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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-05-06, Page 2NW 0 11 EXPOSITOR blisbed 1860 McLean, Editor. b,ed at Seaforth, Ontario; ev- Ursday afternoon by McLean Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in ilidvanee • foreign $2.50 a year. Single **pies,a,5 cents each. Advditising rates on application. Authorized as Second Cass Mail Past Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, May 6, 1949 Not History, But Propaganda Canadians who hope the day is not too far distant when all citizens will throw away local and provincial pre- judices and achieve that unity neces- sary if we are to become the nation destiny intended us to be, will agree with the remarks of L'Abbe Arthur Maheux, in a recent address in Tor- onto, when he assailed the distortion which is contained in the history text books used in the various Provinces. ?The distinguished President of the Canadian Historical Society, L'Abbe Maheux, is also an outstanding pro- fessor of history, and his comments are based on a. sound knowledge of the conditions as they exist. _ If school children in Ontario and in Quebec, or in Novia Scotia and British Columbia, are to read and be taught entirely different versions of the same 'event, it follows that in lat- er years their interpretation of and reaction to that event is going to be entirely different. Such a situation does not lend itself to national think- ing, but tends towards provincialism. It is not history, but propaganda. _ If Canadians are to have full knowledge of and respect for the events of the past, then it is essential that each must have a correct knowl- edge of the others history, of the problems of the past and of the great heroes of the past. That knowledge is not shared today because unfor- tunately there is little in common in the history taught to the students of the various provinces. The need for a common approach to history becomes greater than ev- er today as Canada welcomes a new Province. It is as important that the historic background of New- foundland be presented in a true fashion to all the Provinces, as it is that the problems of British Colum- bia be set forth in an honest manner in Newfoundland. If we are to have that full co-operation between Eng- liskand French-speaking Canadians, if the citizens of the Atlantic coast are to understand and appreciate the problems of, as they say, Upper Can- ada, and of the West, then a common approach to history is necessary. • Playing Hoo/cep A recent study by the National Committee for School Health Re- search into absenteeism from schools reveals that there are forty-five med- ical and nine non-medical causes. During the school year of 1946-47, a sample study of a representative number of city, town and rural schools was made. Since the schools under investigation reflected condi- tions in all areas—rich and poor, country and city—findings on such a broad base should be pretty reliable. It is shown that urban pupils lose I1.6 school days per year and rural pupils 16.6, which means the stag- gering total of 28,000,000 pupil days per year in Canadian schools. When the study Ireveals that the common cold leads the medical caus- es, With respiratory infections a close fieC011(1, it is undoubtedly correct. On Idle other hand, when it reports That "lack of child help in the home" heads ;the reasons for non-medical Absences, `there seems , to be some- thing missing. No doubt home con- ditions have much to do with stud- ents wigging classes, but on the other bancl, is, there the adult who, thinking •back to his childhood, can deny that there Were Many conditions other tba tu es thre in hie' home that led to his class * particularly on days, such as we have been en- ' this. week? a person is honest lid will the intiuence 'of the home was generally felt in the woodshed after the absenteeism 'was discover. ed DesPite the contimied applica- tion Of that influenee, there probably s are many ,sound non-medical reason'a, for absenteeism available to the youth of today between the ages of six and sixteen, of which the re- port took no notide. New Use For peat It has long been common knowl- edge that in certain parts of Huron are large peat bogs. But despite several attempts over many years the industrial development of the de- posits has not proved financially suc- cessful. Now from Scotland, where there are vast areas of peat, comes word that the peat deposits may become a reservoir of power for industry and transport. Research has indicated that peat may prove an ideal fuel for gas turbine engines. It may well be that this discovery can have an effect on the economy in Huron. While the extent of depos- its necessary to a successful develop- ment is not 'known, it can be assum- ed that the district bogs would be of a size to warrant at least prelimin- ary investigation. The production of energy- from a hitherto unused source cannot help but be of benefit to an area, which up to now, has found it necessary to import most of the fuel and all the electricity it uses. Under the Scottish plan, a massive plow is being designed by scientists who evolved many of Britain's in- genious war -time inventions, and which it is expected will be able to clear large areas quickly in compari- son with the more or less primitive and slow methods in use today. The machine itself will be worked by a gas turbine unit which will use peat as the fuel for providing the necessary power. Its blades will lift the peat in six-foot slices, crush it and then burn it. The hot air and steam produced by the burning peat will then be converted into energy. The discovery is expected to bring other important developments in its train. The removal of large quanti- ties of peat for fuel may enable wide stretches; of hitherto unproductive ground to be transformed into good farming land. Scientists from many parts of the world have visited 'Britain recently to study the uses to which gas tur- bines can be put. Experiments con- . nected with their development are likely to be an important feature of the work at a new research station in Scotland. e • WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: THINK OF THE FUTURE (The St. Marys Journal Argus) The coming of spring is the time to think of conservation. It is a time of planting and that goes for trees as well as oats and barley. Depend- ing upon how well the seed is sown, will be the harvest to come and in the matter of woodland this will mean the harvest of fifty, sixty, yes eighty years hence. To pass on the heritage of the present, there must be a plan for the future, and so far as farming in this district is concern- ed, all a good land owner of the pre- sent can do, is to see that his acres are tilled and fostered and his wood- lands are preserved. • CONSERVATION NEEDED' (The Waterloo Chronicle) The only real hope that we have of retaining a certain amount of fish and game for our children to hunt and fish for, is the many sportsmen's clubs that are being organized all over Canada. There are of course even a lot of these that have small concern for the fish and game and are more concerned with taking than they are with conservation. How- ever, the large percentage of these clubs have for members, men that are really interested in helping ito better conditions for our remaining fish and game. If those clubs that were really interested would get to- gether and bring enough pressure on the Government, we are sure that excessive hunting and shooting by tourists would come to an abrupt end. II OSI.FEI. �f "Portralte". Human nature is =Oh the same now as it was in yearn gene by. People still like to bore other ,pe.o- Pie by showing theta Pieteres. Of r course, the pictures thatthey show ei By Harry 4! Royie. because I remember laeghing. "Look at the funny om geezer with tit ..whiskeral" They looked scan- "irzhedli, that -was your Uncle Elie ra. }to was a good: man in ev- respect." nowadays are not as bad as the I decided to wateh my tongue ones they used to show, I like to and restrain my langhter, and so on I went through at least twenty pictures. Then we came to a scowling sort of old fellow with a face that would xna,ke cream sour and they exclaimed: "Your great - great geandfather on your father's I will always remember when I side. Ah, but he was a hind man, was a boy, bundled up in stiff and a great aura -goer." clothes and sent to visit ina great- Somehow or other that soured aunts Martha and Matilda. They me on my ancestors. They ap- were good souls., both of them„peared to me like a very "Mangy" whom Fate had, never been kind.(bimela associated, with a musty enough to give a man to. The re- front -parlor that was, enshrouded suit -was that they had dispositions with white dust -covers and fore - like vinegar, no sense of, 'humory boding great aunts. It seemed too and employed themselves in de- bad to me that all my visions. of ploring the way the World was go- deviling forefathers should be die- ing. pelted by the sight of their pot - I arrived punctually •ated was to traita. ,spend, the afternoon While laY For instance, had always aa - father attended a meetilta at the ther enjoyed stoties' about my Town Hall. They Iciolted rather Uncle Ned. They told an a rather. helplessly back and forth each scandalleed way ho whe had run ether, when I stood 'like a Ash out away with the daughter of a bar - of water inside the front door. keeper after spending five years Then, they whisked my auew-laden it the Navy, and jest about land - shoes out the door, and Ushered, ing up in jail on several occasions me into a front :parlor that had for inatieling. Then I had to see all the furniture draped it white that portrait. It showed, him as a dust covers, A. chair and Sofa were kriseek looking fellow with an over - cleared with a heavy air of dustiSized Adam's apple just disappear - that clogged up my breathing pass- ing leader a stiff collar. His clothes ages. *ere about twice too big for him There was a brief session of po- . . . and the sight of him in that lite questions about my relatives tin -type dispelled any romantic and their health, and then another notions I may have had about him. five minutes of uncomfortable sil- And then there are always the ence, Then Martha suggested to cute pictures that they take of ,you Matilda, "Perhaps Phil would like when you're a baby. You're' too to see the !pitchers'?" young to do anything about it then, About that time anything was a and later on when. you drop in at relief and I agreed. Then the relatives they simply must bring basket was pulled out from where out that asinine picture and show it reposed on a :shelf ,of the table it all around. Those are bitter with the ornamental sea -shells and moments!the artificial flowers, and they I want to go on record here and handed me a portrait. . 'now saying that I don't like any I must have been of the opinion 'such things or portraits. Do you that -they were a form of comics think they should be allowed? look at interesting plealtea, but heaven deliver me from those pic- tures in the front room! The por- traits that repose in the convert- ed sewing basket in. the front par- lor are anything but interesting. Just A Smile Or Two A southern mountaineer got to- gether a little money and decided that the time bad arrived when he was justified in getting a family car. Going to the city, he stopped in at a used -car lot. The dealer picked out the oldest ear in his stock and started to extol the car's virtues. Finally he said, "And take a look at those tires. Those tires will make this car the best riding in town." "I don't want no tires," said the mountain man with resentment. "My folks ain't that kind,, When they're riding, they want tis know it!" The granary keeper was away for the day, but his wife waneagea to be helpful, and offered to carry out the sale of a 'bushel .Purchased the vacant lot where the •tifeetteie,- which a customer required. trioy. Old b ckamith shop of the late Dr. went to the bind, and she prdeeed- Su, , y, utip'ud, and intends er- Toaxs Aqoue Interestino Items Picked 000 Th0 Horan. Expositor of twee. tylive and FM), Years AdO. • From The Huron Expositor May 9, 1924 The congregational meeting which was held in Brucefield teat Tuesday, evening for the purpose of calling a miniater, largelY attended. A most unanimous call was extended to Rev. 0. G. Aralis our, of Toronto, a recent graduate of Knox College. The play given in Heneall Town. Hall, entitled "Juliette," presented, by the Murless-Jones Players of Seaforth, under the auspices of Carmel 'Church choir, was largely attended. Mr. Leslie MacKay, of Egmond- ville, has taken a position in a hardware store in Kitchener' The new well for Seaforth water- works, drilled by Wm. D. Hopper, has been finished, a good ilow of water having been struck at 242 feet, 197 feet being in the rock. The euchre given by the ladies of the G.W.V.A. on Tuesday was largely attended, and was a most enjoyable affair. The 'prize *inners were: Ladiesrst, Mrs, . E.fiClose; consolation, Miss Beat ce , fill. Seip; men, fitat, J. Beattie; conso- lation, 1 E. Keating. Dr. Nimmo, of Clinton, has leas- ed the apartment over the. Sea - forth Pharmacy and will open an office. Mr. Oscar Neil had a new plate glass front put in his new restaur- ant this week, which greatly im- proves the lighting of the store. Mr. W. E. Kerslake is also making extensive improvementstta the front of his store. Mr. J. G. Kaiser's sale at Bruce - held last week was well •attended. Mr. Kaiser and family intendstart- ing for California 'by motor next week. On Friday evening about seven- ty-five friends and neighbors as- sembled at the home of Mrs. R. Ryan, Walton, to spend, a social evening with them prior to their departure. They have sold their farm to Mr. Geo. Patterson. Mr. Eddie Rowland read an address and Mrs. Ryan was presented with a rosary by Mrs, T. Archibald. Miss Ellie Ryan received a club bag, presented by Ellie Rowland, and Martin received gold cuff links presented by Dave Scholdice. Jake Sproat and W. R. Reid haft on Thursday for Timmins. • LeoStephenson, Constance, has ed to measure out the grain. She poured In two peck measures, and was about to tie up the sack when the mustomer interrupted. "But four pecks make a bushel, ma'am." "Oh, do they?" she replied, "You see, I never had any experience measuring grain ,before I was mar - married. 1 used to be a schema teacher." Seen in the County Papers Mt. 010.411•00...., In Hospital With Broken Back Al Gillespie, Hamilton St., is in Alexandra Hospital with injuries received on Wednesday evening from failing from the roof of the house in which he lives, owned by Miss Annie Moser, next to his fish and chip shop. Both wrists and three vertebrae are broken.—Crode- rich Signal -Star. Purchases Home E. W. Fawm has purchased the former Henry Klea bome on Nel- son St., near the Mitchell Nursery. It will be occupied by his son, Gor- don, and, family, who will move here from Si. Marys.—Mitchell Ad- vocate. Firemen At Molesworth Saturday morning the Wingham firemen answered a call to Moles- worth where a fire swept through a service station, general store and egg grading station, with damage estimated at $40,000. The firemen kept the fire from spreading to a church and nearby tomes.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Mark Silver Wedding In honor of the silver wedding enletivereary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl MacDonald, con, 6, Grey lwp., Mrs. Norman Coghlin, Atwood, entertained at a dinner at her home with sixteen present, in- cluding Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Hew- itt and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heath. Mrs. Heath and Irvine Hewitt were the wedding attendants 25 Years ago. Mr. MacDonald' mother and father, and Mrs. Mae - Donald's mother, Mrs, Aimeda Hewitt, were also present. The celebrants have a family of three: Mrs. Norman (Grace) Coghlin, At- wood; Mrs. Chester (Ruth) Earl, Ethel, and Stanley MacDonald, Ethel. There is also one grand- child, Donald Coghlin. On Satur- day evening about 75 neighbors and relatives gathered in Duke's school to honor Mr. and Mrs. Mac- Donald, who received many beauti- ful gifts. The evening was spent in dancing, music being supplied by Brewer's orchestra. Lunch was served.—Brussels Post. Children Dedicated At Service Clinton Baptist Church on Sun- day held "a, dedication service at which Gary Kenneth Butler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Butler, and Linda Diane McMichael, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roes MclVliebael, were dedicated. A duet, "Living For Jesus," was sung by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Butler, aeront- peeled by Mrs. Aikenhead. Rev. A. Forsyth based his sermon on Acte 1:11, which was illustrated by a sound motion picture, "The Bela tire," showing the effect of Christ's coming upon the fatally and the, world. After the seratee, a motion pleture of the Ideal Sere day Sehedi end the cradle roll *AO 411s0 ehoWn. Plying Officer P. &Mee, tt.O.A.F. 'Station, Malin, operated the projector. — Clinton, News -Record. Purchases Farm Mr. Anthony Wieckowski has purchased the Albert Kelly farm on the 7th concession of Morrie from Watson Bros. The farm com- prises 100 acres of good farm land with good buildings. The new own- er gets immediate possession.— Blyth Standard. Elected Vice -President Mr. E. R. Hopper was elected first vice-president of the Western Ontario District Funeral Service Association annual meeting in Lon- don Friday of last week.a-Exeter Times -Advocate. facade Birthday Party The blue room of the Legion Hail was gay with daffodils on Wednesday afternoon when the members of the Community Nurs- ing Registry entertained, at a birth- day party in honor of the fourth anniversary of the organization. A, long tea table was attractively ar- ranged with silver and, flowers and centred with a birthday cake. Mrs. Geo. G. MacEwan, president, re- ceived the many guests and Mrs. C. Lockhart was tea convener, with Mrs, J. W. MacViear in charge of the tables and Mrs. J. H. Lauder of the kitchen, assisted by a busy group of durses. Thirty-seven tables of cards were played. High- est honors at bridge were won by Mrs. W. MacLaren, and at "500" by Mrs. J. Adam. Mrs. Norman Macauley was the winner of the door prize. Mrs. MacEwen an- nounced the winners of the mara- thon which the Registry had held during the wint'er. They were: Highest score at bridge, Mrs. J. H. Lauder+, at "500," Mrs. Olive Mas- kell. Little Dickie McGee, son of Mrs. Muriel McGee, drew the tick- et for the marathon tea group, which wasTheld by Mrs_ Bud Jerry. ---Goderich Signal -Star. es. Final Concert of Series A large audience filled Knox Presbyterian Church on Friday ev- ening, when the concluding concert in the series presented under the local community concert commit- tee was held. A delightful program of duo -piano music was presented by the brilliant pianists, Vera Ap- pleton and Michael Field. Both are natives of the United States. The "Overture from the 29th Cantata," by Bach, was the claming selec- tion, which the artists transcribed: from the original orchestral seer% and their clever interpretation and quality of tone won tee enthusias- tic acialaim of the audience.' This was just a taste of 'whet Was, to follow, as equally brilliant perforin - antes were enjoyed of romped- tioila by Other famtels, master& Prom start to neigh the stogie wag a rare treat In variety, (platy And exeCution.—Cloderith AWay indoors may be the catise Of sorrow.tor a sick child. Alta best a day Mega Intim plqy While illnesses still are Mild, ormIlfgpm OF NAT4ONM. 154.4,111 AND WittAif ecting a new abop it a blacksmith can be secured. • Facim The Huron Expositor May 12. 1898 Gelkwr and Nicholson, of Zurich, were off. On an exefting fax hunt one night last week and suc- ceeded in getting three. Mr. R. E. Jackson, Egmondville. left 'on Tuesday for Grand Rapias, Mich., where he hal' secured a good position as traveller for a: large tanning establishment. Mr. P. C. Jackson, Egmondville, has 'passed his first year's exam- ination in the department of rain- ing engineering at the School of Practical Science,, Toronto. Mr. John Milison, Constance, has 0144,01440.4.44 Ott,agO•90.igt.P::44" td9rwhilP:01.07;00kii,e,O;'.,00Clow:::kaa4:da,WISfiv1,, for strteltgo ttrati(111100autletra:W.44-1,141; twhheoil! irahleatiVna4stuliro dinAec:0371,040, Mr. W. Jones, of altia Ora, ,rpTigottria'ntohlit,qeteet:toril.wentloteOasig4O4111 The eaaket beariug. the .reMelea of the late Michael Deraisyi of Ufa lin; Wee berne ato .uotalatior place by his life-long friends, Ber- nard O'COnneil, %%Mae. Murphy, Stephen Downey, Robt. Devereaux, Peter DeCoursey an Thos. Bren- nan. Mr. AndrOW Beff and Mr. John Janes, of Kippee, have each dtiaing the past week had furnaces islaced, in their dwellings. Sills & Murdie, Seaforth, the contracts, willela is a guarantee oa (the excellency -�f the 'work. A congregational meeting of the Bayfield Road Presbyterian Char& was held Tuesday evening last and it was resolved to build a new elnirch at Varna. A euffielent sum has been, subscribeto warrant them to go .aheati, and it is the intention to build this aummer. r. Robt. aidAreit, Itentall, 410 sold his,%dine breed mare to a Car- gill reeldent for the handsaine sum of $225. This 'Mee Wits brought to Hensell by. T. 3. Berry. Mr. Alex Ma -nett, of-Stanlea, the bicyole agept, happened with A severe accident one day receatlac, by falling and injuring his had, which will lay him off Work for some time. Tyerman & Sperling have placed. plate glass fronts in the stores of Geo. Baldwin, Thos. Riehardson, and Beattie Bros this week. • Huron Federation of • • Agriculture Farm News eoarem000es • aeoaremeemosearaessowearearearree, Don't Scalp the Lawn Don't clip the garden grass too short. Many people go to endless trouble in the spring fertilizing, top-dressng and rolling their lawn, only to offtset.much Of the good, they do at that time, by mowing it too close all through the sum- iner. The •aliorter the leaves, the were the grass will be exposed to. t e burning -eunamer sun; the More fertilizer and water will be requi ed; and the easier it will be for weeds to encroach. The 'Cutting bar of the lawn mower should never be get lotirer than 1% or 2 inches from the ground, except with creeping bent grasses, which are seldom used on. garden lawns. Mowing Mould :be frequent, so that clippingietnay be left on the lawn where they fens): a good source of rich nutriment. If the grass has grown, too -along, bows ever, the clippings moistbe raked off, as it :they lie on the lawn they tend to smother the grass roots and cause dead patches to appear. Watering is wadable during 416 hot summer months. A good soak- ing once a week,16 more use than a light. sprinkling every other night. 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