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The Huron Expositor, 1944-12-01, Page 277,77:77":17r177r cti a 4 it.ur. ed aforth, Outavio, aY ternO911.v- jyItleLeau • 3)sription rate,, $1.50 a year in vance; foreign $2.00 a year. Single •ies, 4 cents eath, ftAFORTH, Friday, December 1st Christmas Seals Up to -the present, the 'weather has done little to remind us that Christ- • mas is in the offing. But Christmas • is only four weeks away, And one of the things that Christmas has come to mean to us in recent years • is the Christmas Seals, the sale of which has done so much to stamp out tuberculosis. All over Canada Sanatorium hoards are now sending out their seals, and among the number is the Board of Ontario's Sanatorium at Gravenhurst. As in other years, the seals are bright and gay, and sell for one dollar a sheet. The Sanatoriumtoard expects, and believes the people of • Ontario will buy these seals and their hopes have never been diSappointed. One dol- lar does not mean much to the peo- ple of Ontario at this time, but the multiplication of these single pur- chases: will go a long way in helping to stamp out that dread disease, tub- • erculosis, which in spite of the mar- vellous advances that have been made in the science of medicine, is still Canada's number one enemy on the health front. • • Brighten Up - A number of councils in adjacent towns have been considering the matter of more street lighting and Christmas decorations. Why not? Of course the war isnot yet won, but we have come to the stage of it where the demand for hydro power has been greatly lessened and re- strictions on its use have been lifted. No one complained about the re- strictions on •the use of light in stores, public buildings and streets. it was a necessary war measure and one cheerfully obeyed. But the press- ing need is over; why not brighten up our , town a little? We have become so accustomed to the partial darkness that we fail to realize how dark and dingy many of our •towns look at night to the stranger passing through. Particu- larly to the people from the northern parts of 'the Province, who are not' dependent upon our hydro system for their town lighting, and have never had to curtail the use of elec- tric light. • It is time we were wakening up and putting our towns on the map again. We have nothing to be ashamed of, nothing that we are ashamed to show, or that should be hidden by a cloak of darkness. Noth- ing is,better for business; nothing is better for morale, and nothing makes life more cheeful than a floodlit town. • Some Facts, Aboizt Wages • • Duriiig these recent war yearsa number of labor union leaders -have , • been loud in their complaint that the government's wage freezing policy has weighed most unfairly upcf wo,rkers. • The complaint, it would seem, is .. entirely unfounded, as the actual truth- is that labor has made very substantial gains, not only in the un- * --skilled classes, but in the'higher.paid classes as Well. ° • Very recently the Dominion Labor Department announced, some figures on wage rates in Canada which ,•/showed that in, thirteen of the main .'hielustries, wages this ...year bad ris- n ten points, -as compared with the u' previous Tear. rther; the figuitys, showed that e the cost of living had only in- criag5-18 per, contsince the com- mencement of the War, wages. were iip4, per a6rit-, in the same period. es:11ot, fake into oonsid- r-tir46 rates, which the scale, that labor 4,10 that tf,,it t agita- • if We Had emembered • Last 7Yme On i every war front and in every prison camp, captured German sol- diers are' saying: "We shall wage war again." ,The same thing as.;w broadcast to' the boys of the Hitler youth working on the fortifications in '-East Prussia: "The time will come when we shall' again be waging it war and shall not allow war to be made upon u&' • There is much more in that than a pep talk to boys. There is a warn- ing to the Allied people and leaders. And having been warned, we will have to learn to understand 'What these Germans mean, and to watch their every movement. For a second time they have won half the world, by murder, and for a second time they have lost it again. S0011 they will be coming to the Al- lies with tears in their eyes and cry- ing for mercy. , At the same time, they will be planning to cheat us and will as dangerous as they ever Were. If we had remembered that lesson last time, we should not have had to undergo five .years of bitter warfare to re -learn it. • What Is Democracy? It is no news to say that the C.C.F. party, ever since itsorganization, has been ,proclaiming itself the only safeguard of democracy in all Can- ada. How true is it? Mr. H. W. Her - ridge, the sitting member for the provincial constituency of Rossland- Trail, B.C., recently declared his in- tention of contesting a riding in the next Dominion election. -He had been asked to do so by the local min- ers' unibn, and the' local C-.C.F. or- ganization had endorsed his candi- dature. In any other political party in Can- ada Mr. Herridge would be perfectly free to run for any- public office, par- liamentary or otherwise, he. had a mind to. But it is not that way, in the C.C.F. The provincial council of that party has absolutely refused to approve of Mr. Herridge's nomina- tion far the Dominion Parliament. By the absolute powers given to it under the party constitution, it has to approve all candidates, and with- out its sanction they are no longer party candidates if they insist on running without this approval. Apparently Mr. Herridge has not yet made up his mind as to what he will,do. But whatever his action turns 15ut to be, it is now apparent, even to -the blind, where all power in the C.C.F. party lies. It lies at the head, and in the hands Of a very few men who have never been elected by the people. • To us, democracy means a parlia- inentary system 'which rules that the people of any constituency. may choose their own representative re- gardless of- an outside interference of any. kind. And also the principle that a candidate elected by the 'peo- ple is solely responsible to the peo- ple who elected him, and not to any political, party o orga-nization. The action of the C.C:F: in 'British Columbia—and if they can do it in British Columbia, they can do it in Ontario= --is an insult to our whole established ,parliainentary system, and a complete flouting of democ- racy. Because; we ask, if our parlia-: mentary system is not democratic, what is ,democracy? • Bridge In Cold Storage The beautiful 17th -century Pack- horse Bridge over the River Derwent in the High Peak district in England, where •Yorkshire joins Derbyshire, his disappeared until after the war. It has gone into storage with every stone numbered and accurate detail- ed drawings available for its recon- struction later on at Slippery Stones, a ford $ix miles higher up, which is diffict4t to cross when the river is in flood. The money necessary for this work has,' been publicly subscribed as a tribute to John Derry, one of Shef- field's eminent citizens. He was a - • journalist and Justice of the Peace And -the people chose this plan as a ating tribute to his civic, 'political atidortirOrcial work for,gheffield. ough.goingr.fir-sighted pecl rid& • ' ' , 'tyritOreat‘g iteMs IWOced «911n Expositor Of fifty • and twe4ty-ilve years ago. From The Huron Expositor December 5, 1919 , The pipits of S.S. N. 3, J3sborne, were vaccinated on Friday :last. Mr. Ian Sadler, Stafta, is nursing a sa-e band, having contracted blood poisoning. Saturday evening, what appeared like small cyclone, passed over Beechwood and did Considerable harm, such as smroofing barns and -sheds and uprooting trees. IVIr. P.enhale, of the Township of Hay, had the misfortune to have his new pant, which was just finished and on it good foundatiou, swePt-frout the same and overturned. Mr. Harry Colbert has sold his 100 - acre farm on the Mill road, the 50 - acre farm on the Kippen Road, and his residence and the brewery plant in Egmendville, to Mr. A. Gs B. Fel- lows, of lagersolt. Mr: Charles Holmes and' bride. ass rived home from overseas last week and are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Holmes. The Bowling Club wound up the season with a successful smoker and • euchre in the Town Hall on Friday evening, when about 40 members en- iayed a pleasant evening. The prize winners were T. G. Scott, L. T. De - Lacey and Jas. G. Mullen. The Saturday nights gale did con- siderable damage in Constance, un- roofing barns and stripping them 'of shit/gee. Windmills were smashed up and a great many trees were uproot- ed. Mr: A. Dining, of Hibbert, met" with a painful accident. during 'the. Satur- day night storm. In trying to close the barn door, which had blown open, the"hoak penetrated his hand, tearing it badly. While he was going . to the doctor in Mitchell his rig was blown over several times by the Wind. Mr. Mervyn Johnston, who was a good salesmak in' the Joynt & Cald- well store, Hensalls has secured . a good position in a large store in Walkerville, and has entered upon his new duties. Thafollowing is the report Of S. 5. • No. 6, Hibbert, for November: Sr. IV —Janet Ballantyne. Jr. IV—Annie Speare, Vera Laing, Ralph Speare, Grace: Houghton, Jim RitChie, Edgar Rundle, Ernest Arlen, Orval McLar- en: :Br. III—Howard Leary, Jim 'Mc- Laren, Pan Austin. Jr. -III — Anna McLaren, Ada Speare, Joe Aldington, Douglas Ritchie, Ruby McLarat„ Gladys ,Houghton. Sr. II—Mary Allen,5 Christine McKaig, Mabel Austin, Fit - mer Chappell, Roy Norris, Eileen Me Nichol. '4, -11 -Grace McLachlan, Victor Dinah], Archie Hoggarth, Jean Mc Laren, Harvey Austin, Karl Walker Winona Norris. Pr.—Elsie Ritchie Willie McKaig, Ivan Stewart, Jim Austin, Leonard Houghton, Eldrid Mc Nichol, Alma Muxworthy. From The Huron Expositor • December 7, 1894 • Mr. Rpbt. Adams, of Winthrop, had a successful wood bee on Thursday in Mr. Lucas Ross's bush, and in the ev ening all assembled with the fair ones at Mr. Adains' residence and the eve- ning was- spent in tripping the light fantastic. There arrived at Kippen statiofl ltae other day a pair of , very fine rid swine of the Duroc-Jersey variety, and were consigned to W. R. •Smillie, of Bruceffeld. • On Monday evening Master Lorne Weir, son of Mr. Jas. Weir, of the Royal Hotel, Seaforth, was skating at the old quarry when be broke through the ice and would probably have been drowned, but his little dog grabbed him by the hair and held on until a young fellow who lived nearby came to his assistance. s Mr. Paul Madge, the windmill king of Usboriae, is this week completing the erection of a windmill on the barn of Messrs. J. and T. Hoggarth. Mr. Wm. Dunlop, Cromarty, has purchased a new Janette grinder and is now prepared to do chopping with promptness and dispatch. • Mr. Wm. McKay, who has been in Manitoba for some •time, has return- ed to his home inhTuckersmith. • Mr. Bait. Charteys, of the Mill Road has sold to Mr. John Sinclair, of the Kippen 'Road, a very superior yoting pbruilele, for Which he received a good While Mr.•Wm. Snell, Ir.,- of Dash- wood, was starting a fire with coal oil recently, it suddenly ,exploded, burning his face and one of his hands severely. - 'Miss Grace McFaul, Seaforth's not- ed soprano soloist, will sing ;at the AnextnesKox recital. on 'TheedaY eve- ning- Mr. Robert Hogg, of Main Etreet, North, is laid up,- with an attack of inflammation of the lungs. Mr. Hggh Robb has been appointed D.D. High Chief Ranger for the Cana- dian Order PorreSlers for Huron district. • Mr. Henry Eilber, �f Crediton, treasurer of the Hay Mutual Fire In- surance Co., met the members of the insurance company in Dixon's Hotel in Brueefield to receive Atte asSeati“ Ments of the County. • • A number ,ef the yOUtig people et Thekerainit4 11strjdt SPent enjoy "44, • • • ad& gtattbti//t40;tett100a'6t *14, lire'lti'f1°IrrIVIIttiOftkrliitt$11:40*461; able eVeltitig*t Ate teOdenoh.1141C, 'oKuRp:HTnviv There's something' sort Olt foxik'co,"*. able aboUt goitsi`• chUreh the' country'. • I suppose going to eliorcb- in the .aty hail its points., but the feW' times that I've' attehded have aiWatai seemed to be much different. They Deena to lack a friendly' feelittg;' euch as I noticed -this morning fer ineta4eS at our little church which is, on the edge of the village and can be cpse sidered a country one. , Our choir, of course, isn't what you would find` in a big place. ; Fetes, O'dell, the 'blacksinith, has been sing- ing with it for quite a numb& of years. He has been trying to master one particularly high note for at least fifteen years and his voice always cracks just when he about reaches it. He hit, it once and they say he sang all -week long as he worked. You can- otice smiles _Playing across the faces of the people like ripples on little pools when' he 'starts climbing and everybory tenses up, as there was a sweepstake on him. They set- tle back and relax when he slips. Our clergyman isn't yvhat you would calla top-notcher when it comes to preaching, but he's sincere and he's known most of us since we were small. We haven't got what you would call a wealthy oongregatien, and _he has scraped along and :kept the church in' good repair. I know he has had to put in a good bit of his own small salary at times, like when the church was shingled. I guess most of us know and appreciate the fact that he turned down the chance once upon a time to 'get a rich -pariah 104341.4)%'. ;... ,.;.„., ,Ort T•1?;e:•,*0R:a 444.' .:040.. the 40017 Tivpiy,'19111c: .4/t sonle CVgrIILTti:e'rg09k:11.4eezes , a lot e1-1141* thing? 114tH 31114fIr's aV'(>1-ilt • 040,';:''APW,ei". er At44.the 'prefient.-ktline'04 are1iavina '40,0 '134;;, are •,0•::•.1.0.** a fowl an per' to raise moneY,- Ohr ciergYinan. 1s going to be mighty' 'surprised be- cause they plan en ,phobig a furnace in his house, so that he can get rid of the stoves. • After church this morning the folks stood around talking." I had g chat with old Thomas Williams. He his been laid -up with rheumatism. Spr the past while, but looks much bet- ter. Mrs. Phil invited the schoOl- teacher out for the day. She comes from about 043 miles away and she has been having a grand time today. Mrs. Philsinst happened to see her at church and asked hr to come along home with us for the day. _7 - The men at church this morning got together and talked about the widow; .-Mrss-,Janee. She has been trying to get somebody to buzz wood, for her all suinmer, but 'help has been too 'scarce. We made it up that we Would have a bee tomorrow after- noon ' fpr the purpose of getting her a supply of wood. I guess we wouldn't have thought of it if we hadn't gone to church. These are just a few of the reasons why I think we ha,ve a good spirit at our country church. .• • JUST A SMILE' OR -TWO •1 • At a local,concert for the troops an amateur soprano obliged. She sang a song _in the Italian method: that is, she wobbled and warbled all over the notes. At the finish there was a short sil- ence, :broken by one or two handclaps, then a husky voice came from the back seats: "Now, give us the 'All Clear, mis- etas!" Fred: "Your father looks very dis- tinguished with his grey hairs." Eva:. "Yes, dear inan:; 1 gave him those." Kind Lady: `'fl otV would you like a" nice chop?" Tramp: "Dat all depends, lady. Is it$1amb, pork or wood?" I heard' two girls talking in a bus, and one said, "Do you think Pansy can keep a secret?" "Oh, yes,", the other one said. "She never tells who told her!" • , "Yes," said an old man, "I'. have had some terrible. disappointments in my time, but none stands out' like the one that came to me when I was a boy." "And what t•vas that?" "When I was a boy I crawled under a tent to see a circus, only to discover that, it was a revival -meeting." • "Where can I find the beat seaside resort'?" "On the coast, my boy, on the coast!" • :1-luron Federation of :Agriculture--FarmNews: Announcement of the first measures to be adopted by the Ontario Stock- yards Board in its policy of improv- ing and, protecting the health of ani - 'male paising. through the stockyards and being returned to the country, was madelast week, in the form"of a free service to protect •cattle against shipping' fever. -The announcement states that up- on application by any •owner, or his agent, of cattle purchased at the Stockyards to be returned to farms in the eountry; these cattle will be treated, free of*I1 cost, against ship- ping fever. The Board has employed a veterinarian who will be in attend- ance at the stockyards at all times. The ca:ttle, if the owner- so desires, will be given a double. treatment, with both serum and bacterin, which combined will give a goodly degree of protection against shipping fever for a ,period. of from four -to six months. ° ••, The serum for this -tree service by the Stockyaltls Board is being sup- plied by the Federal Health of Ani: mals Branch, while the. Board • Will supply the bacterin and the services of the veterinarian. In order to make this service fully effective, purehas- ers of cattle at the stockyards should immediately get in touch with their agents, if they are not • to be Present at the yards themselves; to make sure that application for treatment is made. This is an entirely new departure in the way of free health of animals service, and it is in keeping with the intention of having the Stockyards Board take an activespart in the work of live stock Imprnvement * • Mating the Breeding Flock s To Meet the competition that may be expected -1h the postwar era, great- er effictencY, improved quality, and high liveability in the poultry flock will be necessary. ° Methodical and exacting selectioti when Mating the breeding pens is the best and surest procedure by Which these sound economical fea- tures can be reached, says W. T. Scott, Dominion "Experimental Sta- tioe, HarrOw, Ont. Before coming to any clecibion as to whether or not it is necessary to in- troduee, fresb blood to bring about these improvements, it hOUld bel pointed out that the danger 4ona in- breeding 'In :�e of any consider- able Site la Often tivet-ettiphaSiZed While mite- le a1W4Ye smile 'clanger of IntrOdtteing with fresh blend seine lit - that MAY •PrOVe hien, blee0MO. ;If they ShoW izaititanding 'tor' t /ii# lip'. tilt .sato to vete *6tl± d.ift ..dtdfio ;44ttzg f.1/2414414034:14, •'6gi Yield is always) an, uncertain process embracing •perplexities that are not very . generally recognised add the value of the pedigree may be over- estimated unless it embraces a fairly complete family history of liveability. To some extent constitutional vigor can be recognized and presents little • difficulty in' the selection of the fit; test. Look at the bird first and the pedigree later has always been a 'good rule to follow •when mating the pens. - • 1 - Because of their shorter life his- tory, pullet and cockerel matings a more precarious than • h g of older birds. With their prOved ability to live and to some extent their test- ed immunity to disease, the' older matings should be favored as far as possible. Selection is the basis of "ail improveMent and selection for health and vigor is of more import- ance than spectacular egg .yiehis, but it is better . still if there- is a com- bination of both. To 'allow the birds to get well ac- quainted in their pens and to pro- vide for any necessary change, mate early, teed a reliable breeder, mash and if new blood is positively needed, get:the best. * * Results Test Rust Resistant Oats The results of rust resistant oats tests conducted at the Dominion Ex- perimental Farm, Brandon, Manitoba, failed to show any great differchne in the yielding ability of the varieties Ajax, Exeter and Vanguard. The av- erage yields for the three years, 1942- 44, were: Ajax, 127 bushels; Exeter, 125 bushels, and Vanguard, 121 bush- els. For the sante period, Banner averaged 110 bushels, and Gopher, 111 bushels per acre. From the standpoint of maturity, Ajax"was three day a -earlier than Van- guard and six days earlier than Exe- ter. Bah Ajax and Vanguard show- ed good strength of straw. Eketer was inclined to lodge, being similar in that respect to Banner., ---Exeter had a nomewhat larger seed t:lian Ban - and Vangtiard but no real differi- ence existed in-. weight per bushel, Exeter had the highest percentage of hull and Vangitard the tosSest: • * * * • Estimate Shortage Alfalfa Seed It is ettimated that in • Eastern Canada there.- is, Pet .qenongh ' alfalfa seed te provide the normal planting requirertietitS. iieeded to ,maintain Mairinium Pioduction of Meats, dairy and litiUltr3r PrOduCtS, the Agrieuititr- aj SupPlie* Beard ,etsitet • 1WiiSterti‘idanada has earning alfalfa, bitt as Iti..totnitti &attest lIb the Seed. 10. Plirehated 4'00 nWeratit d.140001Ntlif.dit 1660 419/1t purled Foi, Gas Stotler'. 1V1r. Ward ot 4urich, has: Purl - 01100 from Mr, ''Willi119 114rOber acre of Inndson the northeast Corner- oppostte the garage of'r, .0; L. Gib- son in EXeter North, Wa'inaderStandt Mr. Fritz IMO in Mind 4,,,990-0 aPSt service station to be baiLtafter the- war.---Ezeter Times -Advocate. ' ' Dr. Misener Promoted Mrs. C. C. Misener, ot Penwick, has received word that her 41isband, formerly Dr. Migener, of Crediton, now serving in France, has been promoted from the rank of captain. to that of rnajpr and has also achiev- ed his D.A.D.M.B, (Deputy vicee) the Srd, ,Cdn, Inf. Division. Major Misenke Many here are pleased to hear of his double promo- tion.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Legion Enjoy Social Evening Local Legion members and their wives joined with their Olinton Com- rades in a social event which was, greatly. enjoyed on Wednesday even- ing. A bounteous' fowl supper was, the feature attraction, and a large' crowd was present. Needless to say the evening was a very enjoyable one. —Blyth Standard, Moved For the Winter 'Mr. and Mrs. Simon- Hallahan have moved to the Hayden farm on 'the 4th concession of East Wawanosh Township for the winter months. Mr.. Hallahan is doing this due to the loss-• of his barn, and he has his stoat win- tered in the Hayden harn. — Blyth. Standard. • Fire At Foxton's Dairy About 8.30 Friday morning the' pipes leading from the furnace to the chimney at Foxton's Dairy .came apart. A fire was started inthe' par- tition which burned a small hole. if the fire had not been noticed at once the results may have, been very ser- ious. The firemen responded quickly and had things in hand very soon.— Wingham Advance -Times. Leave For Arizona On the early train Monday morn- ing, Ref: E. 0. and Mrs. Gallagher, Lionel and Patsy, left for their new home at Globe; Atizona. Mr. Gallag- her has been rector of St. Paul's, for seven years and on Sunday evening , following the cianreh-service the folk. of the parish- gathered in their honor and to wish them a fonthfarewell. Gallagher was presented with a purse of money on behalf of the congrega- tion by Mr. R. E. Armitage, and the address was read by Mr. C. A. Rob- erts.—Wingham Advance -Times. , Goes To, Exeter Charge • Rev. Kenneth MacLean, preached his farewell services at .St: Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday to large congregations. Mr. and •Mrs. MacLean left on Tuesday for Exeter which will be his new field of ser- vice. His induction will be held Fri- day night.—Wingham Advafine-Tithes. ' • • Pays, Big Price For Heifer Robert Mashall, of Fordwich, paid $220 for a four-year-old heifer at the, disposal of the pioneer Hoistein 'herd of ,,Fred, E. Hilliker, held November 15th at Norwieh. The 28 head sold averaged $202.77. Top price was $465 ;year-old heifer. — Clinton News_Recod . Presentation To Retiring Warden Warden Fred Watson played host to •over one hundred on Thursday night last when the annual warden's• banquet was held' in traditional man- ner at the British Exchange liptel and the Warden himself 'was "chaired" by his confreres of •tire -minty coun- • cil. It was the great annual get-to- gether of men in the official life of: the county, ia this and past years.— God erich Signal -Star. Large Audience At Old -Time Concert On Wednesday night group 3 of the Ladies' Aid Society of Knox Presby- terian Church gave a repeat perform- ance of the ,old-time concert which, they presented a week ago, 'before a capacity audience in the lecture hall of the church, Besides the clever and • entertaining numbers of the previous concert were a- pretty dance and song by $ally harpe and Gretta Arbour, with Mary Joyce Strachan at the piano, and a solo dance by Gretta. - Arbour. During the violin solo • by Mrs. Geo. Bean, Mrs. Geo. Sanderso,n danced an old-time waltz prettily. The, • music contest was Won by Miss Maud Beacom and the door prize by Mrs. Geo. Mathieson. The appreciation of • the group Was expressed to Mrs. J. . W. Fraser, who •vv:aa responsible for the carrying out ,of the program, in the preVentation -to her of a lovely bouquet of yellow '1ninn1,-,the presen, tation •being made by mre • Mrs. P. 3. Maetwan. • and Mrs. T. Sandy were in charge of the prizes.— Goderich Signal -Star. • Se-Uth Huron Teachers Meet The South Huron leachers jield their semi-annual meeting in Exeter pUblic school 'on Nov. ipth. With C. BloWes as chairman, droun eentres, at rietery Zurich and .bashWocitl may • enlist help from nearby teachers in faoill 'tor their aSsigned iefileS at the sPritig Uleetiti, The tketet grolili Consist* Of d, Blowes• • M.; 'Retry, tla Ttiffs, Mrs, V. Idottbi*oti.on P4o • •••••. • • • • •- • "e,' • 4