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The Huron Expositor, 1948-10-08, Page 2tided 1560. eLean,"ditcr. fished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- radar 'afternoon by McLean ^Members of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association.. Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in cvauce; foreign $2.50 a year. Single pies, ;5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa A,FORTH, Friday, October 8, 1948 Editorial Tribute (Brussels Post) With his passing the newspaper world loses one of its finest country weekly editors. Seaforth and dis- trict has lost an understanding friend whose long years of service and out- standing personality endeared him to a wide circle of friends and ac- quaintances. • (Clinton News -Record) Huron County weekly journalism has lost one of its most brilliant orna- ments and one of its greatest leaders in the sudden passing Wednesday last. of Keith McPhail McLean, edi- tor of The Huron Expositor, Sea - forth. Memory of his attributes .of kindness, self-sacrifice and under- standing, that were so characteristic of him, will live long in the commun- ity in which he lived, and throughout the County. The News -Record ex- tends its deepest sympathy to the bereaved widow and family. • (Exeter Times -Advocate) The sudden passing of Keith M. McLean, of Sea -forth, Editor of The Huron Expositor, on Wednesday of last week, will be deeply mourned not only in his home town, but throughout the County of Huron and over a wide territory. As a news- paper man he was well known and (highly respected far beyond the bounds of own county. Associ- ated as he , i with all that pertain- ed to the _ •are of his home town and in close touch with the larger affairs of county and state, his wide knowledge and understanding was reflected in his editorials and news columns. He succeeded his father, Mr. M. Y. McLean, in the publishing business, and in turn will be succeed- ed by his son, Andrew. • (Goderich Signal -Star) In its reference to the death of its editor, Keith M. McLean, The Sea - forth Expositor last week said: "He realized as editor of a country weekly the relation of town to coun- try. He realized the problems of the farmer, and the problems of the town resident, and through the years his appreciation of these problems was Veflected in the editorials he wrote. lle had no illusions concerning him- self; he had no desire for that pub- licity which so frequently is regard- ed by some as greatness. He abhor- red the self-seeker and from' his editorial chair, with rare ability, would distinguish between those who sought for themselves and those who labored for the common good with- out thought of self." The writer of these words is doubt- less the late editor's son, A. Y. Mc- Lean, who 'will succeed his father as publisher of The Expositor. It is a worthwhile tribute, and the earning of it would compensate for many long hours of patient work in the task to which Keith McLean devoted himself as the editor of his paper. • (Stratf ord.Beacon-Herald ) The Huron Expositor is perhaps the proudest product of the fine old tonin of Seaforth -- and the name '`,McLean" has been associated with :te of Ontario topmost weekly y .ai ewspapers 'for goneratiorts. Hence tie sudden. death' of the Publisher Elmo' of The Expositor, Mr. .: ePl ail .McLean makes a regretted b eek' r in a family .t . ,that • has had qUite exeep, nal ; I epee In the political �. `E e affairs ilru Count The Liberal Party never had a More zealous clia pro i than the•late N.,l„ Y, McLean, and much' of his held on the people of our neighbor County was retained by. his sen, Keith, whose career in his native Seaforth cannot fail to leave a lasting imprint upon the community in which he was an active figure, in many, phases of good citizenship, for half a century. The newspaper fraternity — of which he was an esteemed and much - honored member—mourns sincerely the passing on of Mr. McLean. It will be the general hope that his ef- fective work as a publisher will be carried forward -by his successor in the editorial chair of The Huron Ex- positor. For while Seaforth's high- Iy-regarded weekly has kept full pace with modern developments in its field, the solidity which the Mc- Lean concept of sound journalism ensured for many decades has been maintained to. this day. May it con-. tinue with undiminished strength. • Town Buildings Suggesting that councils take a good look at town buildings, the Municipal World recently pointed out that the condition in which the Town Hall is maintained indicates the degree of pride which the citi- zens have in their town. "Most business corporations of any importance take a particular pride in the appearance of the building and grounds of their head office," the Municipal World says. "From the corporation's point of view an imposing building and well kept grounds help to convey to the public the corporation's pride in the well being and good conduct of its busi- ness and most customers like to do business with that sort of corpora- tion. "Municipal corporations are among the most important corporations in existence today and the head office is the town hall. It is the only cor- poration in which all citizens have an interest and in view of this fact it seems reasonable to suggest that municipal town halls and the grounds on which they stand should be so at- tractively designed and well kept that every citizen may take pride in his head office. "The head office does not need to be large and imposing to be the kind of building of which the citizens may be proud but there is no excuse in most cases for want of good repair, paint and tidiness both inside and out. "We know of a number of town halls of which the citizens may well be proud, but we also know of a num- ber of others that are so neglected and down at the heel, both inside and out, that they are a disgrace to the corporation and to an outsider indi- cative of a IoW level of pride in the business and the prestige of the cor- poration." A well maintained, . neat, tidy "head office," one that is kept paint- ed and is clean, regardless of its style or basic appearance, not. only will lead to more efficient work on the part of town employees, but lends a prestige to the community that cannot be obtained in any other way. • Put Home Interests First (Kincardine News) The home tawn weekly has a special job to do and it does it in a special way. Free from the pressure of the deadlines under which daily news- papers labor, the weekly staff can make a careful and thoughtful study of local problems and im- provement possibilities. The result is a considered viewpoint stemming from deep interest in com- munity betterment. Recognition of the unique contribution the weekly newspaper makes to Canadian life was given last week in an address by Premier Drew of Ontario to the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association in Niagara Flails. "The weekly newspapers of this country have a splendid tradition of impartial and fair report- ing," he told the 300 weekly newspaper editors front all parts of Canada. "Because they are so close to the people in their own communities. they have at all times maintained the highest principles of a free press. "While vigorous in their advocacy.,.of what they believe will benefit their own community and the nation as a whole, their advocacy and their criti- cism is measured by a restraint and fairness which in itself is the thing most likely to protect a free press in the exercise of its great public service. That's the way every editor likes to think of his paper as he tries to make it the mirror •and the record of community. Ile likesfeel to , too, that each reader makes good use of his home town weekly in making the community better, that young people are encour- aged to read a .bout and appreciate the achieve - Matta of their own town, that Citizens will write to the editor with suggestions for local improve- ments. The weekly provides far its area a service no other newspaper can render. Its effectiveness of- ten depends on fits readers, In a gaud many cases the interest and ,bride which citizens take in their hoarse town paper is a yardstick ba which to mete Mire the spirit of the e'aref Iuftfty. Years A Q ie Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Bxpositer of Twen. ty-five and Fifty 'Years Aga. From The Huron Expositor October 12,, 1923 Mr. John Dale, Aleta, delivered a fine gelding to Mr. Wm. 'Cudmore, Seaforth, for a good price, Miss Anona 'Dale„who is teach- ing at !Dashwood, spent the week- end at her home in Hallett. On field day at Lucite on Friday Iast Miss Jean Elder, of Hensall, had the misfortune .when jumping over a rope stretched across the grounds, to trip and in falling to break her ankle. The euchre party held under the auspices of the Altar Society of St.I James' 'Church on Tuesday evening was a most successful :one. The prize winners for the largest num- ber of games were Mrs. John Nol- an and Mr. Con Eckert; one hands, Mrs. R•abt. Devereaux and Joseph Nigh, Jr.; consolation, Miss Mary' Flanagan and Mr. Flynn. Mr. E. Umbach, who for the past five or six years has conducted a moat successful drug stationery and fancy goods store re ti?” the (Scott block on Wednesday disposed of his business to 'Heron & Keating, who have already taken pos.see- sion. On Wednesday afternoon. Reid Bros., of 'tekk-n, who have' an excel- lent radio machine, " with loud speaking attachment, in their elec- trical store, received the address delivered by Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George, Britain's war premier, which was broadcast from Massey Hall, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mullen as- sisted the choir of Trivitt Memor- ial Church, Exeter, in their thanks- giving services on Sunday. Mr. Walker Hart, of ;Stratford, spent Sunday with Seaforth friends. Mrs. Malcolm McDermid was hostess at a miscellaneous shower held at her home in 'Hallett Thurs- day evening in honor of Miss Hel- en McNab, whose marriage to Mr. R. J. Muldrew, of Brockville, will take place shortly. Mr. Wallace Archibald, 01 Tuck- ersmith, has accepted ' a position on the staff of the ;School of Prac- tical 'Science, Toronto. At the last meeting of the Sea - forth Fire ,Brigade, the following were elected on the Old Boys' Reunion Tournament Committee: Tournament and parade, Alfred Box, Frank .Sills, R.G. Parke; Fire- men's Association Extension. Dave Reid, H. R. Scott, R. G. Parke; billeting, Dalton Reid, John Cum- mings. Mr. John (Hildebrand, of Egmond- ville, had his left arm taken off below the elbow in a planer en Tuesday morning. Mrs. Oakes, of Wheatley, acted as organist in First Presbyterian Church an Sunday. • ee • From The Huron Expositor October 7, 1898 Mrs. Colin Campbell, Goderich, won 19 prizes at, Clinton Fair and was nearly sueces.sful at Exeter Fall Fair. Mr. Robert Nichol and soli from near London, are now settled in the store lately owned by Mr. P. Walker, at Blake. . Crediton has a new postoffice, known as "Crediton East." It is situated near the grist mill, with W. Mitchell as postmaster. Mail is delivered at the new office once a day each way. Rev. Mr. Dickie, who has so ac- ceptably filled the position of as- sistant to Rev. A. D. McDonald, in the pastorate of First Presbyter- ian Church, )eft on Wednesday to accept a call extended to him from Orangeville. Miss Nellie MeNab and Mise Crich are this week at Hamilton attending the annual convention of the Provincial Christian Endeavour as delegrates from First Presbyter- ian Church and the Methodist Church. A young son of Mr. Robert ,Steale met with a painful accident on Saturday last. He was assisting in unloading egg boxes at the station when the load toppled over, and the boy fell to the ground breaking his arm. Mr. George Grassie, of 'Hamil- ton, spent a few days in town last week visiting his aunt, Mrs. Mur- ray, Goderich Street, and other friends. Mr. W. A. Ross, of Winthrop, has rented his farm and has taken a situation in Washage, .Sim 'pe Co. Mr. James, Miller, of KI ipen, is'. on a trip among friends in St. Louis. Mr. Daniel Reiter, who is,.in the employ of Mr. R. P. Bell, ICippen, has purchased the farm of Mr. Greenslaid, in Hay Township', and intends settling down to the stern- er realities of life. The annual fall show of the Stanley Branch ,Agricultural So- ciety was the most successful in point of attendance and gate re- ceipts ever held. Mr. William McAllister, the weIl- known breeder of Berkshires, in Stanley Township, has been most successful at the fall shows this season with his thoroughbred hogs. At the different shows be carried off 36 first prizes, 9 second, 4'th'irds, and two diplomas, as well as first on three pens over all •breeds. Mr. Itabert P. Bell, who hag been at Beeton for several weeks .pasty has returned to bis home at kip - pen. Large quantities of apples are now being shipped from Kipper; and the farmers are realizing good pelees for apples as high as $1.50 to $1.75 per barrel being which the consider pays• Well, Miss Case, of ,Seaforth, waif, the guest of Mise Caldwell last week St Constanfeo. I notice that the church de leav- ing a fowl supper In a couple of. weoits. T never see a notice for such an event without remember- ing emembering the time that my grandfather brought shame oe the family. It appeared that he brought shame to the older and more etaid members of the family. (Ile certainly was entertaining as far as the younger ones were concerned. Grandfather for many years had been chairman of the concert which followed the fowl supper, It was accepted, ing the way that winter comes after fall, that he would organize -the concert and then an- nounce the •program. (Somebody would always ask him to sing and he would say that it wads getting pr•ettp late and he didn't think he could. •Somebody else would press the point and finally he would agree to maybe one song. Grande mother knowing all the algae would by this time have started up .the side aisle. They. ,Grandfather would: sing some of his cowboy •songe. They were most entertaining, de- pending upon the inspiration which he had. On this particular occasion some- body had voted that it was time a new chairman was appointed for the concert. This was heresy and my grandfather was in a temper, although he didn't want to admit it to anyone. He brooded over it and on the night before the con- cert he looked up at supper table and said, "I'm not going to the fowl supper!" My grandmother said, "Paw, don't be foolish! If you don't go to the concert, every- body verybody will know that you're pro- voked at not being picked as chair- man. Tho best way to do it is to go head as if nothing were wrong." By Harry J. Boyle when we went to bed he was still adamant. 'Grandmother must have kept 'talking because next morning be agreed to go. He call- ed me out to the barn after din- ner and said, "Look, young fellow, how would you like to make some -money?" 'I agreed. readily and was dispatched to the corn field to round up some field mice, The corn shocks were still in the field and so this was a relatively simple task. Grandfather purchased fif- teen of them, and I was sworn to secrecy. The, fewi supper was good. We all' ate to •bursting point and then went to the concert. Grandfather ushered us all up to the front row, telling Grandmother he wanted to be certain that nobody felt he was angry. The chairwoman was a stout lady from the village by the Aams of Mrs. Gipson. :She intro- duced a ladies' quartette. This was a change from other years when we had a made quartette organi-- ed by Greadfether., They started up .8,ta anis , iciote ¥n,d never finish- ed 0pda: ee: they c'atmpered from the *age., :and tittreentre of at- tr actionecame.;Jiree bewildered held., RAC i.fti he panemoniuw, Mrs." Gal oh caab back and had just started to speak when she fled, A singer who came out on the stage discovered to her horror that a mouse ran up her leg. Everything folded up and grandfather was ask- ed to take over. He made a little speech and started a program with his annual quartette. There was a pause after the applause and to the horror of grandmother and the enjoyment of the audience, a loud stage whisper was heard from my .brother from the wings, who in- quired: "Grandpa, what'll I do with the rest 'of the mice?" • • Just A Smile Or Two Swope: "That chicken I just ate was hatched in an incubator all right." How could you tell, sir?" Swope: "No chicken that ever knew a mother's love could grow up to be as tough as that." • "If there's one thing I. enjoy more than another," said Gudgeon, with a placid Iook, "it is to get on the river bank and lie about fish- ing." "Well, my dear chap, I fail to see the necessity of your visiting the river to do that." "Do what?" he queried. "Lie about fishing." Purchases Residence Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fleis- ohauer, of town, have. purchased the residence property owned by Mr. Norman Gaseho, just opposite the St. Boniface R.C. Church, and are busy moving their household effects therein. We wish them ev- ery success with good 'health in their new 'home. Zurich Herald. Dutch Girl Visiting in Goderich Miss Keena ,Haageldorn, a Dutch girl, at whose +parents' !tome in Holland numerous Goderich boys spent week -ends while in the army, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim iShear•down. While with 0 Squadron, Elgin Regiment, Ben- ny Sheardown frequently visited the Haggeld•orn home in Holland, where true hospitality was shown Canadian soldiers. Miss Taagel- dorn is now a resident'e1 the Unit- edStates, having recently obtain- ed a position at Baltimore, Ohio. She speaks four langrlages. Mrs. J. Sheardown and Miss Haageldorn have corresponded over a period of about,four years.-Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Silver Wedding Day Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Pridham were honored at a surprise party on Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Cole. A group of friends gathered and presented Mr. and Mrs. 'Pridham• with a rose bowl on the evasion of their iw-enty- fifth wedBing anniversary—Gode- rich Signal -Star. Back From West After 14 Years • Boss: "You ask high wages for a man with no experience." Applicant: "Well, sir, it's much harder work when you don't know anything about it!" • Henpeck, safely. out of his wife's hearing for once, was letting him- self go. To a friend, who complain- ed of some domestic difficulty, he said grandly: "My dear boy, we never have trouble of that sort in our house. If I say a thing is to be done, I insist upon it being done." "And is it?" "Of course," replied Henpeck, "er —even if I have to do it myself!" : Huron Federation Of: AgricultureFarmNews Disease Retards Food Production Production pf food is dependent in large measure upon the labour force which is available to agri- culture, and in the more highly developed countries this implies the number of workers. In many less highly developed countries numbers take second place to the health of the workers. Food shortages are particularly severe in some areas where mal- aria and a variety of preventable diseases such as tuberculosis in- fections are debilitating the work- ing capacity of the population. For example, there are over 300 mil- lion cases of malaria throughout the world annually, with at least three million deaths, and these are mainly in agricultural areas. This is one of the inany problems facing the two agencies of the United Na- tions, the Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization, in efforts to combine health with greater food production and a higher standard of living generally. In the case of malaria and several other diseases which afflict agricirltural areas, there are avail- able new weapons, including insec- ticides and drugs. In the field of agriculture there are available ad- vanced techniques. But there re- main considerable areas of good agricultural land which are depopu- lated or poorly worked because of disease. The control of disease in such areas, with subsequent reset- tlement and intensive cultivation accompanied by the ,possibility of increasing yields by introduction of better methods, improved seeds, use of fertilizer, drainage and small irrigation projects, w ouid raise the level of living for millions of peo- pie. The first World Health Assemb- ly, which met recently in Geneva, agreed that the secretaries of F.A.O. and W.H.O. "should collab- orate in examining the problem of selecting areas for demonstrating control projects on the basis of the feasibility of effective malaria control and their potentiality as regards increased food produc- tion." Fertilizer Supply Generally Good Te general, there should be a suf- ficient supply for 'Canadian 1949 drop •requirements of the nitrogen, pliospboric acld and potash fertil- izers. As there are produced in Canada large quantities of sulphate of ammonia, eittta ioniune nitrate and •ey'analttid in excess of Cana- dian •t'isquireniteats, sufficient of these nitrogen materials! Cele :be re tained for domestic requireInents by using present export controls, ways G. S. Peart, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Phosphate s(upplyein the form of superphosphate should be ample, but again this year there may be a shortage of 11.48 amttlonium phosphate in the Prairie Provinces, This Is delete a continued increase in demand in that part of Canada for this material while its produc- tion at Trail, the only source of supply, is not likely to be in- creased. Some 43,000 tons of 11-48 ammonium phosphate was used on the Prairies in the spring of 1948 as ageinst 10,000 tons in 1943. Potash supply from the United States and Europe should be ample provided that the tonnage arrang- ed in France materializes as ex- pected. Sulphate of potash with which to make tobacco fertilizer with low chlorine content may be short again this year. Farm Investment Totals Billions Capital investment in Canadian farms in 1947 amounted to $6.253,- 726,000, according to the Quarterly Bulletin of Agricultural Statistics for April -June, 1948. The items normally included in this, figure are lands and buildings, implements and machinery includ- ing motor trucks and automobiles, and livestock including poultry and animals on fur farms. Because tbere is no information available yet on the value of fur -bearing animals on farms in 1947 this item is omitted. Despite this omission, the total value of farm capital for 1947 is eight per cent above the 1946 value of farm capital includ- ing fur farming. With the exception of horses, gains were shown in the total value of all classes of livestock and poultry. The estimated value of lands and buildings was almost 10 per cent above that of 1946, and the 1947 value of farm implements and machinery was well over six per cent higher than in the pre- vious year. * * * Peak Poultry Exports Canada's poultry exports are at an all time high, taking care of much of the current offerings, re- ducing storage stocks, and keeping the market much firmer than at this time a year ago. In the first eight months of this year, that is, from January 1 to August 31, Canada exported more than 31 million pounds of poultry, compared with 27 million pounds for the entire 12 months of 1947. The •previous peak year of poultry exports was 1944. when the year's exports totalled only 30 million pottage. Last year, the bulk of •poultry exports was dressed birds going to the United Kingdom. This year, live birds exceeded, dressed with practically all of both live and dressed going to the United States. Storage stocks are down. Ott September 1, the quantity of fowl in storage Was only 2% million pounds, countered- With 7 1/3 Mil - Hen pounds a year earlier. 'Stor- age dhitkeit totalled Duly 2% inil- lilitl pbttxt ,s, compared With 4% (Ctintinued on Page 7) the major!, y, if zwl , are'Dr followers. 9 ggrtei' '7,'imalles-Advocatewe.. 'Bank Staff ane There are sevepalChchangyees on the Bank of 1\ ontreial staff, Mr. J. M. MoGreg'or, of Lliphnaw i Mrs. Jas. Morley, ' bf WWII; ; end 'Miss Flor- ence Steinback, of Zurich, have been added to the staff, taking the places of Miss Reta Wiilier't, Mr•s. !Saunders _ and Mrs., Fuloher, who ;have been members of the staff for some time but are resigning th:eir- positlons.—Exeter Times -Advocate.. Shower For Bride -To -Be A shower was held at the home' of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. MacDonald, Bruce Street, on Wednesday night for Mise !Delores Charrette, who is to be married in October. A former' member of the Legionettes softball team, Miss Charrette was honored by her teammates and presented .. with a blanket and kitchen uten- sils. A lovely lunch was served.— Goderich ;Signal -Star. Mr. and Mrs. G, F. Gibb, of Em- merson, Man., arrived in this vi- cinity -last week to spend several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Cliff Fuller, Logan, and other relatives. It is fourteen years since she has been home and she has resided in the West for many years. The for- mer Amanda 'Staffer', Mrs, Gibb is the daughter of the late Mc. and Mrs. 'Cliff .Staffen, of Logan, their son, Clarence •Staffen, now residing on the home place, No. 8 Highway. The family attended Whirl Creek School.—Mitchell Advocate. Church Holds Anniversary The 74th anniversary of Emman- uel Evangelical Church, Zurich, was observed on Sunday. Rev. T. R. Waugh, of Lambeth, Ont., was the guest speaker both morning and evening. The church choir furnished special music for the morning service and the .Brother- hood Chorus (about 25 male voices) sang in the evening. Rev. A. Hin- ton, Kippen, was•'in attendance and also favored with several vocal solos. Zurich Herald. Attended Convention The Huron -Perth constituency will be well represented at Ottawa for the selection of a leader at the Progressive Conservative conven- tion. Among those attending are Thomas Pryde, M.L.A., Elmer D. Bell, president of the party for this riding; C. S. MacNaughton, P. Eisenbach, R. N: Creech, W. E. Middleton, William Ellerington and J. Green, of Exeter; Harold Jack- son and M. E. Clarke, of Seaforth. Not all are delegates with voting power, but all are interested, and Telephone Operator Receives Gift Members of the telephone office stuff held a party Friday evening in honor of Joyce TenEyck who leaves this week for the •Kitchener office after being associated with the local staff ° for the past year. Anna Davidson, chief operator, pre-• sented her with a lovely gold com- pact on behalf of the staff, the re-• cipient thanking them for their • kindness and expressing regret in leaving her associates here. Re-• freshments were served.—Mitchell. Advocate. Win Awards in Lions Tournament: Mitchell golfers were prominent amongst the prize winners when Zone Lions Clubs held their an- nual tournament last Wednesday afternoon at Stratford. It was spon- sored by the St. Mary's Club. In the golf tournament W. F. Elliot won the prize for low gross and A. W. Blowes was the winner of the prize for low net. Dr. H. A.. Mutton and D. Eizerman won the- low helow gross; first nine 'holes and to cap it off these four men compris- ed the prize winning. golf team. When it came to bowling Mitchell men placed third, the players be- ing H. Teutsch, H. Jenkins, E. Harris and F. D. Moore.—Mitchell Advocate. ,Hold Annual Field Day Mitchell high school district field day was held at Keterson Park on. Friday and compilations of scores. show Tom Pridham with 15 points, heading the intermediate boys, and R. Willows with 10 as Mintier -ape Junior cham'piou..was Don O'Brien. with 20 points and M. Selves and. G. Harper with eight as runners- up. R. Smith and D. McLagan with 16 each tied for the senior championship, while D. Elliott, D. Mutton, D. Hocking and? Wendell. Stacey were runners -u girls' champion , with eight. Yvonne Bailie with was senior ,canthe Davidson,uate- • 24, runner-up. R ua .."----*ea scored -"26 points to lead intern„ Y group with Doreen Tiatz with 21, as runner-up. In the junior dirt - sloe Olive Jefferson led with 17 and Fera Sawyer with 15 was run- ner-up.—Mitchell Advocate. Railroads Created 'Standard }' Time(From American Association of ,Railroads) Before November 18, 1883 — 65 years ago — there was no such thing as Standard Time in Ameri- ca. Every community, even a good many business organizations, had their own time, which was based on the position of the sun. In fact, so thoroughly confused was the question of keeping time that some large cities even had more than one time within their limits. In large cities, too, lead- ing jewelers often established their own times, and customers swore by the time their particular jew- eler decreed. Now, obviously, this situation had everybody wondering what time it really was. In railroad sta- tions, for instan6e, there would often be several clocks, all show- ing different times. They would be installed by the railroads using the stations. And the variations in time were caused by the fact that each railroad used the time in effect where its home office was located. In Buffalo, there were three times in use—Pittsburgh had six! The American railroads realized something had to be done. They were among those moat inconveni- enced, by the hundreds or so differ- ent times in effect throughout the country. They held a meeting in 1872 in St. Louis. And out of that gathering grew the movement which was, eleven years later, to result in five standard time zones —four of them -for the United States. When the plan- was announced by the railroads for 'standardizing time, there followed a furious up- roar. Some ministers and others denounced the proposal as an at- tempt to ehange, and here we quote, "one of the immutable laws of God." There were some news- papers which pointed out that from now on people would not only tree - el by railroad time, they would al- so be born, live, marry and dle by railroad time. Even the sun, moon and stars, some Wrote, would hah to rise and set;by .maliroadthee?But the railroads had made • %) their minds to improve the bbnfue- ed time slttiation, Accordingly, they prepared for the standardiza- tion of tin. on Nov. 18, 1883. This day( came to be ,known as the dal of two noons. And here's, how the railroads brought about this strange phendmenoii." • .. a day When there • actually were -two nous! As railroad clocks alt, over the country approached thelocal hour of noon, they were stopped. This was the first noon. Then, railroad telegraph instruments were con- nected directly to an official time observatory. After waiting until it was precisely noon, according to: the new, standard method of reek - ening time, the clocks were start- ed again—still set to noon. This was the second noon on that mem- orable day! All over the United States time adjustments were made asanooir came to each of the four new time: zones. As one newspaper express-• ed it, if there had been a line of clocks stretching from coast to' coast and had each clock sounded' an alarm at the hour of noon, local time, there would have been a con tinuou•s ringing from the East to the West lasting 3% hours! The railroads had no federal legislation, no act of Congress, to back up the revamped time sys- tem. In fact, it was not until 35 years later that 'Congress finally recognized a time system which by then had become established and accepted by the American people. The fact that the four -zone system of standard time ,had become so in- grained in the thinking 01 the American people was a great and lasting tribute to the wisdom o1 the railroads. More than 90 per cent of . petroleum produced in• Canada comes from Alberta. The demand by stamp collectors for the 1947 Dr. Alexander Graham' Bell four -cent stamp broke all Can- adian records. The part of Canada,that leads in f> r prodvetion is In& Otte of the - leas -densely 'populated provinces but Ontario, which has the great- est total population. In 1946 Canadians paid almost enaetiy $75,000,000 for admissions (including amusement taxes) to. the .Dominion's 1,500 motion picture theatres. That amounts to slightly :more 'then six dollars per capita . afid would allow for 19 shows in the year for every man, woman and Child; since average admission ;price was. 32.9 Cents, x "5 w w J • �pr 5 ,, tx