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The Huron Expositor, 1945-09-07, Page 2Sit ' a,11,$ 18 0 hail 4,4eau, .Editor, ed: at. Sea: Orth, Ontario, ev- rsday afternoon by McLean ;• ubscriptio>c °aces, $L50 a year in e"RVance; foreign $2.00 a year. Single $$es, 4 cents each. .Advertising ratson application. SEA -FORTH, Friday, September 7th Turning Back The Clock Signs 'at Ottawa would seem to -show that along about October will come an order cancelling wartime, fast time, or any profane thing that people in the country have been call- ing it. There never was a time, even be- fore the war, when daylight saving was in operation just for the sum- mer, that it was universally popular, and from its inception it has been universally hated by the ` farming communities. And during the long , years of the war, during which it has prevailed the year round, ,it was barely endured, even for the sake of the war effort. And there were many reasons: learners have challenged the gov- ernment clock tinkers to provide a -way of evaporating the morning dew an hour earlier in the hay and har- vest season. Mothers have experi- enced untold difficulty in... getting their children up and off to school in the dark, and to bed in the daylight. Cows objected to being put on the swing shift, and even the workers in towns and cities, who were its chief supporters, were never inspired by the moonlight to break into, song on ,heir way to work in the early win- ter mornings. But all the hot protests were out- -Weighed by the cold fact that fast time saved many thousands of kilo - 'watt hours of electric power, and governments and war agencies hale been adamant against its repeal. Now, however, with the warover, the tile has come when Parliament can order the fast time to march back to its civilian place. And the sooner it does it, _the, better. • Be Careful The removal of government war- time gasoline restrictions has usher- ed in a new day for motorists, and motorists are taking every advant- age of it. The increase in traffic has been immediate and immense. All the ears that were laid up for the duration, seem to have found their way back to the highways. There is another, feature, however, about this influx of traffic that is rather disturbing. Every car owner seems to have stepped up the speed. Disturbing -because the tires of the majority of those cars, which have been off the road for a greater or lesser time, have deteriorated great- ly. They may look all right and may be all right for a time yet, if sub- mitted to moderate speeds only. The effects . of blowouts, mechani- cal failures and carelessness are greatly increased at high speeds. It is true that the speed limit in Ontario is still 40 miles an hour, and we hope it will be fixed there for some time yet to come. But motorists are beat- ing it every hour on every highway, and even gravel roads, and under present car and tire conditions that is not a safe thing to do. During, the war speed controls were imposed with the intention of saving gasoline and tires. Right now they are urgently needed to save lives. • We, Too, Can Pap Since 'peace has been declared, !such has been said and written about the immeasurable debt we owe those who gave their Ire's in the war ---"a debt we ca,n never pay." why c'an't we pay? At least, in part:.. a may not be called upon to our lyres) but we can pay sur living. � ° air a art geAted schedule which o reel tiy, y,of part > ' .Small. Yu: them - volt L tion to the. family 4t t e breakfa,t table, Payment No. ay the apology we ow 2 Pthe other fellow for calling him down on something that we were not up to. Payment No. 3—Pay more visits to the church—not to criticize the minister or set a good example to the children—bit to see . where we ourselves need to get set straight. Payment No. 4—Pay our bills --all of them. Payment No. 5 --Pay the fiddler when we've danced—at Least be'hon- est with our wife or husband about it. Payment No. 6—Pay back the money we gypped on the income tax. Payment No. 7—Pay a new kind of attention to the other man's com- plaints—probably we caused them. Such regular payments as these will help us build a world worth dy- ing for, for after all it is the only worth while monument that we can erect to those who have given their lives. • Costs Money To Lose It costs real money to be an also ran candidate in a British election. On July 26th last, the British Treas- ury collected $89,400 in forfeits from someof the recent candidates in the British general election. British law requires each candi- date to post $600 as a sign of good faith. The money is forfeited if the candidate fails to receive an eighth of the total vote in a two-man or three-man race, or a tenth of the. vote in a field of four or more candi- dates. Nominees who withdraw al- so forfeit their bonds. Most of those who lost their money in the recent election failed to get enough votes: • Welcome To Them The Associated Press says that while most of the nation's house- wives and motorists are ready to toss their ration books gleefully into the nearest ash can, Dr. Barry W. Hall, curator of the Pittsburg Teach- ers' College Museum, is making a collection of them. He hopes to obtain a complete set of the stamps to place in his mus- eum. 'If Dr. Hall wants to enlarge his collection, we are sure the Canadian housewives and motorists would be perfectly willing to help him. In fact he would be welcome to them all., • WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Handicaps Of Home -Makers (Winnipeg Free Press) A vast number of Canadian women lack the modern facilities for keeping their homes clean and sanitary, accorCirg to a survey of the homes of medium and lov; income families -82 per cent of the total—by Lever Brothers, Limited. Many have no, hot running water, many have no run- ning water at all, no flush toilets, no washing machines, vacuum cleaners or carpet sweepers. Thus, a great deal remains to be done for the comfort, health and convenience of the majority of Canadian homes in urban and, rural areas. Winnipeg women, with all their electrical appli- ances and other conveniences, will find it hard to believe that the are so many .homes in other parts exteremely lacking in facilities for. saving labor a„nd for doing the work of the home effici- ently. Running water and stationary laundry tubs are two of the greatest needs. There is no hot run- ning water in 26 per cent of urban homes and 80 per cent of farm houses. In the latter, _there is no running water at all in 63 per cent of the homes; in villages, .28 per cent of the families are without it. Most of those with hot water have it only in the winter, in connection with, their heating systems. Health and sanitation call for the use of flush toilets, but they are lacking in nearly three- quarters of the homes on farms up to 200 acres. They are lacking in almost half the village homes and in sir per cent in the cities and towns, Built- in or stationary washtubs are the desire of many thousands of women. The great majority still use the old-fashioned tubs their mothers used. ' Washing must be done) by hand, for lack of washing machines, on 24 per cent of the farms and in 28 per cent of the village homes. In win- ter, most women have no suitable place to Ilry their clothes and these are hung up in-th;p-kit- then and all over the house. Nearly one-quarter of the women have no ironing boards and must do their ironing on the kitchen table. Of homes with rugs and carpets, 20 per cent in cities and towns,' 35 per cent in villages and 49. per cent ,oh farms have neither vacuum cleaner nor carpet sweeper to clean them with. Storage cupboards hi which to keep cleaners such as sweepers, brodins and dusters are rare. Only about one house in five bas a broom cup- board. In' other houses these• and other .such cleaning implements, land in the clothes closet, stand in a borner,of the dining -room, living -room (1r bedroom, or are shoved from sight beneath Ueda and sofad. An iY prOVenient on all these conditions may eilldetid With the canstruetion of many thou- - Siiicts $f vii°rtit, hozhes, and the improvement of tally #litres that is 4kow in prospect, The farm - eta aktt > Z+1 tirif n tv'age earners have more rottey" tlYiiv liafr ever l''$i"pirerand the Governit1ent In AO, o1�t aHl1 tatide for lienla.cOnStrtletion. rt ar gone tereSting its ptcitadl Expeaktoir cand t,*014y-111Ye yearn ilio. From The Huron Expositor September 17, 1920 The worst fire in McKillop Town- ship in many years occurred on the farms ,of Mr. Samuel Storey, on the 5th concession, on Friday. afternoon last, when his two barns and the en- tire 'rola from •200 acres, were com- pletely destroyed by fire, together with the separator of Mr. Archie Lamont, who was threshing on the Brown farm when the fire broke out. Mr. Harry Tyndall, of Tuckersmith, has. just purchased from The Robert Bell Engine & Thresher Co. Ltd., of Seaforth, one of their 15-30 Imperial tractors. Mrs. John Kerr has purchased the realdence of Mr. J. P. Bell, on North Plain Street. Miss Margaret Jones, of Toronto, has accepted a position in the millin- ery department of the J. MacTavish store. Mr. Charles Holmes, who bas been in - Owen Sound for the past six months taking a course in upholster- ing, has returned to Seaforth, and is ready to commence business here. 'Miss Mary Crosbie is attending the Normal School in Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. R. 'r. McIntosh. of Sarnia, were here this week attend- ing the funeral of the late John Bron, Mr. Joe Eckert has purchased th^ threshing outfit of Mr. L. Aberhart, and will operate it this season. lyiiss Anna Woods has resigned her position on the Seaforth public school staff to accept the . position of teller in the Sterling Bank at Bayfield. Miss Leona Holland, of Beechwood, is attending Normal School in Strat- ford. Mr. Lockart Johnston, of the Bank of Commerce at Walton, spent Sun- day at the home of Mr. James Wat- son. The play, "The Minister's Bride," was very ably given in, the Town Hall, Hensall, on Thursday evening by the, young people of Kippen. Mr. Alva Ingram, of the Molsons Bank staff, Hamilton, has been spend- ing two weeks' holidays with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ingram, of Hay Township.' - The name of Mr. Gordon McGavin, McKillop, did not appear in the en- trance examination list as having passed, but he did, and we extend congratulations. r-. • From The Huron Expositor September 13, 7895 Mr. John Malcolm, who lives near Rodgerville, threshed five bushels,. of oats with a flail from 24 sheaves, On Thursday of last week while Mr. hoot, _Patterson, bridge builder of McGillivray, was proceeding home- ward from. Hay swamp with a load of cedar, and when passing. through Ex- eter he accidentally fell from the load and in the fall injured his spine. He ?vas able to continue 'his journey on Monday. Mr., Wm.. -McDougall, Jr., of has sold -his farm of 50 acres to Mr. Thomas Forsyth, teacher, for the sum of $3,400. Mr. James Cooper, of Kippen, re- turnd home from the Old Country on Friday last with 30 high bred sheep, which are said to be the finest, that ever came to that district, The Methodist church choir of Chiselhurst, which has been broken up for some- time, has again organ- ized, and now comprises six voices, namely: Mr. Richard Nichols, leader; Miss M. E. Pybus, organist; Miss M. J. Meters, Miss Annie J. Wren, Miss A. C. Vanburn and Mr. Geo. T. Wren. Mr. George Miller's little daughter, of Cromarty, had the misfer'iune to break one of her arms on Saturday evening while out playing. Mrs. James Campbell, of Staffa,and "Miss Butson, of Whitby, have started dressmaking in Mr. F. D. Hutchison's store at Staffa, Miss Maggie Roberts, daughter of., Mr. R. Roberts, of the waterworks, has gone to Woodbridge, where she has secured a good situation as mil- liner. Thede were 178 tickets sold at Sea - forth for Toronto this week. Master Arnold and Miss Violet Case are at present visiting friends in To- ronto and attending the great fair. A most painful accident befel the six -yea•,. -old daughter of Mr. Eli Hey- wood, of the 10th concession of Us, - borne on Thursday. She was playing at the barn" while straw eutting was in progress and in some way got her band caught betWeen two cog wheels of the cutting box, smashing • the third finger to jelly. Mr. Thos. Thompson, who for sev- eral, years has been operating the town bus, has been awarded the con- tract for carrying ,the mail between 13russeis and Seefor'th. 'Mr. Alen Stewart has returned home from' a twin tit the gid (iotirttty' with a load ,,,et 'gatt1 .1i', en,o teii the tray} in4Ofipl.. We usually go into town on Satur- day evening. It's an old custom with us and mostof the people on this concession do the same thing. It takes a lot to keep us from quitting a little early on Saturday evening, having a ',quick supper and a shave and a bath and then heading out be- fore dards for a spree of exchanging tid-bits of gossip and catching up on the latest news of the district. There's quite an air about Satur- day evening In town. The cars start lining up on the Main drag about five -thirty. If you get there soon en- ough you can have a ringside seat free, The only thing that makes me mad is the number of town people who bring their cars down and park them in the middle of the ,afternoon, so that their families can get in on the fun: Surely they could give that one concession graciously to the folks from the country. The streets start thickening up with people as the street lamps blink on. That's where you see the long and the short, and the thick and the thin. The young folks. are pairing off to. go to the show or else have a soda at Jamieson's• ice cream parlor. There's a lot of giggling in the air, fizzing around like the, bubbles in carbonated water. The women folks do their shopping and then visit from car to car. The men folks buy cigars and sit around the implement shop or the feed store Rof pOWS1 By Barry J. Boyla and talk about crops or politics and lately quite a bit about war, This Last few weeks you see a lot of our young fellows who have come back from the war. They don't talk much about their war experiences, but sometimes they tell about farming in Britain or in parts of France. Most ofthem seem pretty glad to be back. The clerks in the stores are pretty busy on Saturday night. Country people buy a lot of goods on Satur- day night. One storekeeper told me in town that he sells as much on Saturday as he does during all the rest of the week. Usually they have a dance in the Oddfelows' Hall, or maybe on a platform down in the park if the weather is fine. It's sort of nice sitting down there listening to the music and the shuffle of feet on the floor. Now and again they have a square dance and some of the gayer ones of the old folks get up and puff around for three changes and then go and have some pop and look pleased with themselves. Along about ten o'clock or so the cars start heading for home. Some folks, of course, gave to wait until "the last dog is hung." The Young folks look a bit exasperated at hav- ing to go home so soon, and they look arpund for rides later on in the night. Saturday night is a pleasant interlude in the busy life on the farm. JUST A SMILE OR TWOS, Judge: "The jury finds you guilty." Prisoner: "That' all right, Judge; I know you're too intelligent to be influenced by what they say." Judge: "You can take your choice, $10 or 10 days." Prisoner (still in foggy Condition) : "I'll take the money, your honor." •. "He thinks he's Henry VIII, doc- tor Is that serious?" "Not unless he thinks you're Ann Boleyn." Tommy: "My worst memory in Father: "So he does he?" Tommy: "No, erything! " teacher's got the the world." forgets everything, he remembers ev- "The genuine ivory carvings you sold me last week turned out to be imitation," "I can't understand it—unless the elephant had a false tooth." • Husband: "What extravagance,! You have two hats to• match that one dress." Wife: "Oh, no, I haven't, I've only one dress to match the two hats." • "Do you really love me, Alfred?" ask tre girl. "Ethel, I refer you to my last let- ter," replied the young man. "De - "'Devotedly' is on the first page, 'madly' on page 3, 'passionately' on pages 4 and 5, and 'in death do us part' in the postscript. I cannot be more explicit, Ethel!" Huron Federation Of Agriculture--FarmNews Immature. Bird in, Flock a Liability To make a satisfactory profit from the poultry flock,- quality must be considered before quantity. The im- mature or under -developed bird is far more likely to prove a •liability than an asset, says W. T. Scott, Head Poultryman, Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow, Ont. It is not always the size of the 'flock that controls the revenue but the uni- formly "good quality and the well di- rected development of the birds that are important. The smaller flock of well matured birds may show a bet- ter margin of profit than a larger flock where the runts have not been properly culled out. Paying little or no regard to the time of year most favorable for good growth, hatching eggs from immature parent stock, errors in feeding and unsanitary surroundings are mainly responsible for late maturity. Late chicks take longer to mature and are seldom as thrifty as chicks hatched in March or April and the possibility of the late pullets reach- ing reasonable egg yields at the time of high prices is generally remote. It is advisable carefully to inspect the flock in 'September and by a rig- orous culling dispose of the runts. • There should be no difficulty in the selection of the birds that are likely to prove profitable. Ther light glossy feather, bright bay eye, red comb and Wattles and good weight for age are all unmistable signs of vigor and proper development. This kind, of bird makes a profitable layer of 'eggs or good dressed meat. At five months of age the cockerels of the light breed should weigh at least four pounds and the pullets three pounds. The cockerels of the heavy breed should weigh five and a half pounds and the ' pullets four pounds at the same age. If they are heavier at this age so much the bet- ter, the males will bring a better price and the pullets will ostand up well under the strain of winter egg production. Birds that are not up to this stan- dard should be looked upon with sus- picion, only an exceptional bird tbat Is undersized can prove to be an as - Set to'the flock. Effect of Leaving Milk on Doorstep Househiildere who allow bottled milk on 'doorsteps or apartment .pass- ages to be exposed to Attest sunshine get leas for their money, according to recent research reports. 'Tests showed that bottled milk exposer to late morning sun for an hour lost 26 to 36 per cent of its riboflavin. In two hours, over half the riboflavin content was lost. Riboflavin is one of the essential B complex vitamins. Prolonged deficiency of this nee.es- sary' food element may result in eye disorders and organic damage. , As so often happens under present regula-1 tions, milk is delivered after all mem-' ly facilitate the necessary routine' hers of a household have gone to war farm job of milking,—Brussels Post. work, and remains exposed for a long time. Under these circumstances, it is a good plan to have a covered box into which the milkman could place the bottles. Meat Rationing Will Help Prevent Starvation in Europe • Unless the Canadian people give wholehearted support to the reduc- tion in their present meat consump- tion as required under the coming meat rationing plan announced July lith by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and unless Canadian cattle are marketed in an' orderly manner, Can- ada will not be doing her full share in preventing starvation in Europe. This warning was given in a press release issued jointly on August 22nd by the Dominion Department of Agri- culture and the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. Even if farmers market their less desirable and off -grade cattle earlier than usual, Canada will not be able to achieve, her current undertaking through the Combined Food Board in supplying meat to the United. King- dom and the liberated countries of Europe, said Dr. G. S. H. Barton, deputy minister of agriculture and Canada's deputy member of the Com- bined Food Board. Livestock slaughter control regula- tions now in effect are absolutely es- sential if equitable distribution of domestic supplies is to be achieved and if the highest possible volume of meat for overseas shipment is to be provided, said F. S. Grisdale, admin- istrator of meat and meat products for tike Prices Board. Canada's present position in regard to food supplies to seni-atarving Eur- opeans, is outlined in the following statement from the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture: Meat In Worst Position In April of this year representative Ministers of the United Kingdom and Canadian Governments, together with otheir officials, Met the authorities of the United States at the invitation. of (continued on Page 11) .-apers. Hamilton Pycilats in Town Two young fellows from Iamilton; were in town on Tuesday evening oat: a bicycle tour of Western Ontario. They were John Treacher, 208 George Street, and Les. Robertson, 477 bon - cession Street. They are, taking a week to make the trip, coming via Simcoe and London, and proceeding from here up the Blue Water High- way ighway to Southampton and thence east. When the Signal=Star reporter saw them on the Square on Tuesday eve- ning they were looking for a place to eat. Asked if they could travel bet- ter on two meals a day, or on four meals, they unhesitatingly, replied, "Four." They were lean, athletic - looking young fellows, and could: stand it.—Goderich Signal -Star. " Interesting Souvenir Mr. Frank Brierley has an inter- esting souvenir from the war. On. the 21st of April Mr. Brierley wrote a letter to relatives in Leicester, England. The boat carrying the mail was torpedoed. Later the mail bags were retrieved and the letterforward- ed to its destination. It arrived on. the 8th of August. The envelope on which was printed "Damaged by Fire and Water" has been returned to Mr,.. Bs•iley.-Exeter Times -Advocate. Fingers Injured in Accident Jack McKnight, while 'work i1 at' Canadian Canners Tuesday )�fter- noon had the tips of two .fingers of the right hand badly chewed when ., the hand got caught in some cog wheels. It was dressed by Dr, Flet- cher and required a number of stitch- es.—Exeter. Times -Advocate. t• • 8 a tt • e t i Hip Fractured - .. Miss Mary E. Northcott, who makes' her home with her sister, Mrs. George 6 Geddes,, of Hay, had the misfortune to fracture her right hip Tuesday morning the result of falling down the cellar steps. She was taken to Victoria Hospital in London in E, R, s Hopper's ambulance.—Exeter Times- .Advocate. f Compliments Exeter Librarian Mr, Angus Mowatt, Inspector of Public Libraries for Ontario, paid his. official visit to Exeter on Friday last-. He conferred with the members of the Library, Board. He complimented: the Lihr ran, Mrs. Gidiey, on the' well -kept appearancg of the books on the shelves and was particularly im-• pressed with •the number of juvenile, readers and the selection of books: for them.. He referred to the splen-• did work of the Huron County Lib- rary Association and hoped that in the near future the school libraries would benefit from Times -Advocate. Has it, too. — Exeter Milking Machine Installed' A new Massey -Harris milking ma- chine was installed last week by Al- fred Nichol, of the 7th concession, of.' Morris Township. This should great Lightning Hit Barn in Morris. A. prompt call to the Wingh. - fire brigade about 1 p.m. Tuesday'` fter-- noon paid big dividends for Mrs. Ino.. Hunter, 2nd concession of Morris, as the firemen were out there in time to' stop the fire before much damage! was done. Lightning hit the barn ort: the southwest corner and it was no- ticed by Leonard James who lives Orn the highway close by. He ran over to the Hunter farm and informed". them that the barn was ,afire and a. call was placed at once,,'for the fire -- men.. The booster tans was put into, operation with success. There was. nothing in the barn at the place where it was hit, but the other side of the barn was filled with "hay.-- Wingham Advance -Times. Home .,From Overseas: Sunday afternoon about 5.30, the C.C.I. bugle band and a large number of patriotic citizens gathered at Reg Bali's service station to greet Gor- don Hearn on his arrival in Clinton. On his arrival amid cheers and band playing, Gordon got out of the car. Mr, Butler, convener of the "Wel- come Home" Committee, presented him with a package of cigarettes and the band played the "General Salute." The band then led the procession to the Town Hall, where Gordon thank- ed allfor everything. -Clinton News - Record. P Embroidery Hoop Over 400 Years Old Two years ago when George Wood. purchased the home of his grand- father, the late James Machan, town, he found several articles stored away, amongst which was an did' em- broidery hoop about three-quarters of an inch wide over which had teen wound a piece of chintz to pre- vent ;slippl'pg, with another .piece of (Cttiltiutiied on, Page 3), . b e F • ft