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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1944-09-22, Page 2g, • f. Olt eV, a AfterAPOU br MaLean c on rates, $1.50, a year in foreign $2„00 a year. Single cents each. AdVertising rates on application. .A41ORTH, Friday, September 22 • The Woodpiles of Old Last week we spent a day in a part of Ontario entirely new to us, but which brought back_ vivid memories. of a once familiar sight in every •home, in every town and village and Jam in this part of Huron. • It, was .the long forgotten wood- pile. To be sure, it was a sparsely settled district, but .every habitation • had about it somewhere, what seem- ed_ to us, a fabulous .pile of wood, cut and -dried and piled ready for winter use, in a part of the country where they really have a winter every year. •11‘he leaves' were turning, and the air was crisp at night, but not a householder was looking anxiously at his" coal. bin and wondering what .he would do if the coal man failed him. hi fact, these people's acquaint- ances did not include a coal man, and they were even less acquainted with his products. , There are a lot of people who can still easily remember when condi- , tions were exactly the same in this part of Huron. lack to the days when the district farmers would cut the next winter supply of wood the winter before, and at the same time mark_Oirt the older trees in the bush lot on every farm, which would be cut sometime between now and next spring for fuel a year later. And the surplus would be sold to house- holders in the towns and villages. Woodpiles were rotated like crops . and the wood lay drying in the sin of the spring and summer until the sap was dried out, the cells dried and through the cracks that developed the, sun, would sink deep, into the heart of the wood. Then when fall •, and winter came there were no -damp, smoky fires, but the kind that criekled and spluttered and dispens- ed a heat that made the interior of the house feel like a hot day in sum- mer. No doubt it meant work for our grandfathers, and lots of it. )3ut ex- perience and practise seemed to make it easy. It must have been healthy work too, cutting up the trees with a crosscut saw, or even 'a bucksaw, into cordwood and stove lengths„ in the fine clean smell of maple and beech, that permeated the air. And even if it was hard, it must • have been satisfactory work as no man could look at his growing piles of wood without a feeling of secur"" ity for himself 'and family, no mat- • ter what the coming winter would prove to be, back in the days when there were no steam or hot water heating plants, and no furnaces, and there was no coal dealer at the end of a telephone wire. Too, the wood always paid a dou- • ble dividend. It heated the cutter • . „twice—once when-, he cut it, _and again, when he burned • it. And as • every man owned a saw -and an axe and a strong pair of arms, there nev- er was a fuel shortage known to • exist. Perhaps- we have gone a long way and learned a good deal since those days, but the aVerage man has lost a good deal ' too, in the old family • woodpile, that filled the woodshed and overflowed out of doors. No longer can we fire up to our hearts 0/dent, without thinking, of the cost • or the fuel contrdller either. • The Country Fafr over' Ontario the war has to have increased, rather 'at degrease, Interest in the con, fa4 Those who feared that sdts And, labor shortages •031*.1140 d$pptd Ther agu " s :ows. *ill'ods$ es - VP Q°P e' 'Alt. o new„,way$ t9 pend', , There n4 daunt tbat the couzitrSr fAir, do.Ovn through scores of Yea3M has resulted in greatV iinproved growing methods, ,atd the efrorts to win blue ribbonS ha s remitted -in , much better breeds of horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry. There is another feature about the country fair too. Coming as it_ does at the end of harvest, it enables the farmer to take a well -,earned holiday, com- bined with a refresher course in agriculture, and to renew friend- ships with fellow farmers, and to gather new ideas. • • Known To Ancients The German robot bombs, which ' for a time caused so much loss of life and destruction of property • in England, have generally- been -thought of and described as some- thing new the Germans had invent- ed and then turned into A war wea- pon. The fact is, however, they are not a product of German ingenuity, and there is nothing new about them. Although it is customary to regard jet propulsion and rocket projection as new forces in -the field of motive. power, they,.. are in • reality quite ancient devices. The system of jet propulsion was demonstrated by the Greek natural scientist, Hero, of Alexandria, about 100 B. C., who set a wheel spinning by jets of water forced out of its hollowed spokes. Rocket propulsion hasbeenknown • to the Chinese • for thousands of years. The old saying,. therefore, "There is nothing new in the world," has again been vindicated. • • The Farm Of The Future After reading a number of semi- scientific papers, books -on mechanics and even farm journals; we have been forced to the conclusion that the farm of the future is going to be a very different affair from the One we have grown up with. We are assured it is going to be fully mechanized. •' We are glady.-we have been warned in time,. because it will take us quite a little time to get used to the new order. For instance, it will seem rather strange to see hay picked up out of the field in ton lots and rocket- ed to the barn on something like a buck rake, which dumps it on to clin- veyors to be carried up into the mow. It will even seem a little stranger • to find the barn, particularly in win- ter time, smelling more of gasoline than a mixture of horses, cows and hogs. • It will be quite a sight to see the farmer and his hired hands—there will be no scarcity of help after the war—formed into panzer divisions, that will disappear each morning in a cloud of dust, ot their way out to the fields where the3r- will plow, or seed, or reap at a dizzy pace, 'and then race back to the house again to eat a dinner of out -of -season delica- cies that have been kept in a -cold storage 'plant or dee-freeze unit. It will seem strange in , the farm houses too, to ee the -housewife stack her dirty dishes on a conveyor which will take them through a :washing and drying machine. To see her dump the week's washing in- to a hopper and then see clothes come out at the other' end of the machine clean and folded. To have the scrub- bing and waxing done by pressing..a button. No wonder professional men are, buying up farms by the hundreds nOw.Where else, in future, will they be able to live the perfect life of Riley? ' 5 , fly a1 7P.0ye# wo t FrOti1; The Huren E*Peafter Septerether 26, 120 eite recent University of -Toron- to schOlarship examinations Miss Margatet Edge, Seaforth, stood third in the .Province, winning the Second Edward Blake Scholarship u general proficiency and the second Edward Blake' Seliolarship in classics and mathematics. Mr. Robert Bell, Seekonk, left on Friday on a trip to the mese Mr. Nelson Bays, of New Iork, lift here on Saturday on a Irisiness trip to the Western and Southern Steles. Mrs. Samuel Carnochan, of Eg- montiville, has .old her home to Mr. Alexanclee Grey, of Tuckeremith. Mrs. Carneehatt and daughter, Miss Ane, bought a house In Seaforih. The formal opening of .the ,Agmond- ville church sheltie was a very suc- cessful70oaffair, the Proceeds being .00. Mr. J. Burnie, a returned, soldier, and well and favorably known in Hen - &ill district, is returning to bis home in Scotland. Mr. E. Rennie, of Hensall, is hav- ing a ;fine double verandah erected on his residence. Miss Jessie Bnchanan, Hensell is taking a course at the Brieness Col- lege in London. Miss M. Reid, Hensall, is also tak- ing a course at the School of Coxn. mErce in Clinton. Robert Ross McLean, et Chisel - burst has returned home liom over- Wouldn't' It? • There are a great -many people,' who will heartily agree with the Bos- ton Herald, when it says: "Onions weighing a dozen pounds, or so are • bekig produced in the Par West, and are ialit to represeht distinet eeortoraie ,If theAiltiniate -eon- sublet ws breathless fro* a ould be a ottnet social neas, being one of the last to return home. Messrs. T. McMichael & Son, tie well-known horee breeders ef Hullett, Made a good show record at. the t'•e- eetit exhibitions M Toronto and Loa. don. At Toronto they took 4th Wel Eth for aged, Clydesdale staU1ofl2e11. and 4th for two-year-old Clyde fillies, and 1st for one -fear -Old roadster filly. A number of friends and relatives from Cromarty attended the funeral cf the late John Barr; of Stratford. The remains were brought to Roy's cemetery for interment. Mr. Barr was born and lived near Cromarty. From The Huron Expositor September 28, 1864 The Aberdeen Club of Seaforth has been reorganized for the season with the following officers: Hon. president, John Smith; president, E. l', Steet; vice-president, Ed. Cherry; treasurer, W. G. McClelland; secretary, Thomas Wilson. • Mr. F. 11:.' Clarkson, eldest son of the principal of the Seaforth Colleg- iate Institute, has been appointed piaster of the Princeton public school at a salary of $500. One day this week Scott Bros., of town, sent out two organs and a plane, the result of one day's work. A. Davidson and S. Lamb, of town, have returned frena a trip to the 01,1 Country. . • Miss Abbey Powell., of Philadelphia, is a guest at Maple Hall. • Among those who took in the Lon- don Fair, last week were the follow- ing: Mr. E. Walters; Mr. and Mrs. S. Johns; Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Crich, Mr. A. Townsend, Mrs. W. Routledge and others., Mr. Andrew Robinson, of Winthrop, has purchased the old Duff farm and has partly moved 1. Mr. George Little, Winthrop, has a fine new granary erected and has mated the old house from the rear of the lot up for a stable. Mr. lames Johnson's house, near Winthrop. is nearly ;finished. The rough work was done ti'y Mr. Charles' Rock's men and Mr. Isaac Bolton's gang is putting on the moulding and finishing. On Sunday morning last, abut 1 a.m., lightning struck the dwelling of Mr. William Taylor, of near Walton. The electric fluid passed down a chimney scatteringbricks over a bed 'where two little girls were asleep, but not injuring thern in the least. Mrs. John Ross has rented the old homestead farni-on the London road, south of Brucefield, to Mr. Charles Wasmen. • Mr. Andrew Smith, of Egmondyjlle, has sold his premis.es •to IV/r. A. L. Van Egmoud. • Mr. Hector Elliott, of Egmonilville, left on -Monday last for Manitoulin to take charge of a. sthooL A new Orange lodge has been formed at Egmondville with the fol- lowing officers: W.IVI., Captain IE. Dawson; Deputy, John Pinkney; Chaplain,' C. Walker; recording sec., W. Hunter; financial sec., J. Bren- ner; tteas., A. Davidson; director of ceremonies, R. Smith; Leeturer, J. Smith. • Mr. John Mppet, Bayfield, has about completed i3 rieve reedenee on Main Street. A very pleasant gathering was held at the home of Mal James Beattie, Seaforth, on Thursday evening last, the members of the party heing'rneni- bees of the Methodist thoir, And the oecasiOn was to bid farewell to One 'Of its merab6rS, Mrs. It W. 13-tild6 Smith,' who leaves Shortly for Hantil- ten. She WIts Prehented with a suit- alb- engraved hon.hott by ivir. W. J Brownell.. • Misses Anna ttgcly gokei Vhfiyio! gild Atka Staullir'y SithlOg ittaltddid, havi.hkeik.igreOtttliluit dol itTaatti' holida 14 41t ,X401t4014-• .."(•%'"-Jf.%.L4m, % . .1, Patel:08 Ann fi.,PPratiebing be ,fifth blithdey ha.s onddettly discovered the.te slie, wouldellite to get the answer toa11 -like' -tieStolle " Under the eSune From .the tittle .virben ,gateaNfic, OS in tnning until she is put to bed under protests, she keeps thinking up new questions to ask. It's all very - trying.' A father at first sort of thinks ni himself as being the all-powerful pro- tector of his ..ferally. In fad, when the .child is small he trusts that she •thinks him to be just about the most wonderful person on earth. - That's all right when she hasin't the capac- ity to question any. ideas that father may have on the matter, but when she starts trying to "find' out for her - elf, it's a horse of another color . . . or, as it happened the other; day; -it. Was a cow ofnother color. , ,0 , I came upoiriher deep in thought; standing, in the laneway watching some eows over in a pasture field. She, was so raptly eyeing the cows •that 1 couldn't help stopping to en- quire just what the matter might be. Then in all seriousness she turned to ask, "Why do cows chew their cuds?" Well, now . . . that was a real one, so I started in to tell a serious al- most five-year-old all about cows' stemachs, but without a great .deal of successr She just looked at me af- tee all the talk and said, "Uncle Jim said it was to help their indigestion." • Later on I found .her watching the hens in the yard. After the 'experi- ence •about the cows I should have known better than to barge in when she was quiet.. Forgetting geed sense tintlidredenee again SA to whet the PAttgt ''.14ightbe.sUe ryv41520.. hue -or Why 'theIlene alweysblinked the bottom eyelid but didn't bather with- the top one. rreally (didn't l'114;4, tmae up Solite horrible an- swer .tia-at WAS ,beeanse their' A1 - ways lookett down at the grolind. In ,place of up. Then She' said. "O1, Daddy, At InUEIft pal” Snugly . eald, "Do ypu know abetter eeabotir She replied; "It'e beeause the top one is solid and the bettape one la: soft" Her Mother called us Simper :then, Crickets have intrigued her all summer. She won't 'pick one up, but she •likes to listen to them, When she asked why they Made that strange noise, I told her all about them scraping their wings OU their hind- legs- ei was quite proud of the story. •Then she had to bring.Uncle Jim into it again. "Uncle Jim told me it was because they had little fairy whistles." Thiele Jim is' certainly unfair corn - petition. Uncles are always that way. They'll stuff their neices and nephews witli horrible -candy and stuff that always makes •them sick. But if you're an uncle you don't have to worry. You won't be there when the children are sick anyhow. They also stuff their heads full of non- senee about everything under the sun . but they don't, have to suffer the. Consequences. They hand Out nickels And appear like wonderful people, but they don't have to buy shoes for the baby. Uncles were pleasant to have when I was a boy, but they're unfair com- petition now that I have a young one, • ',JUST A SMILE OR-TVVO • Peetie 11.6Ver - (to ferinerY: "And does this glorious setting sun mean nothing to you?" Farmer (mopping his brow): "I'll say it does. It means I can eventual- ly unhitch the horses and go home." • • Rustic: "Ticket to London for the misses." .Booking Clerk:• "First or third, sir?" Rustic: "Sh! She's the third, but I ain't never told 'er about the oth- ers!" • ' Late one afternoon an insurance, agent 'secured admittance to the of- fice of a big business man by dint of perserverance. 5 "You ought to feel flattered, young man," said the business man. "Do you know, I have already refused to see five insurance agents today?" "Yes, I know,"- replied the 'agent. "I'm all of them." Road. RieelSett • • 'Traffic toe. the west of Eioster Ott Highway No. 83 (Lake Road), is Ile- ing detoured as workmen are repair- • ing. what is known ,Staith's bridge, „petG•iri: "0the Omits. New flooring is being laid and some of the steel braces'aFrae:meinggodrePaire0 r- ich Herald. • • Mistress (hearing 'crash): "Have you broken anYtAing, Jane?" Jane; "I'm afraid so, mum — my New Year's language resolution and your new tea set." • Stout Lady (to little boy): "Can you tell me if I can get through this gate to the park?" • Little Soy: ,"I guess ete. A load of hay just went through." • "Have you really shown me every- thing you have,in the shop?" "Not quite, madam. We have an overdue account of yours on our books, if. you would care to see. it!" . • Doctor: "Only members. of the family may see him. Are you a rela- tive?" Girl: "Oh, yes, indeed. I'm hie sister." • Doctor: "So glad to meet you. I'm his. father." Huron rederatioii:Of Agriculture—FarmNews Depth of Ploughing Experiments have been conducted at the Dominion Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S., over a period of years, comparing depths of Ploughing for oats and swedes. The plots are lo- cated on a. medium clay loam soil, with a heavy Clay sub -soil. Timothy sod is ploughed for oat's at 3, 6 and 9 -inch depths in both fell and Spring - The average yields over a period of 8 years are as follows: Ploughed in fall, 3 inches, 44.9 bushels; 6 inch- es, 46.2 bushels; 9 inches, 47.7 bush- els. Ploughed in spring -3 inches, 36.2 bushels; 6 inches, 36.3 bushels; 9 inches, 39.4 bushels. • Stubble land ploughed at these depths previous to swedes has given average yields over a 9 -year period as follows: Fall ploughed, 3 inches, •,'K7 tons; 6 inehefe, 8.7,etone; 9 ,iiicheS, 8.8 tong. Spring plargbed, 3 nrches, 9.6 ions; 6 inches, 9.3 tons; 9 inehes, 9.0 tons. While the average Yields of oats are 'slightly in favor of deep plough- ing, tire yielde have varied from year to year and the differencte to date cannot be considered significaut Swede yields do not show any sig- nificant differences between depths. Ploughing at a 3 -inch depth requires more time to plough properly and more cultivation to control grass and weed growth than is necessary on deeper ploughed land. The 9 -inch depth. requires mote power to plough and when the. land is dry, it is diffi- cult, with ordinary equipment, to plough this type Oi at that depth. Considering all factors, theedete, to date indicate that on this soil tertit, 5 to 1 inches is the most practical depth of ploughing sod land for grain or stubble land for roots. * * ToPa' 20c Bag For Milkweed Pods On vacant lots, on farina and along roadsides in Western Ontario there are available ;About 200,000,000 Milk- weed)peds for 'which the Agricultural Supplies BOerd2Ottavol„ is prepared to pay school children or anyone else who 'Will Collect* them 20 tents a bag for defed POdd. The floss front the pore of milkweed Is now Urgently re- quired fer'rnaking life itorefitervrs arid Other buoyant Material for the atatteCV *Ceti; ,etlie` *Miffed: Matfett% it 'ha% beet &ilia to be an effediVe •afibati-, •Ante:, kor Ititp5614, which - the-toUtlf *ere Deptiged *gay Mtfititfeke, The. collectieh o.f the taint-v*0d ti;d0 • must be,, done within the weeks.. The Agricultural Supplies Board is providing special bags to schools and those willing to gather milkweed pods this autumn. • These are open -mesh seas, such as are used for market- ing.' onions, carrots, oranges and grapefruit and will allow for the dry- ing of the pods without the precious floss blowing away. One bag will hold about 800 pods. It is estimated there are about 235,000 tiags of, ereds growing on milkweed plants • in the -south-western counties of Ontario. If all these are gathered up, enough gess will be obtained to make more than 100,000 life jack,ets. Milkweed seems to grow more abundantly and vigorously in some sections of the countey than in oth- ers The counties in the southern 'e petiliisula of Ontario, notably Essex, Kent; Lambton, Elgin and Norfolk have abundant stands growing natur ally. The region between Lake Sim- coe and Georgian Bay, including all of Simeoe County and adjoining. ar- eas, could produce 75,000 bags of pods alone, if all are picked. Not only in the country but even near, the cities there are plenty of pods for children and townspeople to gather.- Many of the Vacant lots and fields on the out- skirts of Toronto and throughout its suburbs ' are polluted by this rank - growing wonder weed. Five thousand bags are available lin the sunrban districts of/ Toronto; • between New Toronto and Dunbarton, alone. Only a little ,effort and willingness to help -is rekuliedto harvest the pods. They should not be Picked until some of • the seeds inside the pod ar'e bro-wle, but they must be gathered before the - pods, split open and the floss blow§ awey. reformation On where to get bags and where to brine, your filled bags may be. obtaitied front Agricultural ReprepentatiVes, • School InsPettors and teachers, loy Scout and aid Guide leaders, or from the Agticiii. fural Supplies Boerd, ,ConlederetiOli Building, Toronto. Get Poultry HOuse Ready For Winier While •Poultry is -on' range, a One opportunity is presented for making 41. thorough job of oleo/lite and noVating the eitipty Votary honse. A Clean ptitfitry &Mee , ifelpe td ili nreftiin *egg prodtuitiou, ifisotar "oe the next few A • • Alre'?0. Zit*, ef the Bronson Line, sold her flue 133-ncre farm to_her youngest sou, Leenard, Who gets lea- medtate poseession. Leonard hes re- cently returned; from overseas where he. was in active .service in France, being one of the fortunate soldiere who escaped from the fateful Dieppe raid of two years ago. He is also honorably discharged flout the-er- vices.—Zurich Herald. New Course in Educational Guidance The Collegiate Institute opened last Tuesday with the regular staff under Mr. E. A. Fines, principal. The regis- tration revealed • slightly larger en- rolment than last year. There are 53. students enrolled in First Form. A new course in Educational Guidance has been inaugurated in First Form. This new course will give the stu- dents some idea of the requiredienta for the courses of study and to help thenn enter the right courses.—Clin; ton News -Record. • • New Bus Service A new bus service for the convey- ance of ptrPils from Zurich and' Hay Townships to the Exeter high echoer. was inaugurated on Monday, the. t on - tract' having been let to Mr. Earl Guenther, of ,Dashwood. The bus was, sponsored by S:S. No. 7, Zurich, and S.S. No. 10, Hay Township. The 'aunt - bee Of pupils using the bus is approxi- mately 20. If this service • proves a success, it is possible that next year similar bus lines will-lie—run from Grand Bend through Crediton and an- other -from Woodham and Kirkton.— Exeter Times -Advocate, • Wounded in !talk Mr. Matthew . Tinney, of Hay, has recently received word that his young- est son, Homer, has been wounded in active service in Italy. He wa employed. for several years with, Mc- Kinnon Industries in St. Catharine% prior to enlisting and went overseas , early this year..—Exeter Times-Advo- 8ate. Thirtieth Wedding Anniversary Mr., and Mrs. James ,Roberton, Of' Auburn,' quietly observ,p4; •wedding anniversary at their home•on Saturday afternoon. Many friends and relatives called at their home to 'of - ler congratulations. , Prior to moving to Auburn six years ago, they farm,ed in Hullett Township. They are valued. members of Knox United Church, and; Mrs. Roberton has been an ardent Red Cross worker.—Blyth Standard.. Shoots Large Owl George Brooks, Lower Wingharce. bagged an owl. when he was out hunt- ing last week. The owl had a wing- spread of 49y2 inches. He located the owl at the bend of the Maitland near Zetland and picked it off with one Shot.—Winghani•Advance-Times.' No County Nurses This Year The county -wide school nursing, plan, adopted by county, council at ite. June session, will not be inaugurated this year, as originally planned, ow- ing to the scarcity of qualified nurse. es. Warden Fred Watson, in town at. the week -end, stated that the County was in receipt of a -letter from Miss, Margaret Wright, assistant to the., provincial director of public health! • nursing, saying that there was no im-- provement in respect to the supply of nurses, nor was there diay immediate solution in sight, but that the needs, of the county were being kept ill mind. At least one Goderich nurse iee At present taking the special course necessary to qualify as a school nurse.. —Goderich Signal -Star. Child Drowned At Port Albert •• • • 4. • • ,4 . A 1 4 • 4 Murray Carmichael, the three-year-- old son of Mrs: Mary Carneichael, of Port Albert, was, drowned in the Nine• Mile River at Port Albert Thursday afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock- Wheri the Mother went to the store she left the boy 'with other children, and in some manner they got 'hold Of A. boat from which young Carmichael evidently fell, 1le was recovered by an airman in shallow- water and *as taken to the airport hespititi, where resuscitation efforts were einployed, but without suceess. It was estimat- ed the child had been in theeWacrit"' for 20 minutes.e-Goderich Signal -Star. Barn Destroyed By Fire Eire, paused by. a gasoline engine. backfiring about 9.30 Senclay morning deitroye0 the barn; and garage belong- • ':141iitt'rtios 7Tafed°• shilslip.lehTihe'e " blo°811s" ititiciiittide5d, the season'p crop of hay raid grain - Threshing had, not been done. 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