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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-03-26, Page 34 1 14.1 ., 4, :i ray In :its weekly re1eaae,, "Ontario Gov- 'eminent Ste" teUs the story of Huron oology i4brary Service after reviewing the wanner in which county' librarlez} a>we .get Management, regulatign n cps tlol..of `a County Library, Co-operative • is ngw placed in the hands of a board, which is appointed by Countj This step 'Was .considered, assen- tial, as it , has been ,found that the most aggressive and •best supported county libraries have been those in which County. Councils have heen in. close contact with the movement through • the appointing of board CHECKED ITcH Money Bac or Motley Back For quick relief from itching caused by eczema. athlete's foot, scabies. Phonies and otheritch�ipg coadltions, use pure, cooling, medicated, liquid D. D. D. PRESCRIPTION, Greaseless nnadd stainless. Soothes, comforts and nuicltiy calm Intense itching: Don't gaffer. Ask onrdru o1y$t, today for D., D. D. PRESCRIPTION. • rC members. ' This olgse I1,a; soa keel. the work of county libraries inthe H41(41011 in the realin of county business, ' j -• The primary , wgrit of • the county' libraries ia..to take 'library service into rural commlinities, It has been; proventhat on the whole people will not travel very' far for a book. The estimated range that a library ser- vice is effective is only five or six miles from the building. Living within this area are 89 per cent of book borrowers, and 60 per cent live within one mile of the library, and do 65 per cent of the reading. If the people living in small farming communities are to enjoy the bene- fits of the best library service, it must be taken out to them. .'Each county library is supplied with a unit of 100 books, which is changed every three months, giving the use of 400 books a year. Librari- ans or interested persons choose the books which are to remain in. their We Will Pay .. . — LIVE POULTRY — 30 CENTS PER POUND FOR HEAVY FOWL 5 lbs. and over AND FOR LEGHORN FOWL WE WILL PAY 23 CENTS PER POUND Also we will purchase OLD , BATTERIES AT $1.50 EACH $1.50 FOR OLD CAR RADIATORS • Parkdale Poultry MITCHELL, ONT. PHONE 245 MAKE IT EASIER FOR YOU TO CASH YOUR WAR SAVINGS CERTIFICATES The Government will redeem War Savings Certificates if they are sent to Ottawa by the Holder as they fall due. However you may bring your matured certificates and others -as they fall due, to the Dominion Bank, if they are not already on deposit with us. We will cash them for you and deposit the money to your account ... You thereby avoid all bothersome detail. The charge for this is 5 cents per Certificate regardless of denomination. For your further convenience and safety we will keep all your unmatured Certificates for a nominal charge, and cash them AS THEY COME DUE, without further action on -your part. SAVE YOURSELF TROUBLE BY USING THIS SERVICE At any Branch of T H E DOMINION, BANK Established 1871 SEAFORTH BRANCH: E. C. Boswell - Manager The truck pictured here brings a fresh selection of books every three months to librariesin small communities. Librarians or inter- ested persons browse among the 1,006 books lining shelves in the rear of the truck and select those which they feel are most needed and wanted in their district. Units of 100 books, composed of 50 fiction, 20 non-fiction and 30 children's books, are borrowed by libraries on each visit of a County Library Co-operative truck to a community. Clubs may have any part of a unit, and the fee is adjusted according- ly. The use of 400 books is made available to libraries over a period of one year through this scheme. library for the period of three months. Each unit is composed of 50 fiction books, 20 non-fiction, and 30 children's books. Any smaller groups may have any part of a unit and the fee is adjusted accordingly. Co-operation with the Farm Forum groups seems to be one of the finest methods of bringing books in is _the farm homes. These groups are spon- sored by the Federation_ of Agricul- ture and are composed of about 20 members each. Boxes of 25 books are sent to these groups for- three- month 'periods for a fee of $1.60. These books are chosen with the far- mers' interests in mind, and are cre- ating much interest in the project, with requests increasing in number. A pamphlet collection and a refer- ence department are already operated by some of the county libraries. There are four contributions county library service may ,be expected to make to rural communities: (1) To increase the efficiency of farmers at their work. A store of books and pamphlets are available to farmers to supplement any courses they may take dealing with agricul- tural education, which leads to im- proved methods of production. (2) To promote "intelligent par- ticipation in the duties of citizenship. This need is stressed by educators, and has resulted in the formation of organizations such as the Canadian Association for Adult Education, the National Farm Forum, the Citizens Forum, and the Community Life Training Institute. Through these groups, people are guided to clear thinking and acquire sufficient know- ledge to form sound, unbiased, demo- cratic opinions. Books play an im- portant part in the teaching of citizenship and its -phases. (3) To advance wholesome family life. Books are a stimulus to the farmer. Through them he can travel away from his confining tasks, see how other people live, take example fromachievements of other men. Thought'provoking reading material, such as family relations and child training, interest rural people. (4) To contribute to the indi- vidual's adjustment to his environ- ment. Reading is one of the fore- most aids for the great numbers of people who come to Canada from other lands, acquainting them with our way of life. CONSTANCE The W.M.S. and W.A. met in the schoolroom of the church on Thurs- day. The meeting opened with prayer by Mrs. Lindsay, and the hymn, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" was sung and minutes were read and adopted. A copper contest for May and -June was arranged with leaders to be Mrs. A. Dexter and Mrs. W. Jewitt. A thank -you car was read from the Dunlop family. "Passion Time" was read by Mrs. Adams and the Scripture, "An Easter Message," was taken by Mrs. Brown. A duet by Mrs. L. Stephenson and Mrs. Ethel Stephenson,"Is Jesus Your Next Door Neighbor?" was followed by an in- strumental by Mrs. Brenton, after which the hymn, "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" wa93 'sung. An invita- tion was read from the W.M.S. and T� Dealers,. Farmers and Feeders The Quality of Excellence Feeds is Known to be Second to None at Home and All Through Eastern Provinces OUR SPECIAL OFFEROF $3.00 TO $4.00' PER TON REDUCTION WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH WE CAN NOW SUPPLY YOU WITH FLOUR Our "Gold Star" Brand Top Patent (ALL PURPOSE FLOUR) Our "Excellence" Brand Second Patent (BREAD FLOUR) Give Them a Trial — (Prices Are Right) MARKETS ARE NOW REASONABLY LOW -- BE WISE WINTER NEEDS RIGHT NOW ! FUTURE SUPPLIES VERY UNCERTAIN BUY YOUR TURGEON GRAIN and PROCESSED FEEDS SEAFORTH, ONT. TELEPHONE 354 Flied, :Division of Excellence Flour Mills Limiter • 44 Essay Reviews (Continued from Page 1) were inspired by her deep appreciation of the scenic loveliness of the locale in which she moved. from the time of her birth until her untimely and tragic death. Her father, having grown old in the service, resigned his pastorate when his daughter was in her late teens, and moved from the old-fash- ioned ld fash- ioned Manse into a quaint little brick cottage just four doers from the new church which had replaced the old kirk by the river. Here be lived with his wife and daughter for a number of years, watching his former pastor- ate flourish into one of the strongest congregations in the district, and singing the Psalms of David in a pew close to the front of the church in which the small Bell organ was pre- sided over by his daughter, Hannah Isabel, she having been the first or- ganist to fallow the last precentor. It will be gathered from the fore- going that the people of the congre- gation were slow to accept innova- tions and it was not until after Wil- liam Graham's Beath that the Book of Psalms was replaced by the mod- ern Hymnal, and this only after a hard-fought battle on the part of the surviving' pioneers, who could see satan's work in the discarding of the Book of Psalms at the insistence of the younger generation. Indeed, so hard-fought was the battle, that many of the ancient combatants refusedto submit to defeat, and although they would not absent themselves from the kirk services, refused to stand, or lift their voices in song, save and except when the Doxology was sung to com- mence the service, and when this was followed soon after by a Psalm. Even at this time the modern collection plate had not been introduced and the offering was taken up by none other than the Senior Elders, who used for so doing the ancient collec- tion bags—these, it may be explain- ed, consisted of a pole about four feet long, having a wire ring about six inches in diameter to which a bag made of purple felt was fastened. These facts as to her early life and surroundings are given so that one may appreciate the atmosphere which influenced her poems, of which for many yt;ars she was a most prolific writer. Following the rather sudden death of her father, her mother be- came an invalid and the duteous daughter assumed the full care of the little brick cottage which included the patient and faithful nursing of her mother for many years. As may be assumed by those having knowledge of such facts, in the early days, as now, it was the habit of the people of the kirk to insure that their min- ister would not give himself over to a 'life of frivolity and riotous living by paying him a salary commensur- ate with a life of somewhat extreme austerity, and for this reason when the late William Graham died, little was Left for the support of his daugh- ter and invalid wife, and Miss Gra- ham, who had received an excellent musical education under the late Dr. F. H. Torrington, at Toronto College Mae Lane Auxiliary of Northside United Church, Seaforth, for this so- ciety to attend their Easter meeting on Tuesday evening, March 30. ivtrs. Adams offered prayer. The offering was received and the meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. Brenton. SALES SERVICE F. SKELTON Goderich SILLS' HARDWARE Seaforth HAWKINS' HARDWARE Clinton 1}Cz W 'Ahlged, in.' l�t?trSi hos dntl�,s ilx looltin att0l' tlw balsa 'Q1d atld 'S er rngth* xl�, to teat h ; a tUsi 'til tie x4un> eaR %geleraton at a e,rs per lesson..wlricil ^ot>l ' be ooilsl0004.l higklly �ridieulous ill` this::1147,and, age Is; so.:cioipg it Was necessary for; he to, go flrom home ti) home of. .' Iter pupils . 'phis , sloe; coxitittued ko.: d' tlirpughout, the balance oaf lies B#e tiaxie, and even when through• -age an infirmity it was hest difticn1t tg do BC/. This it was that also account for her tragic death, she having' fall- en down a dimly -lighted stairway leading from.. an, apartment after giv 'Mg a lesson to a pupil. Had it not been for the handicaps referred to, that of her obligation to nurse her mother and at the same time earn a living, it •is more than probable that she would have had the. opportunity of graduating from the position of one of the greatest of the minor poets and that she would have today been named among the major poets, such as Archibld Lampman, Bliss Garman and Jean Blewitt, with each of whom it may be said she had cultivated a close friendship, Bliss Carman and Jean Blewitt visited her frequently in her little brick cottage with its quaint surroundings of old- fashioned flower garden, latticed fence and wooden sidewalk leading up to a small conservatory, a rose garden and a mound of myrtle, which in the little village was definitely a sign of distinction. As to her achievements as a poet, her writings were sometimes grave, soaictiines humorous and sometimes caustic, but always one could note the human touch and realize that not- withstanding her unquestioned abil- ity and association with artists of highest renown, she kept close to the earth and to the common people among whm she had grown up and with whom she lived a rich and an abounding life. Her interests in the community in which she spent her life were so many-sided and her out- look on life was so broad and cheer- ful that one can readily understand. the reason for the wide variety and many -sidedness of her poetry. One can also appreciate the comments from leading poets and critics of her time and also from the press, such as the following from the Montreal Daily Star concerning her poem, "There's Aye a Something," to the ef- fect that "this Burns -like piece will doubtless appeal to thousands of read- ers"; or the comment from the 'Vancou- ver Province, that "she wrote verse of lofty appeal." The critic of the To- ronto Globe said in reference to a 1 Book of Poems which she had cir- culated some years before her death, ' "Some of these poems remind one at hares of Lowell or Longfellow, while the Scottish songs would not be un - M statQSt� s e W f� 1.0 t4if 4 U n•Q.' fated."-: iT� e(,4t A1C �a t' .'MOO G4'91Pez, t¢ I ibritg the` ,0„, i a Qsr gin her outstal d g,'e o c,ar'rful'ly'designed paid';a 1 a ranged, even thol#0 'ill:} i ' * d s.t*oos ,deltic ,With )infest evel�,yday st Sects a141„experla ccs in ; life ,,, ed' To slo? up, pse can:., readlW Mee, that Hannah Isabel G>G'aham, t own in the poetic world'" as IT, Ie•alle1 G>i*or -, ham, was a writer of the people with en appeal to anyyne• who, enjoys the " simple things of life e#preeeed in the words and style of an artist who,7uafp7p could discern in them: the finer things,:.` Bee ?+a 0. For Chickens • PEAT MOSS e • CHICK STAR "ER • CHICK GRIT . • CANE MOLASSES • COD LIVER OIL ALSO— FERTILIZER AND GRASS SEED Carload of Wire and Steel Posts Seaforth Farmers Co-operative HEAR ------ PREMIER gE4R6E DREW s "OUR ONTARIO TOURIST INDUSTRY" IN QtJEE1' PARR REPORT k 10 FRIDAY, MARCH 26th CKNX 920 8.00-8.15 p.m. 100% FOR THE COMMUNITY Hensall and District COMMUNITY Recreation: Centre Will provide for the people of Hensall and District . .. . 1. An ice surface 70' x 170'; a gymnasium for all types of games—basketball, badminton, etc. 2. Meeting rooms and facilities f or Girl Guides, Boy Scouts—organizations so necessary to bring good citizenship and health to our grow- ing children. 3. Facilities for district organizations, such as Federation of Agriculture and Women's Insti- tutes. The large Arena will provide accommo- dation for horse shows and agricultural exhibits. 4. Adequate facilities for physical training pro- grams for school children. 5. Hensall and District Recreational Centre will be operated in the interests of all the citizens and organizations in the community. 6'. It will be operated on a cost basis, so that all can afford the use of its facilities. Campaign Now In Progress HAVE YOU SUBSCRIBED • This is your one chance to contribute your share to the future welfare and happiness of the children of the present and future generations. CAMPAIGN CLOSES APRIL 12 CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE: Robt. Drysdale, Secretary; Fred Bonthron, TreaS. ; T. C. Joynt, Laird Mickle, R. H. Middleton, W. Spencer. GIVE GENEROUSLY! This is your one opportunity to assist in this community endeavour.