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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-06-11, Page 2i O ITOR Stablished 1860 Keit. McPhail 1 icLean, Editor. Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. Members of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in advance; foreign $2.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. ' Advertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, June 11, 1948 Things About .Canada Some high government officials have recently been attempting to give the people in the United States some facts and figures about Canada. These were Mr. Abbott, Minister of Finance, and Mr. Donald Gordon, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada, both of whom delivered not- able speeches recently before Ameri- can audiences. Mr. Gordon spoke before the influ- ential advertising sales clubs of the United States and Canada, who met in joint convention in Cleveland, and his facts and figures came as a de- cided surprise to even some Cana, dians, who understand so little about the achievements of Canada. He, for example, estimated Cana- dian loans and gifts to foreign countries at $1.9 billions of dollars, which would compare in terms of national resources to the $34 billions loaned by the United States. Canada, said Mr. Gordon, has the largest electric power production per capita in the world. On a per capita basis, Canadian hydro development is five times that of the United States and so are the power resources still left in Canada to be developed. The Shipshaw hydro development in Que- bec is the largest producer of elec- tricity in the world. The new Leduc oil field in Alberta is said by geologists to be one of the richest in America. In the tar sands in Northern Alberta, which only await chemistry to solve, is more oil than all the world's other reserves in the world combined. On the Quebec -Labrador boundary there is iron ore comparable to the largest range in the United States. Canada produces four times the amount of newsprint produced in the States, which is the second largest producer. In relation to national in- come capital investment in Canadian industry is a third higher than simi- lar investment in the United States. These facts should be known by every school boy, but are such things ever taught in our schools, or how many adult Canadians are aware of them? Consequently, if we are go- ing to keep on hiding our light under a bushel, it is not surprising that there are more than a few thousand of Americans who do not know any- thing aflout Canada at all. O • Newfoundland Stays Out It looks very much as if Canada would have to be content with the, present nine Provinces which make its total. In the referendum held in Newfoundland last Thursday, only some forty per cent. voted in favor of union with Canada, while 45 per cent. wished to go back to the kind of responsible government which was in force until some years ago, when financial difficulties forced a British commission to take over. The vote was so indecisive, how- ever, that a second referendum must be held in order to secure a working majority for either responsible gov- ernment or union with Canada, and this possibly will be held this sum- mer. , We are too far away to hear the din of battle, but judging by news- paper and other reports, the recent referendum was a fierce fight, and carried on much in the same manner as the election in 1869; when Confed- eration was defeated. In the recent referendum those who favored Confederation .were called "Quislings," and Canadians Vloredescribed as greedy foreigners. There was also much waving of the + It d rAnd of personal abuse there p1'enty. Fort !nateljr, Canada did not take any part in the bitter fight or try in any way to intervene. In fact, Can- ada, possibly would be much better off without Newfoundland. A new Province that held almost a half percentage of bitter opponents to Union would not tend to bring either peace or prosperity to our nation. In the meantime, the bitterness of the referendum fight has brought business to a complete standstill throughout the country, and the na- tives are getting pretty well fed up with the fighting. • • Members And Speeches An Associated Press despatch from Washington last week on Members of Congress and their speeches, is very interesting and illuminating: Congressman Jones gets up and says, "Ladies and gentlemen, on this historic occasion ..." Terrific speech. Full of dates, names, and things that happened 100 years ago. How does he remember all that or have time to look it up? Or— Congressman Smith gets up in the House. No prepared speech. Just notes in his hand. He talks off the cuff. Terrific talk. Full of facts and fig- ures. Must know the subject inside out. Maybe. But maybe someone wrote the speech for Mr. Jones. And maybe someone looked up the facts and fig- ures which Mr. Smith read off his notes. This does not mean that there are no Congressmen who write their own speeches or look up their own facts. But a lot of them get help, even to having their speeches written 'for - them and their facts handed to them. A lot of this kind of ammunition comes from a group of about a hun- dred people inside the Library of Congress, near the Capitol. They work in what is called the Legislative Reference Service. About 65 of the hundred are spec- ialists, like lawyers, economists and experts on foreign affairs. The rest are clerks and stenographers. It .is their job to help Congress- men. Top salary for them is $10,000 a Year. Perhaps 12 or 15 make that mucfi. Here is how they work: Mr. Jones calls up and says, "I .have to make a speech on George Washington. Get some stuff together for me." The wheels grind. The man who knows the George Washington story best digs up a pile of stuff. He sends it over to Mr. Jones. It may be in the form of a speech, if Mr. Jones wants it that way. All he has to do then is tack on "Ladies and gentlemen," and start off. _ Or Mr. Jones may take the infor- matio•n•, rearrange it, and then dic- tate a speech of his own to his steno- grapher, weaving in the Library ma- terial. Or Mr. Smith calls up and says he has to make a House speech next week on tariffs. He wants facts and background. A library expert on tariffs whips it together for him. Armed with that, maybe in the form of short notes, Mr. Smith makes a brilliant speech." Members of the Canadian House of Commons lack, of course, many of these facilities for turning out their speeches, ---•-but we are very much afraid that they are reaching out in this direction. If you are a reader of Hansard, you may have marvelled at the knowledge and eloquence of a speech delivered by a man, who is as dumb as an oyster, as you have known him in private life or out of Parliament. Or you may have wondered at the intricate contents of a question on foreign affairs or some other spec- ialized knowledge, desired by a farm- er member which often appear on order papers. -- Well, it might be safe to say that a considerable proportion of the speeches delivered in Parliament are in whole or in part the product of some one else than that of the mem. her who delivered thew,. THE'HIntd! i Olt Years gox e Iaterenting itero4 picked from The Expositor Of fifty and twenty -live years ago. JUNE 1., X948 From The Huron Expositor June 15, 1923 Quite a large number from Hensall and vicinity motored to Goderich on Monday evening to enjoy the moon- light excursion on the Steamer Grey- hounds reyhound. Miss Marguerite Fisher, of Hensall, has accepted a position with Cook Bros. as stenographer and has enter- ed upon her new duties. • Miss Bessie Grieve has treated her- self to a new car. The regular meeting of the Young Peoples Society was held in Egmond- ville Church on Monday with the president, Miss Billy Chesney, in the chair. Miss Alice Knechtel gave the topic on "The Fourfold Gospel"; Miss Eva Strong sang a solo, and Mr. Ivan Forsyth played a delightful violin solo. Harold McLennan and Jahn R. Dobie, who have been attending the Agricultfrral College, Guelph, have both succeeded in obtaining their B.S.A. degree. Mrs. Earl Bell, Miss Bechely, Miss Muriel Willis and Miss Beth Willis are in Detroit this week, going on the Greyhound excursion. A rink of bowlers composed of E. H. Close, Fred Robinson,. Russel Sproat and R. E. Bright, skip, were in Waterloo taking in a tournament there. A large poultry house belonging to Mr. John A. Smith, on Market Street, was destroyed by fire on Saturday last. John and James Scott sang a duet at the evening service in Egmondvil!e Church on Sunday. Mr. Robert Robinson, of Usborne. had his barn raising Last week and now he has a fine hip -roofed barn, which will give him more room than formerly. Mr. Bernard Andrew Hildebrand, of Egmondviile, and Miss Medora Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Reeves, were married on Thursday morning Iast. Mrs. William Dinnen, Sr., of Crom- arty, while walking to church on Sun- day morning, slipped on the sidewalk' and fractured one of her thighs. Mrs. W. A. Crich is attending the graduation exercises in connection with 'the University of Toronto. The members of the Doig family, Tuckersmith, are planning to have a reunion on Thursday, June 2$, at the residence of W. M. Doig on the oid homestead. Mr. William Neal, of Walton, has purchased a new Chevrolet car, while Miss Margaret Humphries 'has pur- chased • a new Chevrolet coupe. G. J. Sutherland, as agent for Dr. James W. Bell, Hensall, has rented his farm, house. stable and barns at the corner of the London Road, just east of the village, to Mr. Ezra Wil- lard. Miss Nora Follick, of Hensall, has taken a position as bookkeeper in Mr. T. C. Joynt's store. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MacKay, Hensall, attended graduation exercises in Con- vocation Hall, London, when their eldest son, Lewis, graduated and cap- tured the gold medal. • From The Huron Expositor June 17, 1898 The following were elected directors to the South Huron Farmers' Insti- tute at the meeting held at Coxworth's Hotel on Tuesday last: R. B. Mc- Lean, Robert Charters, W. W. Cooper and W. M. Doig, Tuckersmith; Arch. Bishop, R. Delbridge and Daniel Mc- Innis, Usborne; T. B. Carling, Exeter; J. Shipton and Chris. Fahner, Steph- en; Ernest Gies, R. McMordie and Henry Smith, Hay; G. C. Petty, Hen- sall.; W. Graham, A. P. Ketchen and Wm. Logan, Stanley; Henry Beacom, Goderich Twp.; D. D. Wilson, Sea - forth; Alex Duncan, Usborne, and D. Urquhart, Hensall. Robert Gardiner was re-elected secretary -treasurer, and R. B. McLean, president. Finlay McIntosh, of Leadbury, has built' an up-to-date silo. Mr. Charles Stewart, son of Mrs Alex Stewart, of town, who has been employed in St. Paulsfor some time, has taken a good position in the Unit- ed nited . States Signal Corps and is going to .the Phillipine Islands. The steam yacht, Eagle, towed a load of lumber for J. Donaldson, from Goderich on Wednesday. The Kippen Shamrocks met Tues- day evening and elected a fine staff of officers as follows: Honorary presi- dent, T. N. Forsyth; president, J. Bal- four; captain, T. Brownlee; secretary - treasurer, D. S. Bell; managing com- mittee, S. P. McMordie, T. Doig, J. McKay. Milton A. Buchanan, of Zurich, pass- ed with first-class honors at the Uni- versity of Toronto recently, standing at the head of the class in modern languages, which comprised English, German, French, Spanish and Italian, and took the Hoti. George Drew Schol- arship amounting to $80. One day last week Mr. John Robin- son, of Chiselhurst, was assisting Mr. Donald McKinnon, to put a cross bull in the stable when it became infuriat- ed and attacked Mr. Robinson, and in attempting to get out of the way, slipped and fell, but he crawled into one of the stalls' and escaped serious enjur•y. Mr. D. B. McLean, of Tuckerswith, and Mr Wm. Murdoch, of 'Stanley, re- turned last week from their trip to the Old Country. Messrs, R. B. McLean, of Kippers, and Andrew Archibald, Jr, of Tucker - smith, left on Saturday for the Old Country. Mr. James Hastie, of Victoria, B.C., son of the late James Hastie, of Me- Killop, is at present visiting at the old homestead, visiting his brother and sister. Mr. Brenner, of Grand Bend, has completed a fine new hall, A special meeting of Tttckersmith council was held at tHiron'8 ,Ball, in Brucefield, on Monday for the purpose of considering the report of the en- gineer ngineer on the Hroadfoot creek, drain. All members of the tolinell and•about 104 'assessed ownere were present PHIL 4SxF'ER of— LAZY MEADOWSII "COU RAGE" • It takes courage to do what you really want to do, and so few of us have the courage. For instance, one of those highly successful cousins of mine from the city blew in here Last night. He was motoring to some point up north to spend the week -end with his family' at their cottage and then return teethe city fqr the winter. It was Bill who gave me that idea for saying that a lot of us lack courage. Bill is one of my favorite cousins. He's growing to be short and stout in a pompish *ay with hair that's thin- ning to a scarcity. He's always dress- ed in the best of fashion and driving a new car. He smokes good cigars and looks the part of a well-fed and prosperous banker. Bill Dame in just before supper time and it was a foregone conclusion that he would stay to supper and for the night if it was at all possible. He ate heartily in the satisfied manner- of a man who enjoys good food. We had just churned yesterday afternoon and he drank three glasses of fresh but- ter milk. "That's the first buttermilk I've tasted since I left home," he said in a sort of recollecting way„ "and it's better than all the fancy drinks I've ever had since." He gave me one of those fancy cigars and we sat 'on the verandah talking while the night crept in around us. I suppose our thoughts were directly opposite because when I said, "It certainly must be nice to be able to have cigars like these ev- ery day," he just laughted and said, "I was just wishing that I could sit down and enjoy a smoke • from one of those corncobs you have on the window sill there." So, while he puged on the cob, I en- joyed the corona. It was warm and pleasant and quiet •in that peaceful way of a late summer evening in the country. You could just sense the easy way in which Bill relaxed into that old rocker. By Harry 3. Boyle "Phil," he said after a while, "I'd give anything to be able to trade plac- es with you." Coming from a man withi.,an income in the thousands to a man who has never had a whole thousand dollars at one time, it was rather surprising and I expressed it. "I never did want to be a banker, Phil," he said in a way that was al- most pathetic, "but father wanted one of his sons to be something other than a farmer and I was the one boosted along the way. Today I have •more money than I know what to do with, but what good is it doing me? All I can think about is how to make more and get more property. The only people I knew are ones like my- self who think about the same things . . and they all start with money." 13111 was quiet then for a while and went on: "My wife is constantly try- ing to find something to amuse her - .self. We go off to stale parties made up of stale people like ourselves. My son has never worked in his life and don't seem in the least way inclined to start. He spends more in a year than, I had in all my life until I was twenty-one. The only young men who ever seem to go out with my daugh- ter are fellows who seem to have an eye on my bankroll. Phil, to give ev- eryone their dues, we're the hicks and people like you folks in the country are the smart ones. Just think of jiv- ing here where you be happy and con- tented and there's not a continual fear of- losing all your money. You don't have bright lights and noise . . . but you have calm and plenty of it and a chance to go to bed at night and be weary in the way that brings on sleep, Phil, if I had enough courage I'd chuck the whole thing and get a little place in the country and raise chickens. But every time I mention it my family starts talking about my seeing a doctor." I'll bet Bill would raise good chick- ens, too. It's too bad he hasn't the courage to lose all his money and start over again. Shoots At Former Goderich Man More than usual interest was taken locally in the report of the.bank rob- bery at Thedford last week, owing to the fact that a former resident of .Goderich, Mr. W. G. Moorhead, is the manager of the bank that was robbed' and had a narrow escape from what might have been a fatal bullet, It was on Thursday morning last that two armed men entered the Thedford branch of the Bank of Commerce, forced the staff to enter the vault„ and made way with, $3,400. Before shutting the manager and his assist- ants in the vault, one of the robbers fired a shot, at Mr. Moorhead, who saved his life by slamming an inch - thick oak door in the bandit's face. Mr. Moorhead, who was formerly ac- countant in the Goderich branch of the Bank of Commerce, left here for Thedford only a few mouths ago.— Goderich Signal -Star. :JUST A SMILE OR TWO:. The head, of the house was reading a newspaper article very carefully. When he had come to the end he re- marked to his wife: "Do you know, dear, I think that the cleverness of the father often proves a stumbling block to the son." His wife heaved a sigh of relief. "Well, thank goodness," she said, "our Bobby won't have anything to fall over!" • A little girl was taken by her father to an old-fashioned church for the first time. She stared for a while at the old Highland minister, shut up in a box pulpit, thumping the Bible and waving his arms about. Then, unable to stand it any long- er, she whispered in • a frightened voice: "Father, what will we dae if he gets oot?" As the old farmer stood at his gar- den gate a travelling salesman in wireless pulled up his car. "Good morning, sir!" he began, brightly. "Can I interest you in a—%" "Eh?" said 'ear yer." "Are you interested in radio?" ask- ed the salesman louder. "Speak up, man!" "Would you dike to inspect our new wireless model?" screamed the sales- man. "No thank, 'ee," saidthe old man, "we got a 'armonyum." Four miles farther on he came to a cottage and knocked at the door. "Pardon me, madam," he began. "I have here—" "Not interested!" snapped the wo- man. "Besides, I 'eard you the first time." the farmer; "1 can't Huron Federation Of Agriculture--FarmNews Cultivation Best There is much interest among far- mers today in the value of a "Chemi- cal summer -fallow" as an alternative to cultural practices for weed control. The average cost to apply chemical on summer -fallow to destroy certain sus- ceptible weeds is conservatively esti- mated at $1.40 per acre, 90 cents per acre for cost of chemical for one ap- plication and 50 cents per acre being the cost of operating a tractor or truck and spraying machinery. The herbicides at this rate do not kill the more resistant annuals and very few of the perennials. The cos't of one application of chemical weed killer is more than for one cultivation by one- way disc or cultivator. Mechanical cultivation not only destroys weeds but facilitates the intake and reten- tion of moisture in summer -fallow. Atomis Soil Study The Atoipic Energy Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture will start to study the in- fluence of radioactive materials ap- plied directly to the soil in the form of fertilizer. Previously, radioactive material has been used as tracers in research projects aimed. at revealing new facts about the growth and de- velopment of plants, insects and ani- mals. The new project will attempt to gauge the direct influence of the material on fertilized crops in terms of plant growth and maturity. More Care Handling Eggs in Summer Fresh eggs being a perishable com- modity, must be carefully handledif the poultryman is to receive the best returns when he markets the eggs. Wet,' muddy yards in spring, warm summer temperatures and rough hand- ling all tend to lower the quality of eggs and consequently, the returns to the producer. If hens are allowed out in muddy yards, and nests and floors are not kept clean, too many soiled eggs re- sult. Such eggs spoil rapidly because of the moulds and bacteria carried in the dirt. A similar condition' arises from' breakages in the nests, and for this reason, it is desirable to provide a sufficient number of nestsand to collect the eggs frequently, especially during the morning when most of the hens do their laying. •Soiled eggs should not be washed; it Is prefer- able to rub any dirt off with steel wool Male birds should be sepasated from the laying flock as the waren summer temperature will .cause the germs •ef a fertile egg to develop,,: warmth has the additional effect of lowering the making =gualitiesi of the eggs, consequently they should be stored at a cool temperature, about 60 to 65 degrees F.. in a well -venti- lated room and free from strong odors. A farm cellar is often par- ticularly suitable for this purpose. Even with these precautions, eggs should be marketed frequently to avoid deterioration. Care is required during transportation, as rough hand- ling and bumping in a truck may cause the mixing of the yolk with the egg white. Clean, fresh water and good, feed- ing practices, using well-balanced ra- tions, are important factors in the production of quality eggs. Must Sell Seeds By Variety Name There is a section in the Seeds Act of Canada which says that seeds of cereals, potatoes, forage crops and lawn grasses shall be sold under an approver cariety name. This section was placed in the Act to keep un- scrupulous persons from naming an old established variety with a new and attractive name and selling the seed at outrageous prices. It also prevents the indiscriminate introduction of.new varieties Which may not be as good as the older varieties. Still further, it protects the name of a new variety which has been proved to be superior to the varieties already in use. Under the provisions of the Seed Regulations the Plant Products Divi- sion, Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, issues a license for sale of any new variety which is approved. Any Canadian citizen may apply for such license to the Division, and the ap- plication must be supported by the following particulars:— (a) The name oaf the new variety; (b) its pedigree; (c) its originator and the history of its development; (d) a detailed description respecting the characteristics of its roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seed; (e) its dis- ease and insect resistance and the region to which it is adapted; (f) its yielding ability and maturity range; (g) a tabulation •of the results of tests and where they were conducted; (h) any characters which may distinguish it from other varieties, and (i) recom- Inendation of the variety by a recog- nized agricultural official. When the descriptions and recom- mendations show that the variety is acceptable, a license is granted and the variety name le added to the list of established varieties. New varie- ties are continually being introduced and these, atter a• period of time, ?gradually supersede same • ofthe older Varieties. when this happens, the lie- ense for the dielrsed variety is call. oe11ed. Dutch Coming A large troup of Hollanders who will work farms in the area .of Lon- don, Chatham, Woodstock. Aylmer, Norwich, Clinton add Sarnia, is ex- pected next week -end. The...individuals were aboard the immigrant, ship "Tab- inta" scheduled to dock at Quebec City.—Clinton News -Record. Conductor Retires Grant Komph, Stratford, conductor on the C.N.R. Stratford-to-Goderich way freight train, retired on pension Saturday evening. He entered the service at Stratford as brakeman. February 41, 1911, and has seen C.N.R. trains out of Stratford ever since. He has completed 38 years' service with the Grand Trunk and C.N.R.—Clinton News -Record. Drowned in Creek Patrick Kennedy, of Goderich, was drowned in a creek in Stanley Town- ship on Wednesday about 9.45 p.m., when a farm tractor' and a wagon loaded with furniture on which he was a passenger, crashed through the guard rail of a bridge on the county road one and a quarter miles south. of Varna. The driver of the tractor, Joseph Webb, of Goderich, apparent- ly lost control and the vehicle plung- ed lunbed a distance of 20 feet. The wagon overturned on' Kennedy and another passenger, Charles Bleach, of Gode- rich, who were pinned under the load. Bleach crawled out, but Kennedy was pinned under the load and drowned in the creek.—Goderich Signal -Star. Lost Hand, When Dynamite Exploded. A regrettable accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon of last week when Ross Willets, son of Mr. and Mrs Webster Willets, of Turnherry Township, lost his right hand at the wrist. Ross, who is employed by the Township of Turnberry, and 'drives the Diesel grader, was working with Harold Moffat, the road superintend- ent. They had just loaded a stick of dynamite in preparation for glasting a large stone on the B Line, just east of town, when in some unaccountable manner it exploded. He was rushed to Wingham General Hospital by Dr. W. A. Crawford, where he is still a patient.—..ingham Advance -Times. Struck By a Car John Galbraith, retired Winghanz businessman, is a patient in W'nghatn General Hospital, as the' : _.: ilt of be- ing struck by a car on, . L'.nlay. Mr. Galbraith suffered a fractured right wrist, possible back injuries and is suffering from shock. The mishap oc- curred in front of the Wingham post office when a car driven by a tourist from Detroit struck him as he at- tempted to cross the street.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Passes Exams Miss Dorothy Poplestone, who at- tended the library course recently at. Clinton, received word that she was successful in her examination tests and is now fully qualified to assume her duties as Librarian of the Blyth Public Library.—Blyth Standard. Wins Scholarship Eric Schultz, son of Rev. William Schultz, pastor of St. Peter's Luth- eran Church, Brodhagen, and Mrs. Schultz, and a former Mit hell - trict high school student,• last year attended Waterloo College, had the distinction of winning the Louis Peine prize there for proficiency in. beginners' German. At present he is• back at the local school taking Upper School German.—Mitchell Advocate. Passes in Engineering Robert Dungey, son of Mr. and Mrs. JohnDungey, town, lias passed his third year in electrical enginegring at. the University of Toronto with first- class honors. Bob has merited first- class honors in the entire three years of this course, which certainly de- serves commendation.Mitchell Advo cate. Choir Leader - Organist receives Gift: Joan Skinner, who has relinquish- ed her position as organist and choir leader of Knox Presbyterian Church, was honored by the choir members at the close of the Sunday evening ser- vice when they presented her with a beautiful white woollen blanket, Wal- ter Cornish, president, expressing. words of appreciation for her services and untiring work with them. Miss Skinner made a suitable reply—Mit- chell ,Advocate. Appointed To O. R. E. C. Miss Helen Anthony who has been offered an interesting position with the Ontario Religious Council, has resigned from the staff of Alma Col- lege to take up this work, which will be sponsoring in a wider field the ;fine type of work she has been doing at the college, where she charge of religious education as well as being assistant to the Dean, Miss Anthony, daughter of Rev. James and Mrs. Anthony, of Exeter, has been appointed Children's Work Secretary of the O.R.E.C., with headquarters in the Wesley Buildings, Toronto, She will work with conferences through- out the province, give leadership to vacation Bible schools and religious education camps and extend children's work of the O.R.E.C. Miss Anthony takes over her new duties at the first of September, but will also attend the Audio -Visual Conference .at McMaster tfniversity, Hamilton, in June and the regular Ontario lleligious Educations camp on Lake • inmcoe in August --- Z,reter 'pines -Advocate, s