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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-07-06, Page 2it a, cin of the simpler regular .button 0, . 1314 you could still. get a fair nit for $Z "Then came a period when, despite the fact no less than 10,000,000,000 bales of surplus . cotton have been continuously in ,storage, the material was downgraded in quantity of cot- ton used. The shirt you used to buy for $2 disappeared from the market and came back in a sort of glorified cheesecloth, and, with longer collar points, at $2.25. A few better quality shirts in what I still lingeringly re- fer to as "$2 shirts" were available at $2,70. "I asked . a textile .manufacturer why this depreciation in quality, and he blamed it on the shirt makers; saying they insisted on having goods ° on which' they could make a wider margin in order to meet their rising manufacturing costs. "I asked a shirt maker, and he blamed the textile Mills, giving the same reason: All of which is as satis- factory as riding an elliptical car- rousel. "But even the supply of depreciat- ed, and short tailed shirts didn't last very long. I don't know whether the men remaining in America, and be- lieve it or not there are still quite . a few million, "suddenly. -experienced an irrepresible yen for, new shirts, or whether they all wore out at once, or whether the armed forces decided it was easier to buy new ones than get old ones washed—whatever the rea- son and you can find authorities sup- porting each, the shirt supply has gone from bad to worse. "If the quantity that is available were fairly rationed things might be better. You can still get a good shirt in London, made of a better cotton than I have seen here in many,, months, • and well tailored. It would cost you between $2. and $3, but you would also require six ration points, and there's the rub. You might buy your shirts every six months, but that's all you'd buy. No shoes, suits, socks or whatever. Only, maybe, a. hanky or two." All of which goes to show that we are really not so badly off in Canada after all. shsl `at odor l$4 rx, $1 ed 660 el..iean, .Ecitora eaorth, Ontario, ev-. ftrhoon by McLean bSeription rates, $L59 a year in vanee; foreign $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 centseach. ',Advertising rates on . application. SEAFORTIT, Friday, July 6th ;aha Will Get The Cheques? In the Province of Quebec there is a rather peculiar law, or so it seems to us, that prohibits a married wo- 'm n from maintaininga bank ac- count without the written consent of her husband. Consequently the Dominion G6v- ,ernment, in recognition of this law, is planning to make the baby bonus cheques payable to the husband . in Quebec, instead of the wife, as is done in the other -Provinces of Can- ada. To this, however, the Legislative Council of Quebec objects, but in- stead of , amending its own Act, it passed a resolution declaring that the Dominion Government should pay -the bonuses to the French wives. Of course there are numerous ways' by which a woman without a bank account of her, -own can get a cheque cashed. But under the Que- -- bee law the husband of such a wo- man who really wants control of the money, can notify the stores or banks, or any other business con- cerns that they are not to cash his wife's cheques. And they, of course, are not going to assume any risks by cashing such cheques. Consequently if the people of Que- bec, if they wish to give the wives real control of the bonus- money, will have to amend their own laws, which, however, they are very un- likely to do, as they have women under pretty complete. control down there, and heretofore have shown no intention of passing any measures ' that would in any way weaken that control. - • How About It In Canada ? . There is, possibly, just about one e in the world where wartime ceiling prices stay put, and that one place is Britain. It is not too bad in Canada, but under one excuse or an- other, the cost of things does' seem tp' be climbing up. Apparently it is something else • againin the United States; as -de- scribed by Robert R. Mullen, a spe- cial correspondent •for the Boston Monitor, who describes the shirt Sit- uation in that country as follows: "Well,they said it couldn't happen, - but it has. I was walking -up Fifth Avenue and stark and -shamelessly in a window was a silk shirt for $12.95! "It was a plain lemon yellow — if lemon yellow in shirts is ever plain. At least it was without the bold stripes of the famous silk shirts that intrigued the nouveau riche of the last war. Probably this one wasn't even silk; however, it was a reason- able facsimile even if made of some sort of chemical goo. "But it was $12.95, and if it had been a violent red it couldn't have. been a plainer warning of the danger confronting us. For the shirt situa- tion is just something that the boys won't want to come home to. - "When shirts hit $12.95, even for .the fancy variety, it is a signal that shirts are getting too hard to come by, which is ' a fact. When they hit $12.95, it is a sign too much loose money is about, likewise true. And when they are made of simulated silk and are colored yellow, I should say it was a suggestion that the manu- facturers have come to think the American Male will stand for almost anything, which is something that Gybe we better explore. `Time was, and not so long ago, when- for $2 you could buy a fair shut, made of cotton and with a tail long enough to take hold and stay i price. Probably you could do better than $2, but the tail, like as not, ould be skimpy.the - e tithe u cam war acid deco - serve on. cotton Loose twr ed pleats eli inat . ' • The Silent Englishman The British, as a race, are notor- iously silent when it comes to blow- ing their own horns. But, apparent- ly, at least some of them are think- ing seriously of changing their ways. Recently one Englishman remark- ed: "I think we are overdoing this silence tradition—you ..know, this business of, not blowing our own trumpet but .letting our actions=or, in business, our goods—speak for us. ``Once I thought it was something to be proud of. But a number of re- , cent happenings have made me think again, . Among them is the experi- ence of the Englishman who recent- Iy cro,sseci' from America on the Queen Mary. "The second day out from the States an American officer 'asked him: 'Why is it that you British can't build ships like this.' " 4-. • Still Hope We have heard some rather hard anti caustic remarks from some would-be soldiers, sailors and airmen about the powers -that -be because they refused these men what they considered _.aworthwhile job inthe service because of their age. But the - New Yorker still holds out some hope for these fellows when it says: "Men who have reached the ripe age of thirty should not feel disbouraged just because they are no longer wanted, by the Army. If they take good care of themselves, these old gentlemen may still- have years of usefulness in other walks of life." • • Publish Terns,, For Japan (New York'World-Telegram) Neither Britain nor America 'contemplates the sack of Japan. Neither would reduce the Jap merchant marine to a point that, would prevent the importation of necessary food, or of raw materials to 1nm.ke possible a peacetime indus- try. Allied unconditional surrender terms, cer- tainly less ruthless than *t the .Taps expect, may, if detailed noW; gre ly .expedite Yap capita - Therefore, its seeing allay!, ,imQiontani' to tell. we.. Japanese people speci$caliy and quickly Lust ;arhgt unconditional surrender abtually means. there ; is: Plenty of fanaticism in ,the Japanese ail eVideiidei .by 'the •ers'zy ;bait ai �;oes ettqtorpanegnth�,�tiieide dire .,:. . 14* j►it thea' e �s lift�i:�i" iiia pV'lttii$t tti)gii�'';tlte iit4ioit• `stf Ito- o . eWipiO~fe efini'h�IYstiai +�� alle-r tit thO,44et t' . , , , JOOtthIl !tains >Pdcke4 W.* ExPeaitOt of : secs, and • '3ioat year's ago. From The 1-furon Expositor July 16, 1920 Mr. P. B. Gardiner, of Walton, is putting a:cement wall under ills barn on the farm which adjoins the vil- lage. The ,lawn social held on the,lawn Of Mr. Robert Scarlett in McKillop last Thursday o evening„ under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of Cavan Church, Winthrop, was a line suc- cess: - Master Ross Chapman, of Bruce - field, is carrying ,his arm in a sling this week, the result of having it badly torn by a dog. An interesting event In the history of Egmondville Presbyterian con- gregation took place on Wednesday. afternoon in connection with the lay- ing of the cornerstone of the new chancel, which is being erected as a memorial to those who gave their lives in freedom's cause. Mrs. Geo. Laidlaw placed the periodicals of the church history at 2.30 p.m., and ad- dresses were given by -Mr. Jas. Love and Mr. John McNay. Mr. Wm. MacKay, of Mitchell, son of Mr. .Adam MacKay, of Seaforth, had the misfortune -to break his leg while playing in a football game be- tween Mitchell andTuckersmith. • Mr. Querenguesser is busy erect- ing the foundation of the new school at Manley. Miss Ella Archibald has completed a full course at the Stratford Busi- ness College and has successfully passed her examinations, > Messrs. .Graves and Mulkern, of London, have about. completed very extensive alterations and improve- ments to the interior of St. James' Church. Miss Belle Smith and Miss Madge Stewart are• visiting friends in Chi- cago. Misses Dorothy Wilson, Helen Dick- son and Mary ,Edmunds' have success- fully passed their exams at the Fac- ulty of Education, Toronto. Master Jimmie Hamilton, of Staffa, succeeded in passing with honors his elementary exams in music . at the Toronto Conservatory. Mr. Geo. E. Thompson, of Kippen, has just completed the erection of a fine corn silo. Mr. H. Jacobi, of near Chiselhurst, has a fine cement bridge built on his farm. Harry has made a,good many improvements. Miss Jefferson, Miss Crich and Miss Ruth Thompson are attending the summer school in connection with the Methodist Church, and Miss Ev- elyn Adams and Miss Mary Hays are attending a similar school at Geneva Park, Couchiching, in connection with. the Presbyterian Church. • From The Huron Expositor July 12, 1895 The Beavers went to Toronto on Tuesday and played the return match with the Tecumseh -s of that city, in the championship series. They were again victorious, repeating the score of 4 to 1 made here on Dominion Day. Miss Jessie Stobie, head milliner in the E. McFaul dry goods establish- ment, leaves in a few days on a trip to 'Duluth, St. Paul, Chicago -and other points. T. N. Forsyth, teacher of S.S. No. 7, Tuckersmith, was in Seaforth last week fulfilling the duties of presid- ing examiner at the high school prim- ary examinations. Haying is now- in full swing at Kippen, with Mr. Sam Thompson the first to finish. Nearly every farmer who comes into • town nowadays carries home with him a cargo of .binder twine. Mr. Archibald Scott hes returned from a . business trip .. to Manitoba. While away he visited North Dakota and went to Sheldon, where Robert grieve, formerly of this district, has 425 acres of- wheat, and he said it was the finest he had ever seen grow- ing. The little six-year-old son of Mr. Robert French, Jr., of town, fell from a tree on Monday last and fractured one of his arms. Mr. W. Hawkshaw, of St Marys, visited friends in town this week. On Friday last Mr. Wm. •Habkirk, of McKillop, met with a serious acci- dent. He was riding on a cart driv- ing a horse 'and leading a stallion behind. When crossing the 'bridge some boys playing under it, frighten- ed the horse, causing him to Jump up on the cart. Mr. Ha,bkirk was thrown forward and would have fal- len off had one of his legs not got caught in the crossbar. The horses started to run and ran afoul of a telegraph pole. they finally gots loose from the cart and were later caught by. Mr, Beck. Mr. Habkirk was ra- ther badly shaken. up. Another ,serious accident happened on Saturday at a barn raising at Mr. George McClure's in McKillop. Mr. Williams Adams, of McKillop, and Mr. Hugh Simpson, of b7gmondville, had gone up on the top plate of the frame to place some :braces, when "in so the way the timber an Which .they were standing gave way, and 0ey' were precipitated to the ground. Beth Men were ee erely shaken up. Miss Jennie .balder attd MISS ' .Annie MeL augh,1in4 *; qt ot, *eta iii0tOr last Week at *tattlatti0401t 11' "i'tn .;'i", cTCillop. Tfi` , . nlscY ;Ytiei e ,; . . �' tdi ; �ea. ±orth, BaSdlig0.440 110ire 604.: o MATTER • (By R. J. De ehman) We have in this' country some flip- pant careless and dangerous people who, at election time say to them- selves: "Why should I bother with politics—what does it mean to me?" Years. ago I lived . in the • Province -of British Columbia, nice place -to live, fine people, but at times their imagination is too strong. They see visions and dream 'dreams which• are outside the world :of reality. About the time 'left the Coast they were very anxious for the con- struction of the 'P.G.E. Railway. I did not like it. Many others who liv- ed there at the time had the same idea, but their voices were as the soft sighing of the winds in the trees, in comparison bvith the hurricane of ap- proval which greeted the idea of the construction of the railway. The peo- ple were enthusiastic. They thought that spending was great fun. So it is, but meeting the bills is tough, es- pecially if, as a business project, the deal proves unsatisfactory. The Vancouver News Herald of June 11, 1945;- makes the ,following statement: -""In 1943, the, last year for .which complete figures were avail- able; the net corporate loss on the account of the.,P.,G.E. was $3,978,685." This is followed by another state- ment: "Whatever happens we will ex: pend- at least four million dollars a year on the P.G.E. for some time• to come. The only way we can get straight is to pay off the total debt of '$115,846,565, which the P.G.E. has cost us to date." For this expenditure British Colum- bia gets practically nothing. It would be nice to have the sum of four mil- • lion dollars available every year to spend for things worth while, but the foolishness of the people who failed to vote at the election in which this program was outlined, and the equal folly of those who voted the wrong way, has placed a burden on the peo- ple of that Province, a burden of four million dollars a year. Stated, in. economic terms, this means that the people of British Columbia, must pro- duce $4,000,000 worth of goods or services every year before they begin putting anything .in their own pock- ets. Proposals along similar lines, some worse, some better, will turn up from time to time. The only possible safeguard is an intelligent deinoc- racy. That may seem a difficult rem- edy to apply "but it's the real solution of all our problems. Without it, in time, we become little better than slaves. An intelligent people wit respond to intelligent leadership and elect an intelligent legislature. The members of the legislature will have access to the facts. They will also have op- portunities to express their views. The way of democracy is hard—there are many obstacles to the path of pro- gress but the effort is worth the price —experience is a' costly teacher, but one of great wisdom. There is one iconsolation for -Brit- ish Columbia. Other provinces may, in this regard, gain from her experience. They may, but will they? No man can give the answer to,that question.- In Saskatchewan the Government is setting up a boot• and shoe -factory despite the fact that we can produce from present capacity far more shoes than we can wear. • • A SSMILE OR TWO On. 'an April Fool's day some years ago a. class of English sehool boys awaited in breathless •suspense the appearance of the master. At last he came in. A titter ran aroundthe room. There was a donkey's head chalked on the back of his gown. The master, fixing one of the boys with hiseye, rapped on, the desk with his birch. "Now," he said, "will the young ass which wiped its face in niy ..gown come up here for its thistles." • Father: "You ought to be asham- ed ofyounrself, not knowing what you learned at school today. Willie Brown always knows." Bobby: "Yes, but he hasn't so far to go home." Friend: "So you're not getting married until the fall, Donald. You told me you regarded June as the ideal honeymoon, month," Donald: "It's tae a question of the season, mon. Ye see, Jenny's father thoughtlessly gie'd her -a terra big box o' letter paper wi' her maid- en name engraved on the sheets. And: noo we'll hae tae wait 'till it's a' us- ed up!" • The after-dinner speaker had talk- ed for 15 minutes. "After partaking of such a meal," he continued, "I feel if I had eaten anymore I would be unable to talk. From the far end of the table came an order to a waiter: "Give him a sandwich." • :.Huron -Federation Of Agric .lture--F'armNews Oldest Forage Plant 'in World . Alfalfa has been grown - in Persia (Iran) from time immemorial and is perhaps the oldest forage plant in the world.. It was brought , from Persia to Greece in "500 B.C., and has since spreadall over the hemisphere. It was introduced into . Spain by the Arabs in the • seventh century A.D. Most authorities agree that the name alfalfa is a Spanish- ''version of the Arabian word Alfacfacah, which means "the best sort of fodder." Oth- er scholars attribute the origin of the name to the Arabian word Al- chelfa, meaning "that which grows af- ter something else," and is a name generally applied to plants which tbrive after' the spring growth has disappeared. That would signify the ability of the' plant to grow during the hot summer, or perhaps it might refer to the plant's power of produc- ing many crops during a season. How - 'ever, it is generally considered that the Alfacfacah derivative is the cor- rect one, because in the 15th century the Spanish Alfalfa was identified with the Arabian Alfacfacah by Fray Pedilo de Ayala, a prominent speci- alist in the, Arabian language. In Europe, alfalfa Is always called Lucerne. The origin of this word is uncertain. It has nothing to do with the Swiss state of that name, because the plant was used long before the plant was known in Switzerland. Nor is it likely that the name Lucerne as applied to alfalfa was derived from the Lucerne valley in northern Italy. There was another old Spanish name for alfalfa, nafnely Userdas, which authorities think may possibly be identical with the name 'Louzerdo, Used in Southenr France. More than likely the name Lucerne comes from lucerno, which is -'an old Provencal word. Poultry Price Level The highest .price leve1 at which hens: may be sold.,fhas been extended this year froth. June 30th to Ju1y'.$ist by the W,P,7,':B. Under a lareviotis order the price wbiil'd have dropped .2,„% -cents per pound on, Suly,;1st, Int to help trraintain the highest e l g�' �i'6- dlidtion, :' at`ti,' iilari,;• as M t� b �:. y rtu(ds , >Y the 00 14, : 'ax'`e i tt ;tii� t1li�in dti►�i: si yang .dtlCbyfeCi 6P Cher ,the drop in the highest price levet will not take place until August 1st. Roost perches for cickens should not be narrowerr than two inches and each roost must be - level. Sloping perches may aid in producing crook- ed breast bones. * * r . Water Versus Air in Cooling Milk If 'a can of warm milk is placed in a refrigerated room where the air temperature is at freezing point, it will take°12 hours before the temper- ature of the milk has fallen to 50 degrees F. That is because air ab- sorbs heat very slowly. Water ab- sorbs' heat' much more quickly than air. Because in cooling milk with water, the larger the volume of wa- ter and the lower its temperature, the more quickly the milk will be cooled. Cooling is more rapid when either the milk or the water or both are kept in motion. The value of stirring the milk is a matter of com- monplace, knowledge on the farm, but the'idea that equally good results may be obtained by stirring the water is not so well known. In stirring milk, however, there is . a risk of adding bacteria if the stirring rods are not thoroughly washed and sterilized. The better method, therefore, is to stir the water by means of a, propel- ler driven• by a small windmill or by an electric motor. Creep Feeding For Young Pigs Pips given access to a grain mix- ture prior to weaning time suffer lit- tle in the way of a set -back when weaned, says C. H. Anderson, Super- visor of Illustration Stations, Beaver - lodge, Alta. At the Station all small pigs are creep• fed as soon as they show interest in whole food, usually at from two to three weeks of age. A .creep may .be erected in a cor- ;zer of the pen, levying an opening Of such size that the young .pigs can run in and out,. while the sow is' ex- cluded `Xf :a sow's pen is not large enough 'to pertnit the erection of a Creep some ari''atigotoe t n shiiuld be made to let the; :little pigs run out trite tilt alley a,. . - .. , �' , p. to that. they. *a*' !l • to , � rite. ;�y''ati ifrlit�i3i�4: dttt •a : e • toontillitt New Teacher At High., cheel There will be but one change is. the staffs of the local schools where the schools reassemble after the holidays. Mr. Alfred M. piper, B.A., of Toronto, hag .been engaged as com mercial teacher at the high sehool„ replacing Mr. E. L. Stuckey, who has,, resigned. Mr. Stickey has joined thefirm of Fry & Blackball` and win be the office manager. winghaul Advance -Times. Child Injures Eye' I, e Franklyn Bryans, younger son of a Mv: and Mrs. Russell Bryans, had the misfortune to injure one of his eyes with scissors. He was taken to a specialist in Kitchener aril it is hop- ed that the sight of •the eye will be saved.—Brussels Post. Legion Carnival Drew Large Crowd The carnival held at the Brussels arena on Thursday of last week un- der nder the auspices of the local branch of the Canadian Legion, drew a large crowd. The carnival was Officially opened by L. E. Cardiff', M.P„ and the games, program and dancing were enthusiastically enjoyed by those- present.—Brussels Post. Successful Entrance Pupils The • following pupils of the Blyth public school have been sucees.sful int their entrance examinations on the' basis of their year year's 'work: Bill Johnston, Shirley 'Phillips, Isabel, Thuell and Irma Wallace. — Blyth, Standard. a • o , Stands High in Tests At Hospital At the capping ceremony held at the nurses' residence of Victoria Hos- pital, London, on Friday evening, Miss Grace McLagan \ stood, second): s --.- in general ,proficiency. and theory. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Me- , Lagan, were in attendance at the . ceremony.—Mitchell Advocate. Prize Winners At Clinton Frolic Winners at the Clinton Lions frolic on Wednesday last were: tst, Mrs, Bert Huller, Clinton; 2nd, Mrs. H. Stewart, Seaforth; 3rd, G. E. Hall, Clinton; 4th, Mrs. James Lovett, Clinton; 5th, Mary Whyte, R.R. 2,. Seaforth; 6th, W. H. Middleton, R.R. No. 3, Clinton; 7th, Lula Tyndall, R. R. No'. 4, Clinton;' 8th, Charles Nel- son, elson, Clinton; 9th, It C. Stites, Loic- don; 70th, A. M. Knight, Clinton;,; llth, Mrs. E. Fremlin, Clinton; 12th, L. R. McLeod, London; 13th, John: Wise, R.R. No. 3, .Clinton; 14th, H. Henry, Clinton; 15th, . Dorothy Wil- liams, Exeter. --Clinton News-Record4 Returns from Overseas On Saturday night Spr. Reg. Smith. returned hone on the late train af- ter serving several years overseas with the Ca.nadian army. He is the son of gr. 'and Mrs. Edward Smith. There was a large crowd of citizens, at the station to welcome „Reg. The Clinton Band. was \playing as he step- ped off the train. Mr. A. E. Rumball, on behalf ,of the Welcome Horne Com- mittee, greeted Reg. and. welcomed A him home. Dick Dixon,' -son of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Dixon, returned home - on the noon train Wednesday. As - he was expected on the late train the official welcome committee and then band were not present. However, all Dick's friends extend him cordial greetings on his safe -arrival home Clinton News -Record. • More Township School Boards Bylaws creating township school• areas have been passed by the town- ship councils of Ashfield, West Waw- anosh and Morris, and the Grey Township, council meets this week to. consider the matter. Nearly all of the area within the North Huron in- spectorate nspectorate has now adopted the town- ship school `board system.—Goderieh. Signal -Star. Purchases Property Mr. James Parrott, of Montkon, has purchased "Flowery Brae," the bonne of Mr. James McKenzie, South. Ward, Mitchell. Mr. Parrott gets Possession on October lst. Mr. Mc- Kenzie will reside in the Cook apart- ments.=Mitchell Advocate. Saw Eisenhower Welcome Mr. John W. Hanna, M.P.P., was ''a, visitor to New York last "week. He. witnessed the welcome extended to, General Eisenhower when. over 4,000,- (' . • • 000 people„.. -lined the streets of that great city to honor the leader who led ,,the Allied armies to victory la Europe. Mr. Hanna said it was ax thrilling sight and an experience that will always be one •pf the outstanding events in his life. — Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Commercial Pupils Secure Positions , /I', A number of students taking the new commercial colii=li'e In connec- tion with -the Exeter high school have already secured positions•: Misses, Lois; Sweitser and Rota Willett are employed with the local branch of the Bank of Montreal; Miss Beverley' Myers has secured a position in the offiee of the Artistic Dress Co., of London; 'Mins Marjorie Welsh ie em- ployed in the office of the Ca.inada Life•.A gu - s ,once CO.,London;Miss,laveiyn Taylor will begin herr duties' 'in i. W ' 1lxorle !'s' bteeo this "6retatr. Mis> i i� ` i'_ e itno t , h.. ,, 6tli .,.. , p'h DCe ,Jac n $�- e� recti 11,1).00irtit::.:St . •is,; er' Mike at" 'ea• tivO t ►li; 0446