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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1945-10-05, Page 2{ .r.Ja lir stabl'ished 186Q ,eBlal McLean, Editor. ,. fished at Seaforth, Ontario, eQ'-. ursday afternoon by McLean ubscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign $2.40 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. 1/4 Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTI , Friday, October 5th -don't Forget Don't forget that the Seaforth and district collection of used clothes will be held on Wednesday of next week. No one needs to be told that across Canada an appeal is being made for used clothing for the devastated peo- ple of Europe. No one but knows the utter need facing the people in the war -ridden and robbed nations. No one with a spark of humanity will be able to pass • up this call. - All that is needed is' a little effort, and from us the greatest effort we could make would be little enough. If you already have your donation ready, look -liver the bundles again. Look over the house again. Make a thorough fall housecleaning job of it, and a good many odd things will be sure to turn up. They are of no use to you, but they may save a life over there. In fact the opportunity of life saving is boundless. Almost anything and everything will help. .. _ What About It ? What about this weather we are having and have been having for some time? No one likes it or wants it, but still, as Mark Twain said, no one does anything about it. But there is no joke about it. In fact conditions in the country are, in many sections, serious. This district and south of us is a bean district. Up until a month ago the crop prom- ised at least an average crop. There is no such prospect now. We doubt if there is a single farm- er who has harvested his beans. Many have some pulled, but that is no advantage. On the contrary, the pulled beans will be a complete fail- ure. The majority of the beans are still a standing crop in the fields. If the weather would turn now, some of these will perhaps be saved. But that, of course, depends entirely up- on the weather. The weather to . date, however, promises' little. Over the week -end we had three days of solid heavy rains. Ditches are all running over the top and the land is flooded. Ev- en with favorable weather, it will be a week in most cases before the farmers can get on the land even with a team and wagon, and a trac- tor will 'be out of the question. And most farmers nowadays depend on the tractor for motive power. That goes for .the beans, and it is bad enough. But there are hundreds of acres of oats and other crops still in the fields. It will take a block and tackle to raise some of the stooks, and the land will show the scars for a long time to come. Perhaps it is the farmer's fault. Given good weather, stook threshing saves a tremendous amount of work. But still there are many who have not the barn room to haul in, nor the labor to do it if they had. On the Whole, however, this is a year where the old school of thought—if the. grain is in the barn it is safe, be- cause it can be threshed any time after—wins out. And it is a decided win too. Preparing For Winter Last winter has apparently taught a number of rural municipalities some lessons about preparedness. At least, we have ' noticed where some such municipalities have accepted, or are about to accept, delivery of, Inoderh about tractors and Y d d plows with the anticipation of keep - their concession roads open for atu t'afitc in the months to come. well to be forehandsd,.be- eot1'y,. world has perm- sed itself' ttp on : rubber t a+��°' „... •e sig Bess eo]1e te back concessions are eXaanding per roads Or all in winter, 'as well as summer, regard- less of the amount of snow that may fall., Their claim that the cost of, keep- ing the 'highways and country roads hi their district falls just as much on them as the favored few whose farms are situated in the favored zones. And, the claim • is a reason- ably just one and the demand for similar service reasonable. But driving over the, average con- cession road makes orie wonder how .this demand can be met. No snow removing equipment, however pow- erful, can keep a concession road op- en that only has a ten -foot surface without shoulders. And until these roads are widened, the concession farmer is not going to get much benefit for the taxes he spends on snow removal. Widening the roads would cost money, of course, but so does snow plowing, so why put the cart before the horse? There is another point, about the concession road that should receive some attention, not only by the councils, but by the farmers themselves. If these roads ' were widened, properly drained and shoulders properly levelled, it would not only simplify and cheapen the cost of open roads in winter, but would make the. new mechanical equipment available for cutting the grass and weeds from fence to fence in summer. And there is a desper- ate need for some such work as that. • Now It Can Be Told - Now it can be told the Parmer family, of 'Camden Town, London,,:. has admitted that one of Britain's wartime failures was their am- bitious failure to breed red, white and blue mice. This family had taken on the job of producing its patriotic victory mouse in time for the encs of the war. But whether they would have been satisfied with any combination of the three. colors or aimed at a - pattern of the Union Jack is not told. But after all the possibility of pro- ducing such a mouse is not as crazy` as it sounds, in the light of what rabbit breeder& have been able to accomplish in spite of the war. But finding a useful purpose for 'a red, white and blue mouse is a little more doubtful. But behind the failure of this, English family there is a moral pointed by the attempt. It is the moral of how an intense interest in and love of animals of the people of Britain helped them Weather the destruction of many of their cities and towns during the early blitz, and many other trials of war. Thousands of London and other veterans when under bombing have told how they were able to keep go- ing by keeping on undismayed with their ordinary or extraordinary hobbies, like trying to breed Union Jack marked mice, or even red, white and blue ones. • As True As You Sap It The Boston Globe says the agricul- .turalist knows there'll always be a farm problem, but he never knows from one year to the next what it will be. That's as true as you say it. Thi year the farmer had the -crops and the prices. The problem was the help. Next year he may have the help or the machinery equivalent, and the prices. The problem may be the crop. This year he has the cattle and hogs, but says the packers are in league to keep down the prices. Next year the packers may be boosting the prices sky high, and the farmer may have no crops and no pasture to raise livestock `on. This was only a fair bean year, but the price was high. Next year may be a bumper bean year, but the beak buyers may decide they don't.. want them at any price. This year the country is flooded with chickens, and the prices of eggs - and poultry are dropping. Next year many farmers may go out of the chicken business, only- to find, out too late that there is going to be a booming market. Every year there is the problem of veavther, And so it - goes.• If the farmer didn't lead a . charmed life arid.. of a hardy rade he w tt alive at he `. FAxpo tor° at . sad tw gtreve 1 moo. ne $ys800s14 From The Huron Expositor October 15, 1920 On Wednesday evening last a num- ber of the Exeter hockey -enthusiasts motored to Zurich where they organ- ized the Exeter -Zurich Hockey Club. The following officers were elected: Honorary president, X. Preeter; hon. vice-pres., F. K. Chapman; pres., W. J. Heaman; vice-pres., T. L. W'urm; sec., G. R. Ferguson; treas., W. Braun; manager, Goldie Cochrane; captain, C. V. Hoffman. Messrs. Milne R. Rennie and W. O. Goodwin, of laensall, are taking part as soloist in the special services be- ing held in Exeter. The moat severe electrical storm this season began about 9 o'clock on Monday morning and lasted until noon.. The lightning entered the resi- dence of Mr. Neil Gillespie, on Louisa St., by way of a wire clothes line at the back door. The bolt threw Mrs. Gillespie, Sr-, to the floor, but aside from a little deafness she escaped in- jury-. A serious fire occurred at the Bell Engine Works on Monday evening when the moulding shop was badly gutted. When discovered about eight o'clock the fire had gained such head- way that little could be done to 'save the building. Mr. G. A. Sills returned last week from a pleasant visit in Prince Al- bert, Sask., at the home of his son- in-law, Mr. A. J. Reynolds. Mr. W. J. Habkirk, of Detroit, is spending a few holidays at his home here. - Mrs, E. Warwick, has leased her residence on Adams St. to' Mr. Hop- per, of Wingham, and. intends having a sale of household goods. Mr. Arnold Westcott has returned from Halkirk, Alta., where he spent the summer with his brother. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cameron, of Tuckersmith, have moved into the residence they recently purchased on North Main St. from Mr. Alex Low- ery. Mr. Lowery has completed im- provements to his former home in ,Egmondville, where he is now living. He has had a cellar and cement foundation built under the whole bou'se, a large verandah erected, while the interior has been rebuilt and redecorated. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hunkins, of Londesboro, had a narrow escape on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hunkins was turning the corner by the express of- fice when the car skidded on the oily sfreet and upset. He hurt his back and Mrs: Hunkins had to have several stitches put in her knee.. • Mrs. T. N. Forsyth, Tuckersmith, has returned from Peterboro and re- ports she never enjoyed a more pleasant holiday. • From The Huron Expositor October 11, 1895 Smith Bros., of Stanley Township, threshed at Mr. Ketchen's farm on Monday, 15 loads of peas in 45 min- utes. A young son of Mr. Frank Trieb- ner, of Stephen Township, while play- ing, fell on a scythe,• severing the arteries in the palm of' his left hand. It took several stitches to repair the wound. Mr. Thompson, of Wingham, and Mr. John Whiddon, of Bayfield, have been appointed as principal and jun- ior teacher of Bayfield school. Last Sunday evening one of the chandeliers in St. Andrew's Church, Kippen, dropped to the floor, causing some excitement for several minutes. It was a total wreck. Mr. Wm. Hackwell, of Leadbury, is having a sheep house and pig pen erected. Mr. Isaac Bolton has the contract. Mrs. George Nott, of tuckersmith, was awarded 25 prizes for ladies' work and three fro fruit at Mitchell Fair last week. Misses Kate and Ella Ryan and Mrs. Ryan left on Saturday for Chi- cago. Mr. Jas, Armstrong, who has been employed; for some time in William Pickard & Co.'s dry goods store, left last week for Detroit, where he will study dentistry. Mr. John A. Jackson, of Egmond- ville, who is attending the University of Toronto, has been elected secre- tary -treasurer of the inter -collegiate football association of Toronto. Miss Jean Dickson, daughter 'of John T. Dickson, of Roxboro, who lately passed the Toronto Normal School examinations with honors, has been appointed teacher in the Queen Victoria School In that city. The Tuekersmith tug-of-war team, which beat the McKillop and Hullett teams on the, first day of the show in Seaforth, was comprised of the fol- lowing: WM. Henry, David Chesney, George Sproat, George Dale and Geo. Stewart. Mr. Wm. Robinson, teacher in S. S. No. 6, IIIc:Iiillop, has handed in his resignation as he is leaving to, study for a druggist witpMr. John Roberts, Seaforth. The trustee'd"ii'ave engaged Miss Aggle lays tf teach the re- mainder of the year and next year. A serioue accident :occurred in Heneall on Thursday afternoon when Mr. Chas. Bossenberry and Mr. Prank Marshall, *he are in the employ of Mr. John *Arthur, Were engaged in potting a rte. meta rte aids Atr. Wm. Moores hate when the, small rope that held tXieir• ediffolding, slipped and they foil tib the rottitai &isiieit- 'b tx was,i* `ni ti+ to'uilt•1iur't; Mrs. Phil suddenly realized the, other flay that the woodpile in the backyard had gone down to chips and stray limbs, branches and poles gath- ered 'up in the orchard, plus a few stray rails that should have been cut up before. The imperial edict was issued: "The wood must be brought up from the woods." There was no argument possible. I had to simply drop everything else and start haul- ing wood from the buzz -pile in the clearing at the edge of the woods. Last spring the wood was buzzed up into convenient 'lengths. It was mostly tops from some of the older trees we sold for timber last winter and we have a handsome pile of it. All summer long I have been intend- ing to bring it up, heaving the small - et ones into the woodshed and piling the larger blocks in the lee of the back woodshed. The smaller ones will be used for the, kitchen range and the blocks are destined to go into the heater in the front room. I have just as much pride as any country -born man in a good woodpile. I guess it's inherited from the"'early days when a well -stocked larder and a pile of wood were insurance against the bleak winters. Somehow or other I never seem to manage any more to get the wood up neatly piled in long, rows behind the house. I can well remember the glow of pride when someone would drive into the back -yard and look at the wood and say, "Nice pile of wood there, Phil I guess• you won't be cold this winte?'." During these past few years the wOod has been left in a, heap from the buzz- ing -and 'then brought in after we have our .first Cold snap. One year I had to fumble around in the ice and snow and haul it up and then listen in mortification as its sizzled and spat when it was being burned. There's something about woodpiles. Maybe it's the little bugs and insects that keep running around in conster- nation as yen start breaking up the pile that served all summer as a re- fuge for them. It could be the smell of sawdust that seems to come back as you scuff through the pile of it. There's a dry, clean smell about wood. Your hands get rough and sometimes you get splinters in your fingers. This business of cutting and haul- ing firewood is a task that doesn't get you anywhere. It comes back each year and the hungry stoves will take it just as fast as you can feed it in. You have to cut it and 'there's such a lot of handling and piling to be clone. I've even thought of having a big hopper built on the side of the house and then getting a machine to grind the ,wood up so that it would feed right into the stove. 'It would be something like they have in "B'ritish Columbia in parts where they use sawdust. On the other hand, on a cold win- try day when the wind swirls the snow around the eaves, a maple or beech block is a mighty comfortable thing to have. JUST A SMILE .OR TWO Mother was slow to comprehend what seemed so perfectly clear to little Sue. The pride .of the family was talking about a "redder." "A Tedder'?" mother questioned. "Why, you know, Mummy," patient- ly explained Sue; "it's a leaf from a chicken." • First Shopper: "Why are you rac- ing around on• a hot day like this?" Second Shopper: "I'm trying to get something for my husband." First Shopper: "Have you had any offers?" • A traveller just home from abroad was describing an earthquake. "Most amazing thing I ever saw," he said dramatically. "The hotel rocked. Cups and saucers were flung all over the room, and—" His meek-Iooking companion turn- ed suddenly white: "Great Scot." he cried. "That re - mind's me—II forgot to post a letter my wife gave me two days ago?' Mrs. Brown (displaying new lamp shade) : "Isn't it perfectly lovely? And it cost only $10," Mrs. Brown (desperately) : "If you wear that to church Sunday, you go alone. There's a limit to everything, including hats." • Guide (conducting students through an art gallery) : "By a single stroke of the brush Joshua Reynolds could change a smiling face into a Brown- ing one." -' Young Student: "So can my mother. • "1 saw the doctor today about my loss of memory." "What did he advise?" "That I pay him in advance." • Mrs. Crabb: "And you have the nerve to ask $5 a bottle for this nerve tonic?" . Druggist: "Yes, madam, it shows what it will do. I take it regularly!" Huron Federation Of Agriculture --Farm News Report To Holders of • Forage Crop Participation Certificates The Special Products Board, in its capacity of sole exporter of seeds of alsike, red. clover, alfalfa and alsike- white clover mixture, makes the fol- lowing report to producers following fts second year's operation. In order to ..maintain and, if pos- sible, increase the production of these forage crops seeds, the government guaranteed a minimum value on the certificates issued on the 1944 crop of 5c per pound on alsike, alfalfa, and alsike-white clover, and 3c per pound on red clover. In addition, if the profits made on the export of any of these seeds exceeded the above guaranteed values, the payments to producers would be correspondingly increased. The alsike crop continued to be disappointing and only a very small quantity could be spared for export. Consequently, the profits earned on the export of this seed were below the guaranteed value per pound of the certificates, and the Dominion treasury will make up the deficiency. The picture on red clover and al- falfa is mach more satisfactory. Ex- ports were relatively substantial, and the export profits exceeded the gov- ernment guaranteed value of the cer- tificates. This additional profit is be- ing returned to producers. Alsike—Quantity covered by partic- ipation certificates, 2,017,165 lbs.; quantity exported, 123,450 lbs.; total profit obtained from export, $20,- 162.80; value of participation certifi- cates per lb., 5c. Red Clover—Quantity covered «by participation certificates, 7,970,841 lbs,; quantity exported, 2,418,800 lbs.; total profit ,obtained from export, $322,410.39; value of participation Certificates per lb., 4.04c. `Alfalfa—Quantity covered by par- ticipation certificates, 9,905,763 lbs.; quantity exported, 5,126,040 lbs.; to- tal profit obtained from export, $763,- 167.66; value of participation certifi- cates, per lb., 7.7c. A separate cheque is being issued for each participation certificate on which payment is due. Consequently, those who are entitled to more than one cheque may receive these at dif- ferent times, accompanied in each case by a copy of tiii's"'••repdrt., • • The Board strongly advises produc- ers, in their own interests, to market their seeds early this Season. To ar- rive. at overseas destinations and be distributed bi time for next spring's seeding, shipments of most kinds of seed Should be made from Canada, not later than the end of 1)eember. The overseas raarke • is at .present a pro ft .b. e a i one,ala"` f' Ulladvantage 1., �hb d to ' taken It oi' the d - or u pp � ztit . o tillfl t e outlet' for o'irr oes0 y, . The Ontario Bean Growers' Marketing Board Your local board, as instsructed by the Bean Growers' Committee, has carried on negotiations with the .Gov- ernment and with local dealers in beans, with the view of having all beanssold on Government grade. Please be advised that the Govern- ment was prepared to put into effect compulsy grading but they did not see fit to accept the recommendation of the local board in respect toprices and differentials between grades. It was the feeling of your representa- tives that the ceiling prices should be advanced for the two top grades if compulsory grading was to be put into effect. And in this respect the Government did not concur. In view of the fact that all parties could not agree, compulsory grading will not be put into effect this year. No doubt you have enquiries from time to time repayment of the par- ticipation certificates. We have just been advised by representatives of the Special Products Board,- Ottawa, that there will be a delay in payment of the participation certificates due to lack of clerical help and equip- ment for getting out the cheques. Our advice from Ottawa is to the ef- fect that 440,000 bushels of beans were exported; total money to be Paid in participation certificates is $221,000,00. In other words the pay- ment per bushel should be a fraction better than 18- cents. There will be no participation cer- tificates on sales from the 1945 crop. There is, however, an increase in subsidy of from 500 to 75c per bushel in lieu of the - participation certifi- cates. Accordingly, growers returns from sales on 1 lb. pick beans will be a definite $2.75 per bushel instead of $2.50 plus ;participation in export sales as was the case in 1944. You will appreciate- that $2.75 per bushel on the basis of 1 lb. pickers is not a fixed price and ' that competition amongst buyers might result in pric- es slightly in excess of $2.'75. You will be interested in knowing that variety test plots were carried out under the direction of Professor J. C. Steckley at Ailsd, Craig and in the Helisall district. The results of. these tests will be announced' during the early„ winter months. It is too early to say definitely the amount of registered seed that the Board will have available for distri- bution next year but we expeot that there will be at Least -2,000 bushels. Parti Ulars regarding distribution wilt t o announced later. Yours very truly, ;l's A. Garner, Acting Secretary. Centest Planhed For Moat `Slouth At joint rneeti"ng• Of the executive of theCl n tef'i.,o Juniorp'!aa<!'lzere Aeaocv Welt �aflct Y''i the ibr »lreoters 01 (0oUlti iuea on, ige,;3). " Rber Mr. WalterRipe McGaspill plowedries - dowel, a patch of tame: raspberries last week, and in the process informs us that he - stopped to pick several ripe berries, which were of splendid quality« Talso maneen ons formedhere were on the branches. ygr— Blytlae Standard. Celebrates 86th. Birthday Congratulations to Mr. J. Stew- art, who on Tuesday celebrated hie 86th 'birthday. During the evening a. number of friends were entertained n his honor. F. W. Giadman in con- gratulating Mr. Stewart •recalled some of the old days and old ac- quaintances o-quaintances when Mr. Stewart ware one of Exeter's leading merchants. Mr. Stewart has one hobby and that le a game of' bridge.—Exeter Times! Advocate. • Returned Soldier Fatally Injured Basil Percy Laws, of Goderich,' died in Westmi'iilr Hospital, London, on Thursday morning. He had been re- moved on Wednesday night from the. Goderich hospital by Dr. Ramsay, London specialist. It is alleged that he received fatal injuries at a dance - on Tuesday night, his neck being dis- located. The matter is.being investi- gated by the police. A • son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Laws, Britannia Road, Basil Laws was born in Gode- rich 34 years ago. He was employed by the Goderich Salt Company for 12' years before enlisting in 1939. He went overseas with the . Royal Cana- dian Engineers, serving four years. He returned three months ago; and for some weeks watt 'emPIoyed- with the Storm Construction Company on the rebuilding of the highway hear Port Albert.—Goderich Signai-Star. Congratulations To Murdoch Ross Congratulations are extended to - Murdoch Ross, Bayfield, who on Wed- nesday, Sept. 26th, celebrated his 93rd' birthday. Mr. Ross is still very ac- tive. He takes a keen interest in, affairs of church and' state and keeps up to date on current 'events. This. year, as in past years, he grew a large vegetable garden. — Clinton News -Record. Golden Wedding Celebration Mr. and Mrs. John W. Petrie, cele- brated their golden wedding anni- versary at their home in •Goderich on Sept. 17th. They were married. at Lucknow and have resided in Gode- rich for the past five years. There are sevea sons and daughters. Their youngest son, Joseph A. Petrie, of Clinton, Mrs. Petrie and family, help- ed the couple celebrate the great oc- casion.—Clinton News -Record. The Late Rev. Dr. Barnett The death :of Rev. J. H. Barnett, Ph.D., on Monday morning removed a prominent figure in the church life of Western Ontario, and particularly of Goderich and the district. Dr, Bar- nett had been seriously ill for the last two weeks. Since his retirement to live in. Goderich in 1932, he had tak- en an- -active inf.erest in the work of Knox Presbyterian Church, and was an appreciated preacher and guide in the congregations at Smith's dill, Auburn, and latterly at Benmiller whenever they were without a regu- lar minister. He was a former mod- erator.of the Presbyterian Synod of Hamilton and London, a member of the Presbytery of Huron and of the Session of Knox Church here,—Gode- rich Signal -Star. • Returns From Overseas Mr: E. J. Wethey was in London the latter part of last week to wel- come home his 'son, Pte. Ted Wethey from overseas. Ted enlisted with the army five days after war was declar- ed. He landedin England shortly be- fore Christma,s, 1939, and was with the forces when they first landed in France and afterwards in Italy, Sic- ily, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was with the R.C.O.C. His wifai resides in .London.—Exeter Times -Ad- vocate. Seriously Injured in Traffic Accident W. J. Procter is in a serious condi tion in Clinton hospital suffering from injuries received •in a traffic accident on the main street of Brus- sels on Friday afternoon. Mr. Proc- ter was returning to his restaurant after being to the post office when he was allegedly struck by a car driv- en by Miller McArter, of Morris Twp. Roth of the injured inan's legs were broken and he is in a critical condi- tion as the result of shock.—Brussels Post. Horse Nearly Drowns in River Great excitement reigned near sup- pertime Tuesday when Red . Heath rescued the Hurn's Bakery horse from a watery grave, although he could do nothing about the bread, buns, cakes, ,etc-, that floated down- stream much to the consternation of those who would have been pleased to consume them. It seems that K. Kells, who drives for the- akery, had stopped at the Butson home in 'the South Ward to sell his wares, when the horse, a new animal on the job,, took a notion to wander across the river towards the.Litt home on Main St. But Whirl Creek had levelled and he was =swept off his feet and went down, when Reg 'Heath saw his pre- dicament, waded out waist -deep and cut the harness, raising the animal to safety, The cart was taken out dur- ing the evening, badly smashed, and all the contents were lost Mitchell Advocate. Wins Another Scholar -hip Miss Lois Blowes, daughter of Mr. Howard Blowes, Port Elgin, was in town during the week -end. In addi- tion to the scholarship previously mentioned, she has won a Dominion- i'revincial eeholarship with a 600.00 bash award, which will be repeated if her work merits it through this• year at Western. In addition, she •,.gate $125. for tuition for this .year 'n13d it similar aind'unt° • fOr the nett• aaflf�it fldll Adao'cai e. r, r'