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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-03-05, Page 3i1 r , (,n ears (Dy Qidtipp,er) ter «But where is be tlw pilgrim, of my song, ; The being ,who upheld it in the past? Methinks he cometh late and tarries long." ,Old Timer has just lately made a trip to Eastern Canada,. and be hopes that it will not be uninteresting if he gives his impressions of his recent tvisit to Ontario and Ws old home dis- trict in Huron County. tOn his way home Old Timer spent one day in the great Canadian city of Toronto, whicTi in half a century Inas grown in population from. 200,000 to a metropolis of perhaps a million people. However, outside of half a dozen or more skyscrapers, including the Bank of Commerce building on King Street West, which is said to be the highest building in the British Commonwealth, downtown Toronto has changed very Tittle. The second- hand book stores have disappeared from Queen and Yonge Streets, but most of the thadidings on 'both: aides of Yonge from College Avebue to ,King Streets look Very much the same as they did 50 years ago; • per. haps pUst a little more weather-beat- en. Old Timer walked UP Bay Street to Queen, then west along Queen and, past Osgoode Hall with' its spacious lawns and classic but rather austere front, . where so many of Canada's lawyers and future judges have re- ceived their legal trai>iing; then.leis- urely up University Avenue to Sir John A. MacDonaid's monument near the Parliament Buildings, and then across the campus to University Col- lege and other University Buildings. It was towards the end of September, and wherever you went around the campus, you ran into great crowds of students who were then making their registrations for the coming term. 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Each Royal ELECTRIC IRON Best at the price! A chrome- plated long life iron with I;c'veled soleplete for ensier Ironing. Leen cord 3.95 FOR 1.VTRA VALUES IN '48 SEE YOUR FIRESTONE DEALER terannenannWafettnn M. E. CLARKE RED STAR SERVICE STATION Gasoline and Oil - Oil Burner Service Phone 146, Seaforth tliAy! vlglterslty ll'au 4 i at; rtti (i# ePt the OPR fll,$ !apf_ege year'n leo' v' you woil1d See.; thousands, and (Me Soule net hells bele , favorably iris resaest' With the claps aP studs lta. a,ound tl}e oaua'puo in the fall" 4!f 1047; The gating women were a bright, Wholesome - looktug lot, not weaning overmuch makeup. The young men,. fpr the most part, were seritaus look- ing and on the average. older than; the girls, due 1 Presume to war ser- Vice. To see those young men and young women—such large numbers of the cream of Canad. ad'- youth intent upon four years more of study in pre. paration for life's battle= -could not help but All you with renewed hope for the country's future. Old Timer wandered into the Ad- ministration Building, which is now on the southwest Side of the "Lawn" and called on Dr. Sidney Smith, the University's new President. As my readers are probably aware, Dr. Smith was mentioned as a candidate for the leadership of the Conserva- tive party in 1942, but he did not let his name go before the convention in Winnipeg when John Bracken was chosen leader. What may have been the Party's loss I would say will turn out' to be the 'University's gain. Dr. Smith gives you a kindly greeting and a handshake from the heart, and apart from his other excellent quali- fications for the high office of chief executive of Canada's greatest uni- versity, he is undoubtedly a man with a genuine interest in humanity. In looking over the University's playing fields, one could not help re- calling the figures of John Jackson, Sam Dickson, Heber Morrison and Other former Seaforth or Huron Coun- ty boys among the students who ex- celled in football and other sports. I remember one off-the-record football practice when Sam Dickson kicked the ball almost straight upwards and over the top of that stately elm tree that stands or stood near the terrace at the end of the west wing of the main building. I remember also an inter -year football game when John Jackson was Captain of the team for his year and playing half -back him- self. Whenhis team was getting a little the worst of it, the spectators along the sidelines began to sing: "Stoney may have seen better days once upon a time, he may have seen better days when he was in his prime," etc. John, who because of his prowess on the football field, had been given the sobriquet of the fam- ous Confederate General, did not seem to pay much attention to the razzing from the sidelines, but as he swept up and down the field the ex- pression on his face indicated that he was about as mad as a man could be. Towards the end of the game "Stoney"• made some shrewd manoeu- vres and finally his team managed to even the score. The University, which last year had an enrolment of over twenty thousand students, including the returned men, has underway a big building program, mainly for additional accommodation for the Science and Engineering De- partments; but University College with its fine proportions, battlemented tower, and Norman portal, will still stand forth as the most beautiful col- lege building on the Continent. The flight of the years and the smoke from Toronto'sfactories have some- what blackened that fine grey stone front. Perhaps some day the authori- ties can :have ,tale darn ..ili n removed from the face of the structure with- out injury to the stonework or orig- inal masonry. !Before leaving Toronto we would like to pay a word of tribute to the men of an earlier day, whose fore- sight and love of the common good provided the City with such fine parks and such a wealth of trees around the homes and on the streets and boulevards. In this connection Profits f rom Poultry WHEN THEY ARE FED FUNCTIONAL FEEDS RAISE FULLY NOUR- ISHED BIRDS—FOR MORE EGGS — BETTER EGGS, BY FEEDING Blatchfords# (Fill -the -Basket) EGG MASH AND PELLETS (Birds Relish Pellets) For Sale By Seaforth Produce, Ltd Phone 170-W, Seaforth Funcds' Ra se4t? ` Eel? Food Fuer . R twin Campaign,, The box social and dance, sponsor- ed by the Bay1leld'Liona Club in the Town Hall, was well patronised by young and old from the"viilage and surrounding district. The box social; although an old means of raising funds, was quite a novelty to most of the younger peo- ple. There were thirty artistically decorated lunch boxes offered for sale at 11.30 p.m. These were disposed of by Lion Edward Elliott, auctioneer of Clinton, realizing the sum of $68.00 for the Food For Britain ,Campaign. The Bayfield Valley Five orchestra supplied the music for the dance. one misses the oaks and elms that used to adornthe grounds of old Government House on Simcoe Street, and those magnificent trees that once flourished on the grounds of the old 1 Which gave Strachan Co lege h ch ga e way to make room for the new Eaton store at College and Yonge Streets. It would seem also that the municipal authorities might do something more for the care of the trees and upkeep of the grounds of the old Goldwin Smith home on Grange Avenue, which I understand has been acquired by the city. The Town of Seaforth Concrete has replaced the wooden sidewalks and asphalt pavement has replaced the gravelled roadway, but otherwise, with the exception of two or three new buildings on the east side, and the motor traffic, Seaforth's Main Street, from the railway tracks to the Queen's Hotel, looks just the same as it did in the closing decade of last century. And the old clock in the tower of Cardno's Hall still 'beats out the lives of men. The great change, of course, to one going back after a long absence, is in the people. Practically all of the familiar forms that moved about on Main Street when Old Timer was a boy have gone. Some of those he re- calls were Thomas Stephens, the genial host of the Queen's Hotel; Dr. R. W. B. Smith, public-spirited citi- zen; D. D. Wilson, Western Ontario's "Egg King," with his flowing side- burns; Rev. A. D. McDonald, Minis- ter of First Presbyterian Church, his "lyart haffets wearing thin and bare"; M, Y. McLean, the able Editor of The Huron Expositor, with serious look and statesmanlike brow, but who on close acquaintance was a kindly soul, loved his pipe, and was very human; S. Dickson, Postmaster and gentleman farmer, with his ben- evolent face, known to every man, woman and child in the town; James Scott and his brother, Archie, dealers in pianos and organs, and later own- ers of the power plant which supplied the town with electric light; F. Holmestead, the well-known lawyer, who knew the business and family secrets of so many people; William Pickard, merchandising man; David Johnston, pioneer hardware man; George Sills, then a young man, with his merry eyes and winsome smile; and many others. Most of these were men of outstanding ability, who would have made their mark in any: com- munity wherever their lots were cast. While 'in Seaforth we visited the old High School which used to be called a "Collegiate Institute." A large addition has recently been made to the former building, providing accom- modation for household economics for the girls, and shop work for the boys, and additional facilities for the study of science, and an excellent gymnasium and assembly hall. The students, both boys and girls, seemed much younger than the student body of half a century ago„ and the teach- ers in charge were also younger than the average teacher of my day. When going about the old halls, one natur- ally thought of his former school- mates and former teachers. Among the latter were Charles Clarkson, principal; Mrs. Kirkman, teacher of modern languages; H. J. Crawford, the brilliant classical scholar, teach- er of Greek and Latin, and a star player on the "Hurons" football team; Mr. Cheswright, teacher of science; William Prendergast, mathe- matical master, whoni we looked up- on with a certain amount of awe when he told us that the :;quare root of a minus quantity was something th,:t existed only in the mathematician's mind. The attendance atthe school seemed to be just about the same as it was half a century ago, but the school now takes in a larger area, and with the establishment of the bus routes most of the country studentn can spend the evenings at their own homes. Apart from the annual conver- sazione and the meetings of the Lit- ersary Society, the boys and girls did not mingle together very much in those early days, but as I walked in front of the school grounds, I tho.ight of a bunch of five girls who were nearly always together. As I recol- lect, the names of these girls were: Jean Dickson, Fergus Campbell, Alfie McDonald, a Killoran girl and a Beth- une girl. Seeing this bunchof girls togetber so much used to make me think of the song about the four Mary's—"Mary Beaton and• Mary Set- on and Mary Carmichael and me," but in this case there were five. As the years passed, no doubt some of these girls moved away from the old town. As I thought of them I won- dered if all the links of that chain of friendship still remain unbroken. Seaforth's population will now be considerably less than it was at the time I speak of, nut the town has a number of substantial industries and ip Mill the ma.•lteting and distributing centre for one of the best sections of Iluron County. The place still, as in early days, has a clean. well -kept ap- pearance, and like most Ontario towns, so great has been the growth Of those magnificent trees planted by the pioneers that in the summer months the residential area looks a.1 - most like a. piece of the primeval for- est. Old Timer would like to say some- thing about the Walton and Brussel districts, but must leave further com- ment on these places till a fut'the day. ■ SURGE MILKERS DAIRY MAID Hot Water Heaters J. B. HIGGINS PHONE 139 : SEAFORTH Authorized Surge Service Dealer. (Coupp!Aed fro* rage 2) little sutra attention; will often save a pig or two, an item. worth consld- eying in auecesaful pig raiaings, nays' >B,. k'raaer, Animal husbandry Divi' Bion, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa, Good careat farrowing time is par- ticularly important, aa a large 'Pro- portion bf pig losses °emir. during the first few days after birth. A. warm farrowing pen is necessary, sad in severe weather some artificial heat may be required ,to Prevent chilling• the pigs. Some sows become clumsy and careless with -their litters, and so it is good practice to Metall guard rails as permanent equipment around the walls of the farrowing pen. When a sow is feverish, the pigs can be taken away as born, kept in a warm place, and the whole litter returned to her when farrowing is completed. Before returning the pigs to the sow the sharp needle teeth (eight alto- gether) may be clipped off in order to avoid injury to the other pigs or to the sow's udder. Treatment for the prevention of anemia is generally regarded as es- sential"' with early spring litters rais- ed indoors. Either reduced iron or powdered ferrous sulphate can be us- ed. The dose of reduced iron is eq- ual to an aspirin tablet and with fer- rous sulphate it is the amount that could be placed on a ten -cent piece. In either case give the first treatment when the pigs are two to four days old, and the second and third treat- ments at approximately nine and 16 days of age. Another very good treat- ment for anemia consists of supply- ing daily to the sow, and litter, sods which have been sprinkled with solution of ferrous sulphate in water. The supkiing pigs should be encour- aged to /eat solid feed and at about three weeks of age creep feeding can be started. A creep can be simply constructed by boarding off one cor- ner of the pen so that only the little pigs can enter. A good feedmixture should be used, a pig starter for ex- ample, and water should be provided in a separate trough. With creep feeding the pigs are well started on feed before weaning and so the chanc- es of a serious setback are greatly reduced. Testing Farm Seed Worth the Trouble The yield and quality of a harvest- ed crop depends a lot on the quality of the seed that is planted. The only way to know the purity, vitality, weed seed content and sanitation is to test the .seed before planting. Anyone who feels qualified can make a test, but first, it is necessary to secure a representative sample of the lot of seed to be tested, says George A. El- liott, Assistant Chief, Seed Laboratory Service, Dominion Department of Ag- riculture, Ottawa. To find the number of weed seeds or other foreign seeds in a lot of cereals, take one pound and place it on a table where there is good light and separate the weed seeds in the one period to be tested and properly name them. If any difficulty is found in identifying the weed seeds send those of which there is doubt to the nearest seed laboratory of the Dom - Mien Department of Agriouiture. All that is required to make a germ- ination test is a five -inch flower pot or other container of similar size. Fill with fine loamy soil and"plaint 100 seeds to a depth of two incites, keep- ing the soil sufficiently moist. 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