontario Corn Committee. This' year twelve hybrids are being added to the list of hybrids recommended for Ontario. Wisconsin 240 anal Wisconsin 255 are added to the very early group and are suitable for grain in the east- ern and central parts of the prov- ince. The additions to the early group are DeKalb 65, Funks G176 and Iowa (white) 3215.' These hybrids are of about the same maturity and adapta- tion as Canada 531. - To the medium group; represented by the popular Canada 645, the hy- brids Pioneer 373 and Funks 031 have been added. The' late group, which already con- tains the well known hybrids DeKalb 404A, Pioneer 322, reeks. 015 and Canada '696, has been extended to in- clude 'five ,more hybrids, namely De- Kalb 458, Pioneer 340, Funks G29, Il- linois 972 and I,ndiana 610, The first three of; these are just a little later in maturing than Canada' 696, while the. -remaining two are considerably. later. - "The Outario farmer can -.now choose from..a i1St'ol t ifityone recommend.- ed hybrids, which .range- in- ,maturity all theway from the very early Can- ada or Wisconsin 240 to the very late Indiana 610. 1942 Seed Stilt Good For,Sciwing Throughout some sections of On- tario alanyt,farners have fairly sub- sta'atial' tivanfitles of 1942- seed en hand. .bite, -to the short crop of -I-94'' hnutib gain tirod feed the year gr'e'w ious will likely be used for seed this coming .'crop season. Much of this seed will be very suitable for sowing but there seems to be some doubt on the part of farmers in connection with germination ability. In blip connection valuable experi- ments have been made by experimen- tal stations to determine the vitality of cereals, clovers, timothy and other seeds. These experiments provide ample proof that seed, when stored in° a dry place for various periods of time .satisfactoiil'y retain their power of germination. Wheat and barley retained their vi- tality almost unimpaired for five years .atter harvest. Oats showed little loss of vitality until after the ninth year. The germ of wheat was practically dead at the, end of the fif- teenth year; but after the same length of- time oats gave, fairly -high germ - 'i ttorrl " 'his'',rtvas probably dee to the protection of the oat bull. , The vitality -of timothy seed was well re- tained .after the fourth year,, while Red, Alsike and White Clover show- ed little reduction in germinating power during the. -first three years. Therefore, if the 'seed is ripe and kept in a dry place the 1942 product will in some cases be likely superior to .yields from the 1943 crop. . In either case, farmers are advisecj to clean up all high quality seed of re- commended varieties and offer any surplus for sale. .Every bushel will be• needed this. Year. • Summary of 'Proceedings, Ontario Agricultural Commission of Inquiry Important decisions with reference to the development of a .hog 'market- ing scheme J'or Ontario under the pro- visions of the Farm Products Control Act, and• the improvement of organ- ization of milk producers in the Pro- vince were reached during -a week's session of the 'Ontario Agricultural Commission of Inquiry. In addition, the Commission gave further study to the composition and organization of county epmn3-ittees, the more equit- able distribution of gasoline to farm- ers,_ -part euiariy r;,u,;r init vegQ�'twia; farmers with less than 50 acres --'of• land, and committees of thA commie: alone continued their inquiries . into methods of soil and water conserve-. tion, farm credit and a^ grain policy for Ontario. A proposed scheme for hog market- ing under the Farrar Products Control Ad was presented by a deputattoii from the. Ontario Rog Producers As' (aotuttnUed oft iagg'e "3) • Injured At Rink 5 Miss Jean Streeter, daughter of. the:, Rev. P: I .and Mrrs'. Streeter, had the) misfortune to fall off the 'boards at the rink on Monday night, ,The fall rendered her unconsciousas she struck her head on the ice. Dr. Yokes was called, and she was taken home ..where it was learned she was not, seriously injured.—Blyth Standard, • Attended Turkey Meeting Mr: Robert Wallace was in Loddon on Thursday, Feb. 3rd, attending thhe annual meeting, of the Turkey Breed- ers' Association. Over 200 turkey breeders -were in attendance. '-Mr. Wallace is successfully operating a turkey business in connection• with his farming operations. Last year .he had a flock of 200 birds. This year he tropes to raise the number to 500.—Blyth Standard. Wroxeter Man Injured Overseas Mr. • -and Mrs: John Finlay, near Wroxeter, have ' received word that their son, Sgt. Henry Finlay, is suf- fering from serious injLiries received on active service: No word has leen reeeived as to how he was injured, but it is known he has cuts 'and abra- sions about the ahead and otherwise shaken up. Sgt. Finlay is a radio technician and went overseas in June, 1911. 'His work takes hint, to the air testing and inspecting, and, it is thought that . while on one of these trips the accident occurred!—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Underwent Operation Mr. Robert Hopper underwent an operation in Wingham General Hos- pital on Tuesday of last week, He is making a satisfactory recevery, w e are pleased to report._ —Wingham Ad- vance -Times. `Elected Vice -President Mr. Preston nearing, of Stephen Township;who has won for himself a wide reputation as a sheep breeder, was last week honored when he was elected vice-president of the Ontario Sheep Breeders' Association at their annual convention at, the Royal York Hotel in Torento.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Observes 87th Birthday Congratulations to Mrs. E. J. Pass- more; 87th C. 16 on Monday celebrated -her ay. Her daughter, Mrs. W. son, of Detroit, was present ccasion: A cable of congrat- u1s was received from her grand- son, Iste: Stanley Frayne, now in Eng- land.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Robbery At Winehelsea Thieves broke into the creamery at, Winchelsea on..; Saturday night and stole a quantity of butter and money. Entry was made by forcing a window., CarlBrooks, of London, and Elmer 'G. Harness, of "Woodham, -were arres't- ed. on Sunday night by Constables Salter. and J. Ferguson, William Gard- iner and Frank, Fox, at Woodham.: They...were found to be'in possession of a car stolen at Toronto on which were plates taken from a car at Si- -Marys. A quantity of. , Winchelsea butter and other stolen goods were• • in the car,4-Goderich'Signal Star_ Winner At Kiwanis Festiva( Miss ,loan Skinner, Mitchell's tal- ented young pianist, has brought honor to her town again. On Tuesday she was in Toronto taking part in a: music festival sr,onsored by the Ki- wanis Club of that city, competing " in the Bach open piano class. There were twenty-five contestants, and Joan won third place in the finals which we consider excellent work, The first two winners were from To- ronto. Mr. • N. J. Skinner accompa,n- led, his daughter -to Toronto for the festival, afternoon and • evening ses- sionsf-being held in the Eatoe.„Audi-r tortum,---Mitchell Advocate. III in Galt Hospital Mr. Garnet -Baker, a former resi- dent arid councillor of Wingham, is very ill with stomach trouble .in the Galt Hospital, Garnet's many friendo..".'.., here will. wish him a quick recovery- -Wingham Advance -Times. Esteemed Couple Married 'S7 Years Again the privilege has '.come to Mr, and Mrs, F. A. •Campbell, es- teemed Mitchell residents, to mark their wedding day and on Wednes- day thee were married 57 gears, It i(?as on February„ 9, 1687, that kiss Ada Kiright, Stratford', ,became the bride of Frank Campbell.,., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Campbell,. Mitchell, Down through the years they have lent their services freely In Main Street United Church, the choir and the Sunday school, Mr. Campbell being superintendent for 25 years. Four Sonsand one cia-ughter: uKTt, ianXia;_QfZii1,London; Harry, ,lilarida, and Adair, Mitchell, and-Wrs, Warren Oliver, Ottawa,extended con- grat,eia'tioars to their beloved parents on the occasion.' Hugh came honte for the occasion. They have lost one saft,.'Major Warren Campbell, in the. Great War, ;and one daughter, Mrs. C. H•oggarth. Friends of . Mr. and Urs. Campbell are 'pleased that they are enjoying fairly good alth at tbls time--�ZVlitheil Advocate:he 't f1 4;