Loading...
The Huron Expositor, 1944-09-08, Page 277' •441:9177.481,107.44, Or.ttitMr4111.NOt.t.m.- Amusa444.4444.4m4444 ,4,4e44..4ww40444*444444waiumamtiamitAiii • fag !.0 „ • *ti • a • 'Seafortk Ontailo, ev- fternoon by McLean- ion rates, $1.50 a year in oreignT$2.00 a year. Single WS, 4 cents each, dvertising rates on application. FORTH, Friday, September' 8th No. 1 War Job Perhaps half or more of the Cana- • dian boys and girls of teen age are illingregular or holiday jobs in war • plants and farms this summer. How many of them will not return to school this month? Will wages, high- er than ever before known in our history, tenipt a great number of these high school boys and girls to stop school before they graduate? It is a Challenge that faces all par- ents, all teachers, all employers and all patriotic Canadians to convince these young boys and girls that school is their No. 1 war job. • Farm Prices Compared For some reason or other the C. C. F. party, through its members in the House of Commons, is constant- ly holding up New Zealand and Aus- tralia as models on which Canada should base its economic life and More particularly, on those things which pertain to farming and farm- ers Perhaps one reason has been that because these nations of the British empire are so far, far away from us that many 'of their statement's rer garding them, naturally go unchal- lenged for want of factual informa- tion with which- to challenge many of the C.C.F. assertions. At any rate, both in and _out of the House members of that party never fail to hold—the ,down -under count -10E ip before our eyes as the farmer's Utopia. Recently, however, Dr. Donnelly, a Western member of Parliament, who is an .extensive farmer; as well as a physician, has returned from a trip to those countries, and his find,7 ings on the .conditions existing there • are decidedly different - from what our C.C.F. friends would have us be- lieve. In the House of Commons a short time ago Dr. Donnelly told of some of these findings.. One was that from the -farmer producer's standpoint, the prices New Zealand. and Austra- lian farmers receive for their pro- ducts do not at all compare favor- ably with those received by Cana- dian farmers. Down ,under butter is 20 cents a pound ; barley, 66 cents; wheat, 74 cents a bushel, and if more than 3,000 bushels -are 'sold the price runs down to 60 cents. • In Australia and New Zealand, 'Dr. Donnelly said, a steer weighing about -1,000 pounds is sold for $61.20. In Canada, a farmer gets $110 or $115 for an animal of similar weight. A pig weighing 200 pounds sells • down there for $21.60, while in this -' •country the price is in the neighbor- or__$28, . Prices for farm implements too, were, as the Western member point- • ed out, something to study and com- pare: A three -furrow disc plough sells in New 'Zealand and Australia for $410.20; an eight -foot binder, four -horse hitch, $525.-40; a mower, six-foot cut, cots $202.95, and a . nine -foot rake costs $79.65. A' 26-36 horsepower 102 Senior Sunshine assey-Ilarris rubber tired tractor •sells for. $2487. In other Words, the lorAcof the agricultural implements thai they have to buy, is nearly one - *her thanin Canhda, and the 6Y tho goods Weil they have abOut oneathird lesS. 4,Iforioelly said, he was **here he found 4, btj ong the farm. atd, • Sot- Lt,,A • maattooama-44:440444,4444=44444.,44 44.4+1,41,44464to •• The Q 1#tie WV-lainCO Wit • Ole , Pr9- •dua$, PoiSiblq elccePtio4 „mthetio'tfre, with Wqlf many would like to have a much nearer ac- quaintance. When, however, it comes- to synthetic foods, like bread•, for instance, they are entirely in the dark, and very fortunate, we would say to be able to remain unenlight- ened. In the occupied countries of Eur- ope, however, the people largely sub- sist on synthetic food, because there is nothing else available for them to eat. It is not a matter of choice,,,but one of necessity. Take, bread for in- stance, as it is known in Czechoslo- vakia and other occupied countries. The quality of bread is an indica- tion of •the food standard in those countries because it is the' main item of consumption, in addition to pota- toes. There is no, meat, fish, vege- tables or fruit. Flour for their bread at its very best is composed of 10 per cent. wheat flour, 40 per cent. rye, 35 per cent. barley or oats, and 10 per cent. potatoes. When it is sliced, it crum- bles and it is up to the housewife to make the best use of the, very pre- cious crumbs as possible. It is, therefore, not hard to im- agine the taste and the nutritive va- lue of such bread. Nor is it hard to understand the tremendous increase of digestive diseases in those coun- tries after• four years of living on that kind of food. But, it seems, the 'Canadian house- wife has her food troubles too. They do not arise at all from the synthetic brand of food, but rather from the hardness of heart and lack of con- sideration on the part of those who • dispense that food. There is no ra- • tioning of meat anywhere in Can- ada, and in this town there is no de- livery of purchases made. A 'house- holder can purchase as much meat as he or she has a mind to, but each must carry the purchase home. Consequently we live in a hard, hard -world. Or so we overheard ex- plained yesterday by two housewives whose blast would have curled the hair of the butchers if they had heard it. Funny world, isn't it? What War War Costs Canada The July issue of Canada At War paints a very clear picture of where our taxes go. The figures given are the years 1939-44, this year necessar- ily having been based on Parliament- ary estimates: Personal income tax, including m- enial defence tax, amounted to 1,793 millions of dollars. This repre- sents 17 per cent. of our war expen- diture. • Corporate income tax totalled 1,055 millions, or 10 per cent, of war expenditure. Excess profits tax totalled 1,082 millions; or 10.2 per cent. of war ex- penditure. , Tax on interest, dividends, rents and royalties came to107 millions, or one per cent. of war expenditure. All' income taxes totalled 4,037 mil- lions, or 38.2 per cent, of war expen- diture. • All tax revenues tame to 7,336 mil- lions, or 69.5 per cent. of war expen- diture. • Total revenue was 8,098 millions, or 76.7 per cent. of war expenditure. Total revenue was 8,098 million's; or 76.7 per cent. of war expenditure: • Canada's war' expenditure in those five years totalled 10,559 Millions ($10,559,000;000). ,This represented 77.9 per cent. of the country's total expenditures in the mine period, •which were $13,563,000,000. Total revenue amounted to 59.7 per cent. of total expenditure. • A Lot In It A man said to us the other day: "If you are surprisecl'at the number - ofjObillifed as essential, take .a look around you at the enorroeuS num,7,- - Jr, still filled, that ars certainf iion-essential;---to anyone 'bit the jb , hi' it 'atikr,,00311,0 1t in that; statoi404it, TO,„ •, $444 Irv* of ilOY an.4 vw.elliloe,, oleo's iox From The ahlivaii'EXPOitor gust• 8, 1919 WilliaM Thlea Wigton:, whaa ,had the raiafeirtime to have big leg Weak- en at the, 'azikle ina nitialVay acct., deat pie C.P.R. station when deltaeriag toga, is able to get ah -it agan. Last week Zurich lost three of its prominent, citizens and their families. Messrs. 0. Hartleib and S. E. Faust have inov4 to Waterloo, and Mr. E. Appel to Kitchener. On Saturday evening of last weal, - Mrs. A. MeGregoa of .1Cippen, met witha a serious aceideat. While per - farming her household duties Mrs. McCitreger fell down cellar, breaking her arm near the shoulder and receiv- axle- other injuries. Mr. C. Con,signey, Jr., who recently returned from overseas, has purchas- ed the, restaurant business of Poulas & Carambulas in the Cardno block, Who have been conducting it for some years. Mr, John MeNay, of town, has sold his seed and feed business to Mr. An- gus McQuaig. . Dr. W. Campbell, wife and (laugh- ter, of Aibany, Missouri, where the doctor has been practicing for many years, are here on a motet trip. Dr. Chas. 'Campbell, of New York, and daughter are also here on a abaft Owing to the very large attendance at the Collegiate Institute this year, the board of trustees have found it necessary. to secure an additional teacher, and Miss Norma Hartry has been added to the staff. Mr. Hatold Stark, 'who has been acting teller in the Dominion Bank here for some time, has been trans- ferred to St. Thomas. A Misi Muriel Elcoat, Brucefield, has again 'obtained first prize for her hand -painted china which she exhib- ited 4 the Western Fair, London. A beautiful memorial shield -vrill be unveiled to the memory of the fallen ietoes of Cavan Church, Winthrop, ,on Sunday next. • Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton and son, who motored all the way front their home in Seattle, Wash., were calling on cad friends in Cromarty this week. • Monday afternoon the annual school fair was held at Walton and was a fine success. School Inspector Field was a busy man all afternoon. In the speech -making, Marjory Hoover took first prize; Gordon McGavin, sec- ond, and Grace Shortreed, third. There were seven schools linked up this year in the fair. • From The Huron Expositor afaiehlbera14, 1894 On Friday evening- about 8 o'clock the people of Hensan were startled by the cry of fire. (it was found that the walls and roof of Mr. R. ;Patter-, son's large planing mill were on fire. There was a high wind blowing, and it was impossible to save anything. - One of elle most severe thunder- storms experienced here for a long time, occurred on Saturday morning. It lasted about two hours. The wind blew a 'perfect :hurricane; the rain descended in torrents, and the thun- der was terrific, nearly continuous, and the lightning se sharp as to be nearly blinding. Mr Thos. Lapsiie's barn, just adjaiiiiing- the towa, took fire, and in the south, Scott Bros.' barn in Tuckersmithi also took fire, and they made a blaze that lit up the whole sky.. Dr. F. J. Burrows, late resident Physician and surgeon of Toronto General Hospital, has purchased the practice of Dr. Smith and has taken up quarters in the doctor's office. Mr. E. McFaul., Mr. C. W. Papst and Mr. A. Wilson were in Toronto this week on pleasure and business bent. Among those taking in the Toron- to Exhibition are Miss Lizzie Sadler, Mrs. Wm. Cana•pbell, Master Leonard Campbeltaand Mrs. F. D. Hutchison, from Staffs,. Mr. John Rae and Mr. Robert Mc- Kee, of Leadbury, are Attending the Modal School at,Clinton. The latter has been engaged to teach' in 8. S. No. 8, McKillop, for,the ensuing year. Messrs. Mullett- and Jackson were patting on a new roof on their store building last week. They had it nearly completed when the big storm ewe and the resultwas that _the unfinished roof let the water in and ruined stoves and other, hardware. Mr. William Fowler, ofthe Huron Road, has rented his farm to Mr. Thomas Jarmain for a term of five Isgialir-Holinan; who was one of our oldest and TOst respected citi- Nils, has gone to Bern:axis- and ii - tends removing his family there. Dr. IVIeLeod, of Brooklyti, N.Y., was in town last week the guest Of Mr - John Copp. Mr. James Wiltse, of Leadbury,has 3,000 bushels of oats that year. This is, the product of 50 "acteS, and IS an eiteelleid return for this season," A surprise. party, composed of a select number of Leadbiir oung peo- Ple, .net at the lieladence Of Mr. ir- vine-citt -Friday a-Van:lag last. Mr, 'Watt, phatograPher, �t Sea- fort14 whose branch galleri at Bay- eld i& -the stormier haa been wan - aged. by gr. jitlitaft cabiettaa, 010E048 1)1'1601600' there :itin 1t1da ' Mt 'AtikJert 0011, the old - LOC Yttlige, atAigitio 1- �uL '40:4-aft,..t0t4iAt *d...fiteAV Tire-tbriabed Vle fteld tibia Ysziarp and I MOO .40 Pat Wbile tile Pia was burning ap the g'assv aPtl. etas-. tag the Water-heles, certainly dtd help us With our aabar probleila • We changed work -Oa this -line far threSb.- lag and, eVetybialY has finished threshing new 'and we're turning to the Tall work. I've turlied the cows •into the see- ond-cut clover because the pasture Was burned up dry and I- have a good supply of hay in the barn and a aeld of second alfalfa that looks pretty good. Another field of timothy is gia ing to seed: The corn has come along well and this being my first year for trying the hybrid variety I'm quite satisfied.' It seems that just about everybody in the township has expanded the poultry business on their farms. • _I built an addition to the. hen -house, last week. New lumber being such a terrific Price I tried going through the old pile of scantlings in the driv- ing shecl. Either I've lost my flair with a hammer or else the spikes be- ing sold these days are soft,, because it seemed that just about every one of them twisted or turned before they were driven in far enough. The • scantlings „splintered and some • of them had punky ends .- . . and all in all, it was a devil of a job. I lost my patience and hit my thumb with the hammer and swore I'd never try and build anything again with re- claimed lumber. Finally, I had to buy some siding and the planing mill salesinan iever even •cracked a 'Smile when he soaked me forty-eight. dol - r' • Ws -40 ;c4ttnt 140 Pt PliaTflP;Pt•t”Wakl;,2‘• L. ' 3ienbota i p AO'** hO*Ver; aa4U4P.1)::4-9'^:11,70744%:•1711114*°:0:0. 1:”, ''aP.eWt' MI calif& Pre*Pf; alt,P06, tAtttet tare Of it far tiler bulletins on poul- try. That wellid he too Piliali-ao ex-. pent. The children are poking back to achool as I write :this. Some of them are dashing along Vita, haPPY, and others are lagging along as if helping the 'aclititil would barn down before they got there. .We have a new teacher this year.. it's hr first school and she!s prohably just as frightened as the little Jenkins boy who is starting to school for the first time. She'll get eyed up and down at church next Sunday and treated like" &at:ranger. for a few weeks, and. some will say she's too easy with _the children and •others who have dren gotlig wifl. say sae's too severe, and anally she'll be accepted as a part of the 'Community.. We had a bad windstorm here last week. It was one of the first we've had around here in twenty years', and it 'blew down a, barn at the other side of the village and tore an elm tree down in our back pas- ture. The barn was pretty rickety and the tree was p'retty old, so we haven't much to complain about. It's cooler at nights now, and Ed. Higgins was saying that on Sunday evening when they had company they had- to have a little fire in the front room. Time certainly ,moaeil along in a hurry. , JUST A SMILE OR TWO :1 An ambitious ••young• man heard of thedeath of the junior partner of a big firm. Being full of self-confidence he hurried to the offices of the firm aboap senior partner was a friend of his father's. How about my taking your part- ner's place?", he asked, • "Excellent'!" said the senior part- ner. "If you can fix things with the ur dertaker." • • Then there was the_ modern waiter who was drafted, given some quick training and transported overseas. He was assigned to an anti-aircraft battalion in Italy. While they were, being attacked by Nazi bombers, the captain called for the waiter -soldier and said: "Rush down to the supply depot ,S,nd bring me some 20maa. shells." • "Yes sir," he replied, walked away, • Boys Whaled T Lhadial and. Back as great to be yonag and tall ot Pep and ainialtioni Bill Locktidge and. -Stan klieeler•: Maat have •plenty what it sathey rode that'll Wheels to Louden: aback. TheZ after speading few dais 'there rode- .__,d:inug;a4:a:ili.va:nlOe(:Itl:Wioaefal.t and wentbaek • Biddle Lays a-Peaalit, .We'ip seen many oddities, WWII aa eggs with a "V" on theta "V" ,potaa- toes, and. large mid ,stall freaks of every description, but last Wednesday. _ night Mr. James Xelly brought into this office about the best imitation of the real thing we ever aid see. The article under • discusaion is a "Pea-, nut" egg, laid by one af bis Barred Rock hens, which was such a perfect ;-- imitation that we hardly believed it • an egg when we saw it. It had the size ,and identical shape of a good plump peanut, and, even the color was perfect. Mr. Kelly hid the egg put ` • * • uader the candling light at Kernick's egg grading station, and as near as. could be diseerned, it had two yokes. Old Kiddie certainly got mixed up• when she laid this one.—Blyth Stand- ard. • Will Go To ;Montreal Miss Sibil Coiirtice, who returned almost a year ago from Japan, wilt' attend the General Council of the - United Church of Canada in London, on Sept. 16th, and at the conclusion, pf the conference will leave for Mont- real •where she will work part thine - at the Italian Church and part time among the Japanese -Canadians in that dity.-T-Clinton News -Record. ° Fire At Rear of Hotel The fire brigade was called to fire at the rear of the building south of the Central Hotel about 11 p.m. Sun- day evening. When the fire was first noticed the flames were rising 15 to 20 feet in the air. The alarm' was sounded and the firemen were soon on the scene and the flames were brought under control with little damage being done.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Purchases Farm • Mr. Sam Appleby has purchased tae Bentiinger farm on No. 4 highway,. north ,of Blyth. Mr. Benninger is hava ing an auction sale, preparatory to vacating the premises in favor of Mr_ Appleby.—Blyth Standard. Lively Times Rounding Up Animal Mr.- Jack Creighton, local fur ranch- er, and a few of his neighbors, had a. lively time on Saturday morning rounding pp some of his valuable an- imals. When Mr. Creighton arose in the Morning he discovered that six mink and one fox had escaped from their, pens, and immediately the hunt was on. With the aid of his neigh- bors and his trusty Terrier dog, the fox was finally run down and trip- ped in a culvert across the highway. The fox soon tired due to the fact that it fa penned uti all the time and was not in very good running condi- tion. The mink "holed, up" under- neath the barn, and had to be cap- tured in devious Manners. a Here again the Terrier pup was worth its weight in gold. By three o'clock in tie afternoon the animals were ali -rounded up and safely back in their pens, The ,fox was one of the best Mr. Creighton has.—Blyth Standard. Presentation By Band Members Following band practice last Week the members of the band staged a, party , in honor° of their oldest mem- ber, Mr. Fred -Johnston, oldest in. years 82, and oldest in ..laerviee, 5S 4 years a member of the ban'd. His total service as a bandsman is well over 60 years which is believed to be a record.- Mr. Johnston came to Wing-- hatne in 1886 and has been a member of the band continuously since • that time. He has 'held almost every, of- fice in this organizatiOn and for a. time was paesident. The party in hist honor was a complete "" aarprise Lim and he was just' about bowled ov- er when he was presented with a beautiful chair. The wives of the members of the band served a buffet luncheon whidh added greatly to this very pleasant event.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. A and returned with 16 -mm. shells. • "But I ordered 20 -mm. shells and You brought 16 -mm.," the captain re- minded him. "Yes, sir," shrugged the waiter - soldier. "But you gotta realize there's a war going on." One -- Sunday evening the minister 'pteaehed a sermon exhorting bus - bands to stay at home in the evening and, lend a hand with bousework. member of the congregatiou took the attack personally, as be knew the pastor had seen him entering or leav- ing a local ptib on several occasions. - So he tried to explain his conduct: "It's this way, sir," ale said. "My wife has been spring-cleaning this, week, and when she's busy like that —well, I've either to be a deserter or a casualty!" : Huron Federation Of Agriculture-FarrnNewsl Can the Fiaancial Post Mean What It Says? • Strong exception has been taken by H. H. Hannana, President, and Manag- ing Director of the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture, to the editorial opinion expressed by the, Financial Post of Toronto respecting the new floor price 'legislation for agricultural produtts, appearing inthe August 19 issue Of The Post. • The editorial emphasized that since Canada was an exporting country in agricultural production, that was the controlling factor in fixing farmers' prices, and wound up with the fol- lowing statement: "Instead of worrying about keep- ing future farm and other prices jacked up to some artificial level, it would be far better if we concen- trated on keeping costs down so that in natural lines ,of production Canadian goods can meet world competition." "It would be interesting to know," said Mr. Hannam, of the Federation of Agriculture, "just exactly what the Financial Post had in mine. We pre- sume the adviceas 'for everybody, but on the other hand it singles out farm prices for special mention. "When the Pot speaks about keep- ing future farm and other prices jack' ed up to some artificial level, what does it mean? Is there a natural lev- el for farm prices_ any more? We tiresume the Financial Post has been in favor of the general price ceiling in our wartime program. That has been a policy of keeping latices jack- ed down to an artificial level, be- cause certainly they Would have gone much higher if artificial means of price control, had not been, employed. Does the Financial Post go all-out in its support of fixing an artificially low price when prices naturally would go higher and then turn around and eon- demn ,any attenapt at price control to provide minimum security for large numbers of our citizens at a tinie When prices are apt to go diaastrous- ly low? 'The Post says it would be far bet- ter if we cOaCentrated oti keeping costs down. °Undoubtedly it Would be a good thing irt ;oar economy if all industry ntid business and finance would together concentrate on keep - big ,t)st5 ddarn, but in order to be fair to ,a11,• these'costs Mist be bala ahead on at eonitable„ beste. fitthlerf8 Old he She* keep his oosth &Wit and he itti6Lio that IS good;:ad,, lade. Ilene tir4C 'few. :6014., 'gamer ba.q.60,6i ,a14 44-0 riteiipOn sible for those, bat there area large number entering into farm production which the farmer does not control. There is interest on debts, insurance premiunis, farm equipment, etc. 'Does the Financial Post agree that all of these costs should likewise be kept well down? ' 'Most people believe that the Fin- antial Post has some good friends .who are extraordinarily successful in keeping •their rates and charges— which are the farmers' costs --Up. And certainly some of the latter are kept up abOve natural levels and also above the level, of world commpetition, "Then the Post argues that in na- tural lines of production „Canadian goods 'should meet world competition: What does, t mean by "natural lines?" Does it mean that •farm,ptalacts and other primary products are natural. lines? If so, _does the Post believe that, producers of primary, products should keep their prices down to meet world competition and that producers of secondary products, for, example manufacturers, must not be expected' to meet world competition? "Surely the Financial Post would not suggest that we are going to solve the problems of the past -war world by dividing our people into two camps, squeezing one group down to meet world competition, no Matter where that 18, and setting up another group with special_privileges_ YElla can maintain their economic retutns ,on a higher level and who are not asked to meet world competitiOn. • "Farmers and other primary pro- ducers will be happy any day to pro- duce at low enough returns to meet world competition all tile rest of Our economy will do the same. If the whole of the economy will not do that, must primary producers coa- ti/Me to be exploited in order to Main- tain artifiatally high retains for eer- tain interests? "We live in great country and we boast about the better standard llvlhg ifiat we have here than fh most other countrieta If ate are goltig to Maintain an attractive •Staticlard of living in Canada, are we going to es- iabiisti arid maintain b, higher level for producers Of secondary products at the eapease of priniary producers? If so we haven't yet learned the les-. Sena that this' war shOlild 'teach Lao. st he.00ciD16 'of the United ,isiations fighting for kreed&O4 ;ior seenifitYt rfoi a bettelil':hret4-fni:ihe `66*Ihtih. )3144. se( i t4;' dte hetillAg 010,1*.k.0,k;'.‘,My 44: • • • . 5 • a P. U. C. RepaiLring Dam Public Utilities employees are bus3r this week.repairing the small dam on the south side of the Main Street bridge that was undermined last fall. They, are extending -the -wing wall at the east end and putting a new' apron en the south side of the dam for the water to fall onto to keep It from de- stroying the „dam; undet •which the. male is lecated.—Mitchell Advocate. Through Fence With Throttle Open: • Ninety miles' per, own country side - road with a snakelike bend ahead, ' provides a thrill that Sohn Jamieson can tell you aboat, but vrcaildh'i are to repeat. The incident, now that it is over, has its amusing angle, but Mr. Jamieson couldn't see tb.e joke 41: the tirae, and is right:fortunate to be alive. Stranded on the Mclaay side road Mr. Sarnieson had a local gar- ageolen come to his asiistance. In. *641* t� remedy the trouble the aPtilig aeft oft the adeelerator, 'and Whien.'a onsh stetted the ikiniezon gair.' it :retfedWO:Cai,` LOPen 1'40 ;)' • 11.