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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1944-06-09, Page 2kr. ft. OS. e4an, Oafottb Qntao, e'v s' al afternoon by McLean •Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in yance; foreign $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. • Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, June 9, 1944 Stunt Flying We do not know whether stunt fly- ing is included in the course for • training pilots at the different air schools in •Huron County or else- where, but ,every so often a plane will circle the town, looping the loop, banking and dipping, and zoom away again. It is a most interesting and exhil- arating sight for the people on the streets below, who never grow tired , of, the entertainment and never will, provided the planes keep a reason- - ably Safe distance skywards. When, however, a plane gets a little too familiar in its approach to the solid things of this earth, the situation is something else again. • Such familiarity was shown about ten o'clock on Monday morning of this week, when a plane, zooming out of ffowhere, pissed the -editor's resi- dence on Goderich Street so close it darkened the downstairs windows • and swayed the leaves on the tops of a -row of maples lining the side street, with one plane wing passing on the inside , of the row. How that pilot got away with that zoom, without a crash, we don't know, and wearepretty safe in say- ing he doesn't know either, and just as safe to say he will never have •a closer shave. At least we have no desir6 to see him make 'another try. We are delighted to entertain air- -men at any time, but we would much prefer them coming to the house on foot. Or, if they must come in planes, to tether their planes in the fields be- hind, where there are no trees, and where there is much more room. • We Hove Not It is a widely held, if not a general • belief in this part of Ontario that the Western Provinces set our win- ter weather. If zero weather hits • the West; that weather will travel to us, and if blizzards strike there, the same blizzards will blow them- • selves out in Ontario. • But there is no such belief about the West setting our summer tempo. For years .parts of the West were a dust bowl - but that didn't affect us. The West has hail every year, but a , hail storm here makes the first pag- es of the newspapers. In summer we look for 'rain and • • sunshine, judicially mixed, and we usually get it that way. The. West had such a dry spring that for a •time an extensive crop failure was • predicted. And, while that fear has fortunately- been laid aside, there was no time this spring when our • crop' prospects did not look favor- able. • We hope the winter prediction • proves also to be a myth. Last Sun- day a snowstorm is reported to haVe swept Southern Alberta, when' the • temperature dipped to 33 and snow lay -two inches deep on the gr.ound. • That kind of weather would ruin our Ontario crops, the most promising in, years. And .we don't want that to • happen. - . • • Times Have Changed *•A black squirrel is a beautiful lit - •tie wild animal, and the authorities • are right in protecting his life. But ' the black sqUirrel of today is neither Aso wild nor so innocent in his new • abode in the towns, to which he has • come in droves in recent years, as he was in\his natural abode in other iMeslave changed, and the black 'rreli-UnOer protection in the 'is has 'increased to such nuni bele fie lenge"' an innocent Catiltoal, but deStiletlye idtt riot too; viol", fear of it Otto J ve arisen in some paTts, of our neighbors' property to the SOuth. At antrate a Chicago judge has upheld the right of a'man to shoot squirrels on his suburban lot, "where his grandfather had shot deer." No doubt our own grandfathers shot deer, as well as squirrels, right where many of our towns and vil- lages are situated today, but again things have changed. What was a safe pastime in the open spaces of a few generations ago, has bepome something else again today, because towns have grown up in those open spaces. And in a town a man can not swing a gun about with any de- gree" of safety to his neighbors. Perhaps the ban on shooting in towns, even sqUirrels, will never be lifted, but if not some other means will have to be resorted to soon, as far as black squirrels are concerned. • They Left A Message No citizen of this town of Sea - forth, or any other town in this county, can even visualize their feel- ings, if they were suddenly ordered to move away. from their homes and surroundings Where they had spent a life time, and where in many cases the ties of memory went back for even a generation or two. But „thousands of British people have been compelled by the demands of war to undergo that , unpleasant, and in thousands of cases, heart- breaking experience. • ,And while they have cheerfully obeyed the or der of evacuation, they are looking forward to another day, when they will return to their own again, and in one case, at least, they left a mes- sage to thosewhowould take their place for the duration of the war. This is the message as recorded by British Information: The inhabi- • tants of a village in southwest Eng- land were recently moved away en 'passe to clear the area for the • battle of manoeuvres of American troops. ' On the door of the centuries-old church—whose altar and sanctuary had been left in perfect order, al- though all fragile objects had been removed—the Americans found the following message: "From this Parish to our United States Allies: "This church has stood for several hundred years. Around it has grown a community which has lived in -these houses and •tilled these fields ever since there was a ehurch. This chureh, this churchyard in which their loved ones lie at rest; •these homes, these fields are as dear to those who have left them as are the homes and graves -and fields which you, our Allies, have left behind yeu. "They hope to return 'one day as you hope to return to yours, and find them waiting to welcome them home.. Q"They entrust them to your care meanwhile, and pray that God's blessing may rest upon us all." The message, signed 'by' the Bishop, was left in every village church in the diocese. -• They need have no fear of their American Allies. • • Work To Eat The Swedish newspaper, ,Stock- , holms - Tidningen, in 'a despatch which was reported to the- Allied Officer of Wax:Information last week-.: said: "German occupation authori- • • ties in the Norwegian city of Bergen have issued orders that all women between 21 and 40 must register for German labor service before they can obtain their food ration cards for May." Life under the German mBenevo- ' lent New Order" musf be pleasant, mustn't it? • About The Same Here -- An American judge in Pennsyl- vania recently told the May Grand Any to inspect the Erie County Court House. this is what the jur- ors repotted: "We find everything all that any •one 6uld hope for under present • conditions. Some things could be /low if there were, nothing else tO to a=idwe had sonie,one to do it So, 1i4 as it tight be, no 'Ord pleas - d t as god AS IS Ad al3oUt iioW it fa id over e,„, , • Inteeeeeneg Items eed rom Theitor of fifty: and twee-4sn years ages From The Huron Expositor June 13, 1919 Many Londesboro friends are pleas- ed to see Pte. Charles Lee, who en-, listed with the 161st Battelion, return home last week. During .the past week Hensel' and vicinity. have been more than delight- ed to welcome home a number of sol- dier boys from overseas, among -them being Cpl. G. Harburn, Cpl. Edgar Munn, Sapper Eerl,McErvan and Pte. ',WM. Stone. . Miss Margaret Habkirk, of Hensel', a graduate of the Clinton School of Commerce, has accepted a position as stenographer with Bonthron & Drysdale Charlie Clark, Thompson Scott, Henry Ireland, Ken MacKay, and Al- len Habkirk have returned to Sea forth from overseas. Miss Mary L. Cowan has passed her fifth year Faculty of Medicine ex- amination at the University of Tor- onto, and Miss Margaret Cowan has passed her first year in Social' Ser- vice at that University. „ The Seaforth Band has- been reor- ganized with Mr. W. A. -Chapman, formerly leader of the 1614 Battalion Band—one of the finest bands to go overseas—as leader. Mr. Cecil R. Smith, of town, and a graduate of the Stratford Business College, has .accepted a position in .Torontie. Pte. and Mrs. James T. Scott ar- rived home fromeoveeseas last week. Mr. Scott came on airaguayae,and Mrs. Scott on. the Metagame. Fire of unknown origin caused damage estimated. at 44,090 to. -• the Smith 'Block in Clinton late Sunday night, when' Roy tall's photographic studio' was- partly gutted. • lefiss Sadie Thompson and Miss An- nie Stewart spent the week -end with friends in London. Miss E. Richmond, of , New York, was a guest at the lutree of her aunt, Mrs. A. Young. Miss Richmond has just returned from 'three years' ser- vice in Imperial and Canadian hospi- tal's in England and France. At the annual session of the Lon- don Methodist Conference, recently held in Goderich, Re. H. D. Moyer, Pastor of the congregation in Sea - forth, was appointed to North Street Church, Goderich. He will be .suc- ceeded here by Rev. Capt. E. W. Ed- wards, M.C., RD, Mr. John Deitz, of Kippen, • while out driving With his car, met with a mishap when one of the axles brlike Wilber Ere* of Bayfield, who has been ifiversei'6r' over four years, re- turned home aweek ago. • Mr. G. Eyre, Chiselhurst, had a wood 'bee -on Monday, getting home 22 loads. • From The Huron Expositor June 15, 1894 A Grand Bend fisherman hauled in over 40 sturgeon one day recently. The fine big, barn of W. J. Dichson, south of Walton, was raised last week • by tackling, under thedirection of Thos. Newsome, builder, without a hitch or accident of ,any kind.. . Mr. Robert Grieve, Winthrop, met with a painful accident when working in the bush last week. One of the loge which hewas loading, rolled back on him, injuring him and crush- ing his foot. • ' While Mr. A. Cameron, Staffa black- smith, was putting on a shoe, the horse knocked him down and tram- pled on his arms and.legs, laying him off work for a few days. -Mr. Thos. Neilans, of Flarlock, has the stone work under hilt barn finish- ed. Mr. A. Parsons has also complet- ed the stone work of his barn and is to raise it soon. James Barbour, Harry Yeo, William Oliver and M. Burris, of Staffa, are in Stratford this week on the jury, The cornerstone of the Methodist Church at Kinburn was laid on Thurs- day afternoon. Mr. Richard Pethick, of Winthrop, will raise his new barn thieeweek, which adjointhe village. D. H. McNaughtein and Refits Keys of Varna, spent Saturday and Sunday on a tour of inspection through the Counties of Perth and Oxford, visiting friends in Staffa, ,Fullarteis and Har- rington. Mises M. A. Blair and Liezie Wan- less, of Varna, spent a few days last week at the Bend. " Dr. Campbell and Dr. Smith, Sea - forth, attended the ,Ontario Medical Association in Toronto, and While there Dr. ,Smith was elected to the office of president of the association. Mrs. Perkins, of Toronto, formerly well known in Senforths sailed for England this week, where she intends spending the summer at her old home. A handsome monutient of Swedish granite has been placed in Harpur- hey cemetery to the Memory of the late Robert Jamioi2,. of the Golden Lion Store. • ,It To- commemorates the death of the late John Yamieson. 'Mr. Robert P. LiViigston, a former 'well-known Seaforth fie't has pd OS 'first examinations ta the Chicago Dental P.ollego, wrote he is taking 4 course: Mr. H". R. Beattle'i' of, toVvh, has tiaSsed his firo-year..!:14W,ekatainatieli With 'Minors, a.nd-liaSt" ta4ied :the third gehelarahlp ittytiett i'afe • i4tik sdablittei hlore than .yer4e, .116);Tadier: q914,60, 10,3t4 It was hot down here7 last week. In fact it 'was the warmest session that we've had so far this year, Summer of -course has pretty well arrived. In the matter of two or three weeks the trees have ,blossomed out with a full display of foliage and the lilac trees are bursting into full bloom. Driving along the concession with the team I noticed several women picking big bouquets qf lilacs . for dinner tables, I guess, or elee, for the big bowls on the parlor table or the or- , gen or piano. The heat was quite noticeable, so 1 pulled the tearn up for a stop in the shade of the 'Tow of big trees along the road in front of the-echool-house. A bumble bee cruised along like a bomber over the dandelions' scatter- ed like golden dollars amongst the roadside grass. A pair of robins were playing tag in a maple tree and a bushy -tailed squirrel jumped from a tree to the ridgeboard of the school and then scampered down the roof and. disappeared into the eaves. I could hear the lazy droning sound of the children reciting or reading something. It was' interrupted per- iodically by the teacher's voice. This was our concession schoolhouse, look- ing just as tired ,with shabby Paint as the voices of the children sounded. ,Several of the tihsement windows were gone and one of the upstairs windows was covered with a sheet of cardboard. A fringe of cutout flowers straggled along several of ,the win- dows, a. -monument to the brave teach- er who was trying to bring a spot of color into the drab surroundings, I began looking the place ever with critical eye. The fences were leaning this way and that. The trees and shrubs around the place,..fillieig out with leaves so as to give a true re- •WER oh gApows By Ham J. Boyle ee presentation of their shaggy appear- ances, certifying that ao one seemed to care. The front steps of the school house were sagging a little. A dead branch from a beech lay sprawling in a corner, dragged out of the way by the children so as to not interfere with their ball diamond. Worn spots indicated bases.They were a little broader than the .paths for running. That school certainly didn't indi- cate much praise in our township in educatian. I felt a little ashamed of myself. As a matter of fact, I was at a school meeting one night. ten- dering on the wood when the teacher Mit up a strong case for fixing up the grounds. The trustees listened, but said it would cost too much .money. The inside of, the school; as I well knOie, ,,doesn't look much better than the outside. The desks are hacked and • carved and the floor is warped. In the wintertime it's .closed.up like a tight box to keepout the 'cold• and the heat dries everything up, without a trace of humidity. In the summer- time the flies held conventions in school hours. A battered old teache er's desk wobbles on thiee good legs and a bookcase built by a local barn carpenter fifty_ years ago, holds a flock of dog-eared old books. I wonder if it ien't possible, that we never liked school partly because our surroundings were so unattrac- tive. We froze in winter, roasted in. •summertime, and hated the feel of dry, chalk -filled air andthe sound of chalk scraping on a blackboard. There was very little to fire a child's imagination in that .schoolhouse . . . a'nd the trouble is, that having come through that experience a lot of us are careless enough .to let it be per- petuated so that our children- have to come. through' the same_experience.. • JUST A SMILE OR TWO • What does this expression, `Sez you' mean? asked the judge. The clerk of the court replied,: "My lore' it appears that this is a slatig expression of American ori- gin which has gained regrettable cur- rency in the language of our people through the insidious agency of the cinema, and is, as 1 am led to under- stand, employed to indicate a state of dubiety in the mind of the speak- er as to the yeracity, or credibility. of aestatement made by him." "Oh, yeah!" said the judge. • • The guide had been answering the fussy woman's questions for, half an hour, and his patience was exhaust- ed. • "Howwere these caves former?" she asked. "I wasn't alive then, madam," he resit:led, "but the Story goes that a Scotsman dropped a sixpence down a rabbit hole!" • 'Mike was smiling all over his face. "I've a dandy job now, Pat," he told his friend. "Who is it ye work for?" asked Pat. "Casey's, the contractors," was the reply. "Phwat is it ye're doin'?" inquired his friend. 'Diggin' a well," replied Mike,' with an artful wink. "I've dug down so far now that th' boss can't see if I am workin' or not!" • • There's a story in this 'paper of a woman who used a telephone for the first time in 25 years." "She must be on a party line!' : Huron Federation Of 4: Agriculture—FarmNews Ontario farmers are being asked to produce 200,000,000 bushels o1. feed grain on their farms during this year 1944,- says John D. 1VIcLeod, Director of 'the Crops, Seeds and Weeds BranchOr the -Ontario Department of Agriculture. This will be essential, he points out, in order to maintain the maximum production of food for the •armed forces, for our allies and for the hard-working people at home. Indications from Western Canada at the present tithe are that owing to lack of moisture the 1944 grain drops 'Win be below average. In view of this western situation. and the fact that there is tip great grain reserve in the Province of Ontario farmers are asked to plan for an in- creased production, particularly of oats, barley and mixed grain, in or- der that there may be ample food for all requirements. The 1944 objectiye of 200,000,000 bushels ef grain can be obtained says Mr. McLeod, not necessarily by sow- ing more acres but by producing • mare per acre. This objective can be reached by producing one and a half busheld more per acre in 1944 than was aireidneed in 1942. This is possible providing Weather conditions are favorable by the adoption of prov- en soil management methods, by sow- ing clean, well graded seed of suit- able varieties and by treatment of the, seed for smut and, other seed - borne' disenSes. • * * * Credit Unions Show Increase Rapid deyelopment of the Credit Union nadvement in the Province of Ontario is indicated in. the annual ree port for the year 1943 which has just, been issued by G. P. Perkin, Inept& tor of Credit Unions and released by Hon. , T. L. Kennedy, Ontario Minis- ter of AgricuIthre. The report shows that during the year 1943 new Credit Unions were incorporated in the Prov- ince, bringing the total fiember now in opertitiett up to 163. Of these, 148 have •been, Incorporated during the last &II- years, since the Gredit Un- ion legislation of Ontario was attend- ed at the 1939 session of the Leg1- ire.-The :Onions now operating have 38;672 members and have aefietti, of $3488,701.50. During •the year lo4na were made- to ,i2,707 borroWera. The report gives sOrtie interesting taet4 To: ,toz.the olieaffieation of th6 edit, thlOka;110:. biltario, Of the ninni1eri;64,:ato Oasilitod",wro.N. t*ottf404.0#44141414,00,01.)0441*, thitrn1rePtienef-004(4tionc,:,:l are occupational and have been o ganized by groups pf industrial, go ernment and educational employee while 19 nave 'been formed by group of rural residents and 15 by group of urban seen:amenity residents. Features of the 1943 operations i Chided an increase of 3,973 in th number of members and of 3,661 i the number Of borrowers. Paid -u shares increased by $367,369, deposit by )406,995, theamount loaned wa $2,426,472 greater than in 1942 an total assets increased by $838,389, addition to financing the purchase la their members 'of Victory Bonds . 'substantial amounts, Ontario Credi Unions have invested "$528,050 0 their reserves • in Victory Bonds sine the declaration of war. Another in teresting featureof the report show that during the year bad debt amounted to only $92.67, of onl 5/10,00th of one per cnt of the tota amount: loaned. • * * * insects Have An Ancient Origin Each year, during the 'summer, w are overwhelmed by the abundance of insects, There is no doubt tha these creatures greatly 'exceed the nurhber of other ,animals o the world' today. •• A study of fossils proves• that in - Sects have an ancient origin. They are definitely known from the Car- boniferous period, three hundred Mil- lion of years ago.,.. By visiting the Royal Ontario Museum one may catch a glimpse of the insect life of the past. There one will find, exquire itely preserved in limestone,' the gos- samer -like forms Of dragon -flies, and entombed in bits of.,Baltie amber are the delicate remains. of ants, bees, dies,' locusts and ,beetles. Insects, were abundant and widely distribut- ed even in dim, distant days. Farmers Benefit By ThiseConcession In'creaged production. of .eertain, it- ems ef Tarin Machinery make it Pos- sible to reneriveethe -restriction On salve, the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has :annotinced, Thettefta ate ",illataiitiet litieroW sections, flexible 4arrov,eentione; pitting tooth harrow 011000 -Opining •Maehthea 'and animal plinoerai ea. deehtte thilloet.,, thtrwoe: limo* *hi .0741' frell'frotfjiJn v- s, n - e 11 p s d y n t 1 e y ers Silver Wedding Celebration On Wednesday evening, May Utle, a silver wedding ce1lir,j1on was able in honor of. Mr, and )VIra. EP114alet Snell, Clinton, at the-heitle of tbeir daughter, Mrs. Alvin BettlesaBainfield. Ninety friends were peese‘ste—Clinton News -Record. • Plane Crash on Bayfield Road An Avro-Anson training plane frana No. 9 S.F.T.S., Centralia, crashed On; "the farm pf Chrie& Vise, Bayfield, Road, Goderich Townshp, onTuesday, evening about six o'clock. The ine structor received facial and leg bruis- es and cuts and the students escaped without a .scratch, but were given a real shaking up.- The airmen said they had been receiving instructions in, a precautionary landing, but fail- ed to gain altitude quickly enough. and hit a tree, breaking off one wing. This gave the 'planea tilt which could', not be righted, and they hit the hydro wires on one side of the road, then went under the telephone wires on the other side and slid over into Mr. Wise's field,' plane right side up. Tho airmen quickly juinped out of the plane which was a total wreck. The, crash attracted many spectators, but fortunately „no one Was injuned and the, airmen have returned -to their staa • tion.—Clinton Nee -Record. • Smelt Have Moved North? It in eelaciited that the smet, so plentiful i:a this district two or three years ago: have beentaketithie iing in Thunder Bay. They had not prev- iously, been heard of in Lake Superior. • Iteevae three .years ago that they in- ea;ded the rivers of this district and were netted in immense quantities. Two years ago there were not so many. Last year there were very few and this spring they seem Practically to liaire disappeared. -Conemercial..... fishermen are not sorry, for the smelte .; are believed to be detrimental to the. existence of other more valuable fish. Signal -Star. Badly Burned By Splashed Tar • Donald Preszcator, son of Mr. and Mrs. Basil -Preszcator, • was badly _ burned aboet the face and hands ,on Wednesday morning while assisting in tarring a roof at the Exeter brancli of the Canadian Cahners. Donald Was carrying some hot tar when the pail containing the tar came in, contact with some obstacle and the tar splash- ed over him. The tar struck , th right side of the lace, an ear and be- came embedded in his hair. Fortun- ately his clothing saved other parts of the body. Botit hands were also' • burned. He Wag rushed to the office. of Dr. Fletcher for treatenent—Exe- ter Tim eBs Ar tdhydoacra tCeeleitratine I • The home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Graham, Angelesea Street, w4e the setting for a happy family reunion on Saturday, when Mr. Geaham celebrat- ed his 80th birthday. The h"use was beautifully decorated with flowers, Guests for the birthday dinner includ- ed Mr. and Mrs. Graham's son, El- mr, and his wife and ' son, of Sttep- pard ton, and their three daughterse Mrs. Andrew Bogie (Ethel) with Mr, Bogie and family; Mrs. Frank Shielde (Laura), with Mr. Shields and their daughter; and Mrs. Wm. Stoddart (Irene) and het' son. Mr. Stoddart ia serving with the armed forces over- seas. tittle Kenneth Stoddart cele- brated his second birthday with his grandfather. Many gifts, flowers an& congratulations were received by the genial host during the day.---Goderich Signal -Star. Now Pilot Officer • Among a list of promotions in the R.C.A.F.; appearing in Monday's Len - don Free Pre, was that-eif V. A. Rutherford, who has been promoted to •the rank of Pilot Officer.. • Mrs. Rutherford, who is with her parents here, is the former Irene Taylor.— Blyth Standard. • Honored By Students A social evening arid dance was held by the pepils of the Exeter high school at the arena Monday evening and presented Mr. Wethey, who le eetiritig from the staff, with a purse of Money. Principal H. L. Sturgis. spoke of the years of splendid ser- vce that had been rendered. by Mr; Wethey and the regret- of the stu- dents and staff at losing tio valuable a mathematical teacher. Miss Marion Cowen made the presentation sof the, gift and the kindly remarks and also of the splendid cooperation and mansr courtesies aCcorded hits Mr. Wethey has been associated' with the Eateter school for -tvsentyfie years --23 as principal. •He will continue to make his home in Exeter.—Exeter Times - Advocate, New Teacheds For High Sehool Two teachers have resigned their pbsitions on the Mitchell high 'school staff. Miss Eleanor Campbell, Who has had charge of music, Is taking a similar position on the Broekirille Collegiate staf, and her Place Will be taken by Miss Grace Tipplin, Lon den, who has specialized in English end music and comets lierelligl* re- commended. ',, Mise •jeanIlebetiseei Who hat" had cherge,of Phisical trebl- ing for the girls, taking up jeurn- ellem and it is Itinderatood will join Ld�il Pre?feta- stuff. Her ivnth snorthdraso6oent yet been nanaed.,. 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