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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-03-14, Page 2• let :1860 i :cL$'an, Editor. Seaford , Ontario, eV",- afternoon V"nafternoon by. McLean llembex of Canadian Weekly,. Newspapers Association,. E ORTH;.Friday, March. 14,1947 u t nay be naiakiilg' lit: invhs ent, in,the im xled1at fUtnre y are pressed,_ tai > .uy1 sonle stock in cgnlpaii that is proposing to form passenger service. by rocket to Mars. ' .t leas,ttiit couldn't 'he a more foolish il[vestmext than some of the oil and mining stocks you are buying today." They Are 'Already Doing It Two weeks ago we noticed a re- port of a speech _giiven in the House of Commons by a British Columbia member that we thought contained some great possibilities for his fellow members, ' although some of them have already adopted at least a part of the suggested ideas. Hansard reports the speech in part as follows: "11r. Gibson (Comox- Alberni) However, I have listened with keen interest':' to this debate which, as the hon: member for Cari- boo said, has become a triple tedious. - I have often wondered if it would not be an excellent plan- for -the parties .to get together and decide what stand they would take, and each party have certain speeches made; and, apart from that, any member who wanted to do so might send, out to his constituents a copy of a speech with his photograph on it. He would not say that he had made it, but he could allow his con- stituents to infer that he had done so. It would do just as much good." We think that paragraph. contains at least one. excellent idea. • If parlia- mentary debate was leftto the lead- ers of the different parties, or to one or two members of each party, in- stead of several dozen members of each"party breaking out in a rash of speech to re -thresh old straw for the purpose of having their names ap- pear in Hansard, it would shorten the session by many months, and save the . taxpaYers many thousands. 'of dollars. But the British Columbia member is a 'little late with his suggestion that members send out to their con- stituents copies of .a leader's speech, with the inference that the speech had been delivered by himself. Cer- tain members are already doing that. Not only are the constituents fav- ored, but in some instances the week- ly papers, and one or two of the smaller .. dailies. Recently we have noticed several occasions in which weekly papers have quoted in first page headings, the opinion of a local member on the issues in, Parliament pro and con. But the member's opin- ions did not extend beyond the head- ing, .although it was there that the inference • was made. The context was brazenly taken from the speech of a party leader. In this case it hap- pened td be Mr. Bracken, but no doubt members of other parties are doing. the same thing. It may be considered good adver- tising, blit .,.awe have grave doubts about it. Even if some speeches had the member's photograph on them, there is more than a fear that they would backfire with their constitu- ents because member's' capabilities are pretty ;well known in ,every rid- ing and ,particularly so in rural ones. As the most successful advertiser of all times put ' it:. "Ydu can fool some of the people some of the time,, but you can't fool all 'the people all the tim6." • Winter -In Britain - A newspaper correspondent writ- ing from the Old Country, describes living conditions in that country dur- ing this winter, which has been the most severe experienced in Britain in many years, something as follows "In the evening there was no light to read by, no gas to cook by, and no power to run • the radio.' About 2,000,000 men and women were -out of work because the firms that em- ployed them were out of coal. There were no vegetables at the grocers, and the fishermen Couldn't negotiate the icy roads. • "The nation was £550,000,000 in - the red in its international trading account, and the newspapers splash- ed headlines: "Britain's ' Export Ships Stopped by Ban an Coal." Rus- sians were fierce about Britain's pol- icy. in Europe ; Americans were fierce about British policy in Pales- tine, and Britons were fierce about most everything British, including the policy of their -cricket team in Australia." Even. in March, Canada is not too badris it? &ttiwg An .Ilxample The United States Congress is set- ting an example that might be fol- lowed with a great deal of profit by - the Canadian Parliament now sit- ting in Ottawa. -Announcement has been made by the U.S. Civil Service Commission that the number of persons employ- ed by the Federal. Government has been reduced by almost a million and a half in the last two years. - From a wartime high of 3,770,000 ori 'June 30, 1945, th.e federal pay roll was, cut to 2,277,000 at December 30, 1946. But that, apparently, is not to - be the end of the reduction, as Con- gress is now debating economies in the public service that would remove several thousand more employees from the pay roll. Better still, the economy move is being. advocated byboth political parties. Not to be outdone by the Republicans, who started the econ- omy move, Senator George, a prom- inent member of the Democratic party still in ' power, ' has proposed that 500,000 ' more be •reduced from the service by July 1st next. Of course, the Canadian Civil Ser- vice pay roll is far below thatof the United States, but still it carries many, more thousands of . names. than - are "at all necessary to the competent carryings on of our public business, and the matter should receive the immediate attention of our Members of Parliament. It is not by any means an ;easy. thing to do. During the war years many new ' bureaus and branches - were were necessarily added to the Ser- vice, and as' every one knows, new bureaus established in wartime are much more proficient at digging in • and consolidating their positions than any army at the front. But 'the war is' over now, even if the peace hasn't been won, and ' the need of carrying thousands .of ex- tras,' which add millions of dollars a year to• the Dominion pay roll, is " over, and the axe should be used not sparingly, but wielded .with great vigor. - - •• The Telephone, In 1873 Last month the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Alexander Graham• Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was uni- versally held on this. continent. Possibly the telephone has proved one of the greatest aids to mankind' that have ever been invented. ter- tainly it holds a place in man's way of livingtoday, second to no other, although we now take it as a Matter of course. But it.. was not always that way, for a Boston newspaper published in 1873, had this to .say: "A man about 46 years of age, giving the,,name of Joshua Coppersmith, has - been ar- rested in New ,York for attempting tooextort funds from ignorant and superstitious people by exhibiting •'a device which he says will convey the human voice any distance over metal- lic~ wires, so that it will be. heard by the listener at the other end. He calls the , instrument a "telephone," which is obviously- intended to tate the word "telegraph" and win the confidence of those who know of the . success of the latter instrument without understanding the principles on which it is based. Well-informed people , know that it is impossible' to transmit the human voice over' wires • a's may be done with dots and dashes and -signals of -the -Morse Code. And ' that' were it possible to do so, the thing ,would be of no practical va- lue. The authorities who apprehend- ed this criminal are to be congratu- lated,' slid it is to be hoped that his punishment will be prompt and fit- - ting, that it May serve as an example to other consclenceless'schemers who enrich thexrtselves - at the expense of • their -fellow ,creatures." And that was only 14 years ago,= T•44e 00 or^ 9C,14t7 tT and Frprm TIP Hmr9.9. Fj#R;Qli#or Maj'cb 17, 1922 Mr. W. i,. nog, of Port Huron, who was at leis home in K1'dpen two weeks. ago, was fn Toronto last 'week acting es counsel for a number of delegates of N•orther"n Ontario residents in an interview with.. the Ontario Govern- ments. - Messrs, Bewey & Sorl, et Kippen, have this ,week erected a gasoline tank and pump in front of their store. The Bell Telephone men have been, here this week .putting, the phones in order again. There , were some 53 phones n1,..Seaforth out qf, commission since the big sleet storm three weeks ago. A number of the young people of Ohiselhurst .gathered at• the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross McLean on Friday evening and spent an enjoyable time in dancing and' games, Dr. Davis, of Manitoulin Island; was here this week visiting his mother, Mrs: David Davis,'and other friends. Mr. Thomas Gillespie,' who has had a school„ in the West for some. months is here visiting his -parents, Mr. and Mrs: Nell Gillespie. , 'The motor hearse -recently purchas- ed by S. T. Holmes was delivered on 'Wednesday. It is one of the finest in Western Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. W: Corbett left Fri- day on a two weeks' trip to New York. They will return here before leaving for Fort Saskatchewan. Mr, Milton Chesney, of the Domin- ion Bank, Toronto, spent the week -end with his mother, Mrs, G. M. Chesney. Mrs Robert winter, who has been ill for•some time, ' ,seginning to show signs 'of iraproveme Miss McNairn, tea , • in No. 4 School; Stanley, was -this we , •:en to London to undergo an operation for appendicitis. ' • Syrup . making is engaging the at- tention of many at the present time. At that they predict a poor season. Master Charles Hoggarth, son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Hoggarth, Con- stance, was kicked on the forehead thy a horse and .had to have 16 stitch- es in to close the wound. Rev. Father 'Noonan, 'P.P., of Dub- lin, is not improving in health. Master' Joseph K. Nagle, of Dublin, will resume his studies at the 'high school next .week. The Orangemen of .Londesboro are having an' oyster supper'this Friday evening. YS • From"The Huron Expositor ' March 12, 1897 Mr. Ernest Gies, of Zurich, was at Brussels last week at the horse mar- ket and.. while there bought himself a fine horse. Master William Burgard, of Eg mondvtlle, left on Friday of last week for Noia Scotia, where .he ,will take a. course .as: a machinist in the Robh Engine' Works. Mrs, D. D.;J,iYilson hits arrived home from Scotland;', where she had 'been spending the -winter with friends. The Epworth League of Christian Endeavor, of Constance, are holding very interesting meetings. The dele- gates -appointed to attend the._Seaforth convention on -Tuesday are Robert Clark. • Robert Rogerson, Miss Lou Farnham, Miss Mary ',McCully, Miss Ida Britton and Miss Charlotte Clark. Mr. E: Rennie, of Hensall,'has im proved the appearance and conveni- ence of, his,store by the erection of a neat and sbstantial stairwaysto his new millinery rooms above the store. Mr. J. C. Clareson, 'the:.old establish- ed hadler of Hensall, met with quite a painful accident on Saturday after- noon ]cast. He was waiting at the depot when he noticed that a horse tied there was very restless and pulling 'so hard on the bridle that he threatened to break it and get away, and in or- der to'• remedy ;the situation he was' trying, to fix the tie -strap when his fingers became caught and the cords were pulled badly. . • Mr.. James Cowan,. of. Seaforth, has bought out the milk business of Mrs. Ireland, He will conduct it in connec- tion with his. fine farm on the north' boundary of town. The first thunder of this year was heard early 'Tuesday . morning, and was followed by rain •and dense mist. The Bayfield -.stage came in on wheels on Wednesday. ' Mr. James Scdtt, of Scott Bros., leaves in a day `or so for„ the West. He will in all probability go as far as Rossland. A social in'connection with Kippen Methodist Church Will be held at the home of ,Mr. Wm. Iv son on Tuesday evening. „. 0 Miss Emma Johtfston, who lias been at her home for the past two weeks visiting her parents, returned to'Ham- ilton to fulfil her dirties in one of the hospitals there. ' Mr.' G.. Munroe, of Brucefield, had the misfortune to lose .a valuable horse - last week.. The animal was found dead in one of the stalls, hav- ing become entangled in the halter. Miss Eva Pashley, of Sarnia, is. vis, iting friends in town at present. There has been very good fishing at Bayfield .lately, but Sunday and Mon= day the ice • broke up and the fisher- men had great , trouble getting their net:i. As it was, several were lost. The return, match between the •Clin- ton and Brucefield Checker Clubs was played in Brucefield on Friday even- ing and resulted in favor of the home Mr. J. P. Marshall, of Heneall, is having some improvements made this week to the fronts of his stores, occu- pied by S. W. Ortwein and.. G. P. Arn- old. Considerable square timber is still being delivered at Hensall.-station for shipment in the neat future. Mr. llobeirt Bonthron, of Ileum -It, met with an accident 'while moving his furniture a 'Pow days ago to the house he rentedsrfro'm Mr. Logan. He was standing in; the eleigh.,when the horses gave a !spiking, width threw Mr, Bonthrdn out With such free that fi was eompleteit,'�turutefi - 1947 REO —' CROSS FUND - ive Ems' PHIL OSIFER of LAZY MEADOWS Just about the time ere had almost given up hope of having another real, snowy day , . . along came. the most perfect .snowfall of the entire winter season. It started,, pn Saturday night . quietly and gently .- . „ the 'big, fat flakes •sifting: down to earth and piling up quite rapidly„ March came in _like a lamb, but wegot the fleece. It kept up all Satlirday night, so that by Sun- day morning everything was pure white. It was that •soft, sticky kind of snow 'that stays right . where it lands.. The evergreens turned com- pletely white and. even the scraggly old apple trees in the orchard seem- ed to put on newly starched clothes • It- kept it up "all day Sunday and relented along towards evening. The roofs were covered to a depth of about six inches with the snow arid it' even looped over like icing on a fat, olds fashioned spice '', cake. ' The whole world seemed to settle 'down _and...get quiet. Every so often the stillness was-beoken •by the sound of children' tobogganing on the .Big Hill across the river. 0 There were no cars on the. road all afternoon.- The,doctor went by about fcur o'clock' and' the ling -a -line . of the .cutter bells made a very pleasant sound. -The party line ,rang a -few ealleee-LiDO Br =NM ADA* ul Bird .. A Beautif Mr, G. L. Parsons!- attention was." drawn by a brl§ht p1u aged,, bird) which he noticed near 'the elevator a few da',Yu'age, first he thought it . was a robin, but he :4W/erect later that it was.a„cardinal, a beaujif ii bird not often seen 'herre, kar'4icularly at this time of 'yeas.—Croderich•'-'Signal- Star. Dairy :Solei orr''s Dairy has been sold to Mr.. Clyde 'Mock, Stayiler•, Ont., who tobk possess0n1 _on Tuesday, Feb, 25, The late- J: ''R: Orr started the business about 15 years ago and rebuilt. •the • dairy in. 1943. He died"'in November, 1946, Mr. 1VIock has been working in a dairy for a number -of years. He married and has two Children, aged twand five.: He is 'moving into the Orr house beside''the dairy.--Goderich Signal -Star. , Aid To Stricken Child • During the past few days there have been reported„ many acts of kindness Performed by various people- for the benefit of those who have been in distress and could. not get aid"on ac- count of the storm. One such'instance happened in this community. On Sun- day the small, son . of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ball was quite ill and needed medical dlttention, but the roads were su badly blocked that no doctor could make the trip. Hullett Township im- mediately put its,snowplow at the dis- posal of those in need and 38 men dug through snowdrifts from King's High-' way 4 to. Summerhill to allow Dr. W. A. Oakes to make the trip from Clin- ton and take medical aid to the sick lad. The child is progressing favor-. ably.—Clinton. News -Record. ,.Y kon C.ontrolier Visiting Sister . and. Mrs. G:: A. Jeckell are visits,. ring• with the formers sister, . Miss L. M. Jeckell. Mr. Jeckel-1 is 'Controller of the Yukon Territory, a position he -has held for many years, The Yukon. Territory, according to the Canadian Almanac, covers an area of 207,076 miles witha population in 1941 of 4,914. As Controller of the Territory, Mr. Jaekell administered the govern= went under the Department of Mines and Resources. He and his officials had the power to deal',tbsath' the im-' position of local taxes, saleof liquor, preservation' •o.f game, establishment of territorial offices, maintenance of prisons and municipal institutions, is - 'sue of licenses, incorporation of com- panies, solemnization ° of , marriages, property and "civil rights, administra- tion of justice and generally all mat ters of a' local nature in the Terri-' tory.-Exeter Times -Advocate. "Nighthawk" Averts Fire About three o'clock Monday morns ing fire broke out in the Bailey .green- house and 'was discovered by a passer- by who awoke the.fareily .and the fire *se _brought- under • control before much damage was done. The fire was discovered by one of ,the young elig- ible' bachelors but as the hour was ]ate orshould we say early, we hesi- 'tate• to mention,.M a name.F, By.. being able to -cape •with'the fire without call- ing the fire brigade the the citizens of Exeter were saved the experience of being called from their cosy, beds to go out into the stormy.night to fight a conflagration. The fire started from an overheated furnace pipe and dam aged a wall and burned a hole' in the roof., -Exeter Times -Advocate. Coupe Badly Wrecked Jack .Stone, in a Dodge coupe; who is living in Exeter•. and is enaployed in London, was on his way to London and at Arva found the road blocked by a wreck that had taken place there and he was on his way back to Exe- ter when he plowed into the back of the Wonder Bread truck: -His ear was badly damaged :and was - brought to Hunter-Duvar's machine shop. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Decorating Church The- interior of the Evangelical Church at Crediton is being redecor- ated, . which when completed, promis- es to be„ a="marvellous improvement. Mr. Paris Anderson, of Ait'sa Craig. has contract.—Zurich Herald. Were Lucky Winners Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Yungblut, the former. President, and Dr. and Mrs, «'..B. Conon, the -former as vice-presi- dent of the Zurich Lions Club, attend - 'ed the presidents' dance held at the Hotel .London by the London, Lions Club last Wednesday evening. Mrs: Ivan Yungblut held a lucky number and won a pair of Nylon .stockings. while Mrs. W.• B.',Coxon, ,also. held a lucky number and wolf. a pair of Scat - tie bronze book -ends among the many other prizes that were 'given. '•The ev- ening,,was very much enjoyed.—Zur- ich Herald: Bequest, To United Church ' 'The will of the late John Albert Van Stone, who died at Los Angeles - on January 8 last, contains a bequest, ,•, of $2,000 to Victoria Street Celled Church, Goderich: The announcement was made to the congregation by Rev. L. H.-, Turner, 'Minister of the church.. The late Mr. Van Stone wasp a regular attendant at Victoria Street during' his summer visits, to Goderich,—Gode- rich Signal -Star.. T' Bayfield' Lions Club Visits 'Goderich The newly -formed Lions Club of Bayfield' has now a total of nineteen members. A delegation from the club sat in with the Goderich Lions Club • at the banquet last Friday .night for Walter Hodge, at which time the lo- cal club- wished the Bayfield men ev- ery nieces's in their new club. Officers of the Bayfield Lions Club are: Geo. • Castle, president's Lloyd Scotehmer, 1st vice-president; Maynard Rougvie, 2nd vice-president;....:Speneer• .Irwin,. . tail twister; Melvin, Davidson, F. S Little, E. Hoovery, Charles Gemein- hard•t, directors•; John Howard, treas- urer; Alex Rae, secretary. The club meets at Little's Hotel the first and `* third Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. It iS sponsored by the Zurich Lions Club. —Goderich Signal -Star. , Observing in•'7oronto - W. A, Andrew of the Mitchell high School staff, was in Toronto the lat- ter part of the week observing teach- ing in Junior Department English, Art and Composition. and 'also in vocation- al guidance at Oakwood and Lawr- elice Park Collegiates.•—Mitchell Ad- vocate. minutes later and we heard the word that Old Mr. Amanda was quite ill. He has been living for quite a num- ber of years with his daughter about a mile up our concession, :Sunday was that peaceful kind of a clay when even reading 'seems to be too much work. A person just sort of relaxes and watchessnow tumbling down . and thinks. a lot . . and maybe has. a good nap. Later on in the day we heard that Mr. Amanda had passed away. He was ninety-three and even in, death he was peaceful... picking out the quietest day of the year to slip ad -ay. Ona fine winter„ day like this, earth and heaven must be close to each other. The world was not , la mourn- ing. it was rejoicing, as if/celebrat- ing a long and good life: .After it stopped snowing the snow- plows came along and. opened up the road.. Two or three cars went by. The. Higgins boys clattered down the road towards the village in their snowmobile, a vehicle which •makes 'a terrific racket. The peace and- quiet of our perfect winter day was shattered. The mood was • gone. completely. For a little ,while, there seemed • to be sort of ,per-, feet harmony but such, things don't last very. long. It was a pleasant ex- perience, however, .while it lasted. .;'Huron Federation Of Agriculture--FarmNews Seed Cleaner Should Know Seeds A well -operated seed cleaning plant, can be . of .great service to the farm- ers of the district in which it is situ- ated. Whether or not a plant is thor- oughly' successful depends primarily of,. the'ability and energy of the opera- tor, but he must have the support of the farmers 'whom he is serving, said. W. H. Wright, Chief Seed Laboratory Services, Dominion Department of Agriculture; in a recent .address. in 'Toronto. In. addition to thoroughly under- standing the operation anad.capabili- ties' of the machines which he has to operate, •tlie operator of the .cleaning plant,.must know the characters of the seeds, 'both crop and weed " seed Which he has to handle. Tobe able to identify the more important and common weed seeds , is something which the operator must be able to do himself, unless he•is provided with a competent seed. analyst who can do the job for him. This knowledge is necessary if ,thorough Cleaning is to be done, because all weed ,seeds can- not be removed •with equal ease from the different kinds of'seeds, which pass through the plant. That is particu- larly true of the small seeds such as alfalfa, clovers and timothy. Special methods have to be used to • remove some kinds: of weed seeds. If a certain lot of seed is to be offered for sale, it must be cleaned to meet the requirements of the Seeds. Act. • That cannot be done_ if the operator is unable to identify.the weed seeds which are grouped into four classes in the Regulations• under the Act, namely; (1) Prohibited; (2) Primary Noxious; (3) Secondary Nox- ious, and (4) Other. Weed Seeds, • The only way an operator can learn ie—identify weed seeds is to- study them carefully.: This requires patience and should be done;'if possible, under - instruction by someone. who is thor= oughly familiar with, them. In the Laboratories operated by the Domin- ion Plant Products Division, it is con- sidered that it takes' at least a year Of continuous training to make a reasonably _competent analyst .capable of making ordinary tests of less dif- ficult seeds, and much longer before all the most difficult -seeds can be identified` with accuracy. the value of the trained seed analyst is becom- ing more and more "appreciated- by seed firms. Most of the •analysts em- ployed by seed firms have been train- ed in government laboratories, and at the request 'of the seed 'trade,.amin- es fiar a limited number of students have been conducted in some of the district labortatorles' for persene' who are •already employed by seed firms. • Facts Worth ,Knowing ort Rhinitis In a recent address• to the Alberta • Provincial Swine Breeders Associa- tion at Edmonton, Dr, R.: C. " Duthie, Division 'of Animal Pathology, Dom- inion. Department of Agriculture; dealt fully. with the subject of., swine. rhinitis. The term "Rhinitis," he ex- plainect, simply meantan inflamma- tion of the mucous membranes of the nasal passages and might extend: to the underlying structures and acces- sory sinuses or the "middle ear by way of the pharynx and eutaehian tube. The condition might be.. acute or chronic. It was givenall, sorts . of qualifying pr..efixes, depending on the nature of the discharges and the tis- sues involved. A good example of acute catarrhal rhinitis, •he Said, was the common cold in the head, Which as is generally known, might lead to something far more serious. The type of Rhinitis in swine which had, been under study at the Dd'niinion Veterinary Researc'h Laboratory, Leth- bridge, during the past yea,r and a half, •might be classed as a "Chronic Atrophic. or Dystrophic Rhinitis," in which -ultimately the ,growth of the upper ,jaw was arrested and the turbinate bones within the nasal pas- sages 'destroyed. The general reced- ing 'of the upper .jaw, together with the uninterrupted growth of the low- er jaw, caused ,the lower jaw to pro- ject far beyond the upper part ,of the .face., The deformation of the mouth made it difficult for the animal to eat, and, if the animal were forced to compete for its foods it would slow- ly starve to death. However, said Dr. Dutrie;."the dis- ease seemed to interfere little, if any, with the general health and nutrition and the animals would do almost as well as the normal ones, if properly fed and especially if the feed was moistened. In the experience .of the Laboratory; pigs up to a weight, 80 to 100 pounds, showed little difference in the rate of growth, but above that weight the pigs began to fight for food , at" the trough and the animals suffering 'from rhinitis •did not get enough ,to eat. Such pigs should be penned by themselves. A number of -experimental animals were finished. for market and graded A and B1 bac- on. Many theories had •been advanced: regarding the transmission of the dis- ease from herd to herd' arid animal to animal, and from purchase of infect- ed stock, or breeding gilts or sows to an infected boar. "'• While all these theories, were' quite .plausible no ac- ceptable evidence had been offered to support such views.. Ex±end Farm Lands by Farm Loans Loans, for the clearing and. breaking of 52,000. acres of new land were made in Canada in 1946 by' the branch- . (Continued on Page 8) 1. ti 1` 10 1 r• n :i