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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1947-10-17, Page 2ti. -i; IP �h• in 411!ea 1t 1iditl '« at Vii% tl'ir, Ontario,, eve aftexnoo,a ! dean tion rates, $1.50 a year in Foreign $2.00 a year. Single c • ent*• each. vertisng rates on application. l�UltTI3t Friday, October 17th All Should Pap Right across Canada there is a large majority opinion that we, in tbis country, ihould lend° every pos- sible aid to the people of Britain and the starving people of Europe. At the same time there are far too many people who take it as a matter of course, that this assistance, will come .from the farmers and grain growers. The attitude of these peo- ple seems to be as they are the people who have the stuff, they are the peo- ple who should contribute it for ship- ment overseas. - But live stock and grain are the things from which the farmer large- ly 'makes argely'makes lies living, and it is not too • affluent- a living at that, considering thework it involves. Consequently why should the farmer be asked or expected to act as the Santa Claus for the hard-pressed people of Bri- tain, or the sarving people of. Eur- ope? • • We are pleased to note that some other papers are of this same qpin- ion. Writing in Saturday night, Mr. B. K Sandwell says:. "We favor helping: Britain as "much as possible, but the help should be at the expense of the Canadian taxpayer as . a whole and not at the special expense of the wheat •farmer:" And the Family Herald and Week- ly Star of Montreal adds: "We agree` wholeheartedly.with the Gov- ernment's policy in helping Britain in this way (wheat at $1.55), but. it is Canada's' policy, not ' the- wheat growers, and Canada as a whole should pay." • Pox:dation tion: Is Increasing 'The year - ending May 31st last saw an increase in the population, of Can- ada of 275,000, which is the largest gain in any one year since Confed- eration,. according to the figures is- sued by Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics.' While the largest gains were regis- tered,:in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, British .Columbia had the largest percentageof gains.. But substantial gains were ,noted in the other five Provinces, Prince Edward " Island alone showing no increase. Canada's total population is now well overthe twelve and a half mil- , lion mark, and with a large increase in the birth rate that has beenregis- tered every year since the war, and the expected immigration from Bri- tain and Europe, it is fully anticipat- ed that Canada's population will continue to increase rapidly. In fact there would be no surprise if by 1951, when the next census will be taken, Canada's population had jumped at least 15,000;000. Even at ' that, we would still have ample room for as many more people. • Contrast In Food A newspaper writer recently re- turned from Britain said it was something of a shock to realize that in one day of that week he had eat- en a month's British rations of eggs, a week's ration of: meat, a week's ration , of butter, the latter two ems which could not be bought in Britain, and sufficient fats to keep a British housewife going for some days. And it was, he said, not an extra- ordinary day's eating at that. Here is the menu he gave: Breakfast --Orange juice, porridge with cream and sugar, bacon and " two eggs, toast (made of real bread), marc i:alade and coffee. Lunch -Soup; real- .soup, roast lamb, three slices potatoes, beans, .apple pie, rolls, butter, coffee with sugar and cream Dinner -44p,, p, steak, French fried '+i ta:tocs, peas, pie, coffee, cream and 'n• me re, bread butter', eridigE aI pass- te Yr the eirePing, But what does this menu mean in tens .of . Britain? First breakfast. g.Zeept for the rare occasion when iaTanges were available, there would be no *orange juice: Children under • five receive it but it *is not consider- ed "playing the game" for their par- ents to cut in on this luxury. Porridge we could have but cer- tainly without'eream...•and sometimes without sugar which was hard for some of us., though I understand t e Scots advocate salt. An right or those that like it but to my mind rather on a par with the haggis. The eggs would have been, for the average Londoner, his stock for the month and the bacon; three strips, would have .been his allotment for `the.. week. There would have been bread—but dark heavy rather sog- gy oggy stuff, which was difficult to toast. The coffee would either be black and full of chickory or grey -brown 'and full of chiekory. Lunch would normally have been eaten down town and for our pur- poses here we can forget the sur- roundings and concentrate on the menu. The soup, unlike its Canadian counterpart, was generally, where 1 ate, a thick brown glutinous mass of undefined taste and unidentifiable substance. Meat we might have had, the, thin - est slices you ever saw. The cutting of meat and bacon„in Britain is now an achievement on a par with the finest precision work in the Rolls Royce factory. There would have - been potatoes and vegetables. More of the same coffee but of course no bread because_ that counted as .a main course and we have already had our three, if we throw in what the British call "sweets." • Dinner would be lunch all over again except that at home the soup would be • real soup. There might be meat if any was left over from Sun- , day's roast or if some precious points had been spent on a can of it. There might also be bully beef. There would- , be dessert or cheese, bread, a slice of butter, not too much because even on the good weeks the ration was only four ounces, or alternatively mar- -garine which was not bad though a little oily. Every now and then, there would' be a can of fruit but not often for 28 points do not go far in a month when . breakfast cereals must be brought out of them and other more or less essential foods. These are some of the reasons why, eating over here is still a delight and a 'wonder and also why it is good to be home. • • Dne=Third Are Abstainers The Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Yal Uni- versity, reports that, drink rs of alcoholic beverages in the nited States number 65 per cen . of the population over 21 years old, while the total abstainers constitute 35 per cent, - DistiIled spirits are used exclusive- ly or intermittently with wine or beer by 37 per cent. of the popula- tion. Four per cent reported drink- - ing wine only, 15 per cent. beer only, 6 per cent. wine and beer only, 7 per cent. liquor only, 3 per cent. wine and. liquor, 11 per cent. beer": and liquor, 16 per cent. wine, . beer and liquor, and 3,per cent. other alcoholic bev- erages. • Seventeen per cent. of those who drank said they did so at least three times weekly, while the other 48 per cent. drank only occasionally. Of the male population, 75 per cent. are drinkers, as against 56 per cent. of the women, the report indi- cated. Clear-cut urban -rural differences are also observable between drink- - ers and non-drinkers, the propor- tions decreasing systematically from as high as 77 per cent. drinkers in large metropolitan centres, to 46 per cent. in farm communities. While racial differences were found to be relatively lnslgnificantl the article said that a comparison based on the places of birth of the parents and the grandparents of • those {luestioned,° points up ethnic differences in drinking customs. " In this connection, 75 per cent. of the adults with foreign -born parents and grandparents, 73 per cent, of those with mixed backgrounds, , and only 55 per cent. of those with native backgrounds, reported that -they uS- ed. alcoholic beverages.. (talo- rte ala pp4c .d frOxii : ter Arti ! iwthat a * „Yaws as • From The Huron Expositor, October 20,4922 Mr. Jas. Gowan has ' sold his brick residence on West St. to Mr. k'. J. Kerslake,` of Staffa, who will mova, to Own and take possession next moth: ' Mr. Fred Broadfoot, of Seattle, Wash, visited his mother, Mrs. J. H. Broadfoot. He- wa`s on his way to Cuba." Mrs. Wm.' Archibald, Sr„ was pre- , seated with a life membership by the Women's Missionary Society of Eg- znondvilie Church. She is the oldest member of the society. Mr. Wm. McDougall'sr claim in last week's Expositor of growing the larg- est Shorthorn carrot this. season., did not lozd`g remain uncontested. Ear;y Friday Mr, Joseph Storey, of town, brought one in, from his garden wh.ch measured 1331 inches around \t and eight inches long and two :pounds. Later the same John Snider, of Brucefield, se that mea&iired eight inches 1 13 inches: around and weig'. pounds one ;ounce. Mrs. R. E. Cooper met with an un- fortunate and, serious accident Mon- day -evening when she fell down the stairs at her home and fractured an arnt and -a leg- Many friends will "regret to learn that Mrs. John Thompson, John St., Suffered -,,a stroke on Saturday 'last. Mrs. Jos_ .'Keating aiid Mrs. Frank pevereamn-were in - Windsor this week Attending the convention of the Cath- olic Women'. League, as relegates of the Seaforth sub -division. ' Seaforth was the winner of the Scott trophy for the homeland -home games of the baseball series between Clinton and Seaforth. Mr. J. M. Wilson has returned frons a trip 'to the West. "• ' Miss Leila Best spent a few daya. here this week with her father. She is on the staff of Haileybury schoo/ and lost all her belonging except what she wore in the great ]"ire which swept - that part of the country. Mrs. J. L. 'Dorsey, of Duluth, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Holland, 'Beechwood, left Friday for Detroit and Chicago, where' she will spend some time be- fore returning' home. At a farewell meeting on Thursday evening, -Oct. 12, at the home of Mr. Patrick . Woods, who lives north of Dublin, a large gathering of his neigh- bors spent a most enjoyable time. Mr. Fred Eckert's recitations and Mr. Peter Ryan's step dancing capped the climax. They were presented with a goldrheaded..cane and, a' set of Eng- lish china dishes, as a reminder -of the happy days spent among their friends. Mr. A. Farnham, who has been with •the Moloons Bank in Heiman forsome time, has been promoted to the Kirk- ton branch alidc eft this week to en- ter upon his duties. From The Huron Exposit e top eighed �iay Mr. it in one ng, was ed, two Tbere was a fowl .st1pper at the church the other day. It was tole- an* nual Thank,iving affair, intended: to• raise two hundred dollars to put a new roof on the• church. bt pr'obab'IY cost the congregation Ave.. hundred, but everybody had a lot of fun in ' be doing of it. The same thing applies to practic- ally all rural bongregations. Last year at.the Stone Church 'on the concession they decided to levy an assessment of. five dollars ,on • each fancily in or- der to redecorate the inside of the. church. You should have 'heard' the squawking that went on. Jim Mu1- 11ns pulled out of the church and started going to the brick one on the Second Line. One of Jim's neighbors told me af- terwards of the strange sort of situa tion that applied in his case. At the fowl supper, the fall before, Mrs. Mul- lins took four roast chickens,,three cakes, hour pies, a quart of fresh cream, a set of chinaware as a loan, and tarts and cookies.. Jim also gave a young- calf for the raffle. He also 'q�urchased admission tickets...for him self, Mrs. Mullins and their four chit daen. The way im looked at it, nobody was going o tell him that he had to Pa; livett'aila to 'keep the church goaing. Yet:, it .they hada staged an- ,otb.ei; fowl supper or garden P r y It woilld have cost htm at least twenty dollars. At Our. fowl supper 'this .week I no - tired one of the Cassidy lads do away with four plates of food. .1 had to get up:and leave befoae he, started into the dessert course. Yet„ he pair only sixty-five ce)ats, the same price as ,Poor Miss .Abigaii • Smythe, ilrom the vilisge, who settled fora slice of bread, a little breast of chicken, and -a pot of tea, There was local entertainment 'after tine fowl supper. The new 'hired men at the O"Brien'•s played his guitar and sang such songs. as "I've Got No Use For the Women" and "My Pretty, Bine Eyes." Old Dan McGrogan play- ed the violin and as usual dust after he gotnbtarted on the "Chicken. Reel," one of the' atrings broke. The party line has been buzsing all week with women. They're all bisy figuring who brought the ,light cake with the _alm.ond icing, and who brought the burned chickens .. . and Maybe Jim'Mulltns was right. There's not nearly as much fun in handing over five, dollars as there is in giving twenty dollars worth of food .. ,""par- ticularly when you get In on the fun. :Huron Federation • Of :Agriculture-FantiNews •r Now is the Time to Clean Up Gardens At this season of the year many insects are looking around for suit- abTe spots in which to spend the win- ter. Practically every garden offers many) opportunities for the insects to hibernate. Garden plots should be made as uninteresting to hibernating insects as possible. -Many of the most injurious species .of insects pass the winter adhering to the plants 'on which they were feeding when cold weather overtook them. Others crawl beneath piles of plant refuse and hibernate at the base or in the centre of the piles. A few work their way down into the layer of dead organic matter. All such may be looked upon as a definite ,menace, because a large proportion of•the in- sects will survive the -winter to at- tack growing plants the ,. following spring. Therefore, every effort, should be made to discourage insects from hib- ernating in and around the garden. This can be done ia-•k number of ways. All standing crop remnants should be pulled and burned. Crop refus.e lying on the ground should be raked up and destroyed. It ;is advis- able, also, to burn over waste land Sufferin.g From't-aekjaw Dorothy Howitt,, 3 -year A1d" da 0y ter of Mr. and Mire. , Miregifea4t Whospadst+affriannfrat9n clw'rl9l:(6 , ag .a res111t of stepping on a 10411 w°hie, playing. The child. at first did not canoipla a, all 'her iniuiy, -but peau lockjaw developed, she was. rushed to+£' hospital in'a serious condutton, G�hn- ton News -Record. Attends Art Exhibit Mr,T. O. $outllcott was i, n Toron- to the forepart of the week. unci 'took in the . art exhibit. of Miss Kathleen M. Hart, Of. London. Miss• ,Hart to a - personal friend! of Mr. and Mrs, 'South--. Cott. She was born without hands or legs and has neverthelessmade a name for herself amoitg young -Cana- dian artists. Her work, largely flower studies, baa .been.. acclaimed by art experts.—;Exeter . Advocate -limes, , Blaze Destroys Block Sweeping through the: Wooden 'structure .unchecked, fire completely destroyed a frame block at Lueknow on Sunday night, put one man is the hospital and forced two children into the street in night attire- In Wingharn General Hospital is 'Dr. C. C. Evil,, V.S., suffering superficial burns sus- tained, when attempting to extinguish the flames. In bed .when the firer broke out, Bob and Karen Reid, chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Reid, own- er of the building, were roused- by their parents and escaped " before• flames roared through their apart- ment in the east end of the build- ing. uilding. Contents of the apartment were. destroyed.—.Wingham Advance -Times. Celebrate«Wedding Anniversary Gongratulations go to Mr. and Mrs. William, Thiel who celebrated their - wedding anniversary on September 28, their children and grandehildrein all being present for the occasion: A very enjoyable time was spent. Their many relatives, and friends along' with their children wish them manyl more years of health and ' happiness. —Zurich Herald., - Has Improved Frontage Mr. Ervin . Schilbe has improved the front of his place of business where the weigh scales area located,. by the addition .of new windows: and door, along with a new coat of paint_ A new office has been .put in along- side of the weigh scales and the 'build- ing is in good) condition now to serve the public for weighing along with his coal business.—Zurich -Herald., Arm Torn in Cutting Box -.When corn -blowing operations were taking place on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. John Elliott, R.R. 3, Mitchell, ora Thursday afternoon,, their son, •Lloyd,-• 19, had the misfortune to catch' hist• right arm in the carriers of the cut- ting box with the result that it was badly torn. He was taken to Stratford!. Hospital for treatment and is ,stili 'confined there where penicillin was being administered on Tuesday.— 1 Mitchell Advocate. surrounding the garden, and head- lands in particular, to kill any eggs or hibernating insects. - It is sound practice to collectnd burn all insect egg masses or oocodns. These„ pare frequently, found on shrubs and low trees, on fences, or garden furniture or even deposited on houses and outbuildings. Cleaning these up bathe autumn will.prevent them caus- ing trouble next spring. Where possible, plow or dig up the garden in the fall, so as to expose many of the insects in the, soil to be killed by the severe, cold •in. the win- ter. No Export Permits For Miilfeeds, Etc: On September 13 the. Canadian Wheat Board instructed the grain trade that in accordance with advice 'from the "Dominion Department of Agriculture, permits. to export oats or barley, whdle or ground, would not be approved ...during t he current crop year. • The Agriculture Department now announces that the same export re- strictions apply to 'millfeeds, protein feeds of all kinds and commercial feeds_. October 22,' 1897 Rev. Joseph McCoy, a former pas- tor of Egmondville Church,' who was called to Chatham; N.B., in 1889, has resigned his charge in that city. Mr. John Jackson is .at present, studying in R. S.. Hays' law office in town. • Watson Bros.; of 'Logan, sons 'of Henry Watson,, of town, have pur- chased the Archer farm adjoining the Town of 1Viitciielr, for the sum of $5,000. • Mr. George 'Murray, shipped a car- Ioadr of ducks and geese to the -Unit- ed States this week. K. Moorhouse, J. Jowett, A. Woods and H. Elliott, of Bayfield, enjoyed a few days' hunting at Kettle Point last week. • Mr: J. G. Stanbury, of -Bayfield, has received an important appointment with the 'well-known law firm of Mc- Carthy, Osler Hoskin & Creelman, of Toronto. ' • Mr. •Robert Bell, of the 2nd •conces- sion; of 'Tuckersmith, met with a painful accident on Monday evening last••When going down the hill east of Chis'elhursti he met Mr. Horton, who was travelling •in a horse and buggy. Before' he maid stop he ran into the rig and was thrown frim his bicycle, dislocating his shoulder and receiving other injuries. •Mr, James Cannin, merchant at Kip - pen, made a shipment during the week of 11 .barrens of cranberries, to a Toronto • dealer. Mr. Robert Down, of Bethesda, had the misfortune on'Saturday forenoon to break one of his legs. He was as- sisting at a threshing, at Jos. Har- vey's, Thames Road, and while •back- ing the engine down the grade from the barn lost control of itaand the 'wagon' tongue struck him on the .leg. He will be laid, up for some time. , William Brigham, of. Londesboro, bas sold his farm ;on, the 12th conn cession of Hullett, to his :brother, John Brigham,reeve of that town- ship. The election of officers, for the Lit- erary and Debating 'Club of Seaforth Collegiate was held Monday when the following were elected!': Pres,, W. H. Baker; 1st vice -pre;., R. J. McDon- ald;. 2nd vice-pres., Jas. Irvine; sec.- treas., ec:treas., W. D. McLean; executive com- mittee: J: L. Killoran, R. C. Ghee- wright,, Harry Speare. Mr. John MCDowe11, McKillop, sold a six -year -61d mare to Mr. Honey, of Mitchell,. for $160. On Friday last Mr: Robert Nichol- son, 'of, Drysdale, disposed of hd5 farm stock and implements by atm- don uc-tion andin the evening a nuinber of friends from the Goshen Line gath- ered for a dance.. «' it was a hot day and the train was travelling slowly. As the train step-' Ped at a statitli,. an old gentleman Shouted to the guard): "Shall 1 have time to get a • drink?''- - • , "Yes,," answerdt the arida. • "Cart you •h isolutely' gualrkntee fiat the trainVont Start without blot° ' "'lyes," said the . ddi'dy 'llt take a j Ink with yot1r x ry' �(•'rod• anytime ! 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