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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1949-11-04, Page 3M • A A x • • r • A • A 1 a e • • 4 4 • • h • • A • 0 • • A a( ' J 4 P • ale$ , ax collector Por the Village ;of llensall, reported at the regular meeting of the counell: on: Tt1et?day that 96 per cent of the 1949 taxes had been paid. '11'-'1; amounts to $23,441.92, leaving only 89'89:60 unpaid. Mr. Paterson also stated that of the 323 on the tax roll, • only 15 ratepayers bad yet to pay their taxee. F. Harburn reported re the garb- age as being all collected, Corre- spondence was .. read as frirows: Auxable River Conservation Auth- ority, Bell Telephone, Department of Highway, .eaBick1e-Seagrave, Hen - •ail Hydro Commission; G. W. Doxsee, Victoria Hospital, Village SURGE MILKERS DAIRY MAID Hot Water Heaters J. B: HIGGINS • PHONE 138 SEAFORTH Authorized Surge Service Dealer ,j s , n,..m ...t ..$.,z r,rr,? Af Clifford, Huron 'Kxpositor, lage of Exeter Police age .of Zwick, Scott Brothers VillOenstruc- tlon, Fire Marshal —same molder' ed and tiled. Bills and accounts were read as follows: W. E. Pfaff, labor, garb- age; $17.25; w Otterbein, labor, garbage, $2.50; W. Madge, garbage disposal, $10; A. W, Kerslake, selecting jurors $1.50; D. E. Mc- Kinnon, selecting jurors, '$1.50; J. A. Paterson, salary, collector, $100, selecting jurors $1.50, express 20c; Peacock Brothers, supplies, W.W. $23.78; 1lickle-Seagrave, supplies, F.D., $2.27. 'Total, $160.48. Jones and Hoy: That the bills and accounts as read be paid. Car- ried. Parke and Jones: That By-laws Nos. 18 and 19 be given first and second readings. Carried. Hoy and Parke: That By-laws. 18 and 19 be given third and final' readings and finally passed. Carried. The matter of a fence at the rear, of the old bowlinggreen'property was brought up, same to •be looked into_ by property committee. Jones and Hoy: That we pro- claim Friday, Nov. 11, Remem- brance Day, a public holiday until 1 p.m. Carried. Officers Installed Mrs. Boyce, District Deputy President, and her staff from Ed- elweiss Rebekah Lodge,. Seaforth, installed the officers of Amber Re - WANTED! SECRETARY - TREASURER For Huron County Federation of Agriculture Duties to commence early in December t, Apply by tender to W. V. ROY, Secretary -Treasurer not later than November 29th Box 310 • Clinton HERE'S A BREAK WITH THE PAST! Super -Cushion, the new extra low-pressure tire by Goodyear is the first new kind of tire in 15 years. It gives you an unbelievably smoother, softer ride . . . increases comfort and safety . . actually soaks up shock and vibration. -Drive in and we'll show you why. SEAFORTH MOTORS PHONE: 141 CHEV –OLDS—SALES AND SERVICE MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOOD/EAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND A3 CLINTON HOSIERY MILLS At Clinton Have Openings for r. TEN GIRLS • APPLY AT CLINTON The 'M1t1ln7C4y W1ieat' oxotnined by u.i7f#deltete 04,0rokiologlst, y# n 974/0 gees talk,. 'zRrp time tot e,i' he. salol,, +�yVe: 2444.0 0144020 flat wii0atgrains. 0,40 ot$ sf~edn. recovered fxt;ut anoient tombs have been Planted, 'and, . in milts of great • ` antaguit t have ' grown tO produce flee, healthy plants. Thede stories are' usually ;put out in good•Paitla few years ago" an Ly'nglislunan ,of unimpeachable honesty brought' bone from Egypt some seeds 'which were, undoubtedly genuine,' it wits quite certain that they Were several thousands of years. old,, "The gentleman had these seeds planted in his garden., and, to the amazement of those 'in the know,' ,they produced a very fine, crop of Plants, indistinguishable from mod- ern varieties. 'On further investigation, how- ever, it was found that the gentle- man's gardener, thinking it most unlikely that the poor looking seeds his master had brought home from Egypt would- produce much of a show, had planted modern seeds alongside the old, in order, as he said, not to disappoint his master! 'Mummy' grains and seeds taken from ancient Egyptian tombs, and of undoubted authenticity, have, from time to time, -been planted under strict scientific supervision, and it can definitely be said that, whenever this has been done, in no single instance has any of this seed or grain ever germinated. Such are the facts, disappointing though they may be. "What, then, are the actual facts as regards the longevity of seeds? Naturally, it varies immensely with different types of seeds, and, with- out going into great detail, I can give you two interesting cases cit- ed by Dr. Ramsbottom, Keeper of the Botany Department at the British Museum of Natural History at South Kensington-. As the re- sult of air-raid damage to the herb- arium of the museaum in 1940, the seeds of some plants got damp, in- cluding a type of mimosa which had been brought home from China in 1793, "In spite of their long sleep of a hundred and forty-seven years in the herbarium the seeds germ- inated,. erminated•. But this is not the record. A seed of the Sacred Lotus plant of the Nile, Nelumbium specicsum, was treated with concentrated sul- phuric acid and then with water, and in a matter of a few tours it germinated, and is actually • bekah Lodge, Hensall, in the I,O. O.F. Hall Wednesday night. Offi- cers were: P.N.G., Miss Annie Con- sitt; N.G., Mrs. Anna C. Walker; Vice . Grand, Mrs. Alex McBeath; recording secretary, Mrs. W. G. Parke; financial secretary, Mrs. James McAllister; treasurer, Mrs. S. Rannie; Warden, Mrs. Ross Richardson; conductor, Mrs. Gar- field Broderick; Chaplain, Mrs. H. Faber; musician, Mrs. Harold• Bell; R.S.N.G., Mrs. S. Dougall; L.S.N.G., Mrs. George Walker; R.S.V.G., Mrs. A. E. McEwan; L.S.V.G., Mrs. L. Chapman; inner guardian, Mrs. Wesley Richardson; outer guard- ian, Mrs. T. Chuter. Miss Consitt, the retiring N.G., was presented with a gift. Luncheon was served. The schoolroom of the United Church was 'beautifully decorated with baskets of mums and Hal- lowe'en emblems on Thursday af- ternoon when the W.M.S. enter- tained the members of the Baby Band and their mothers, Mrs. R. A. Brook was in the chair. A var- ied program was presented, con- sist:ng of a piano solo by Charles Mickle; recitations by Gregory Spencer, Mary Scane, Jerry Drys- dale, Andy McLean, Bruce Horton and Bonny Nichols; vocal duet, Charles and Bobby Mickle. The story, "Hallowe'en Magic," was pre- sented by Mrs. Howard Sonne, cos- tumed as a witch. She was assist- ed by Mary Scane, Cathy Scane, Bobby Mickle and Jerry Drysdale in character costumes. The grad- uation class graduating from the Baby Band into the Mission Band included Gregory Spencer, Andy McLean, Larry Jones, Jerry Drys- dale, Bobby Mickle, Bruce Horton, Peggy Goddard, Billy Noakes, Car- olyn Smiilie and Bonny Nichols. Miss Florence Welsh accompanied at the piano during the exercises. Each child was presented with a favor, a cardboard pumpkin filled with candy. Mrs. T. J. Sherritt played soft music preceeding the meeting, and also accompanied for the hymns. Members of the W.M. S. served refreshments, being Mrs. Robert Cook, Mrs. Jack Drysdale, Mrs. Donald Joynt and Mrs. Wal- ter Spencer, The decorating com- mittee was Mrs. R. J. Drysdale' and Mrs. Dave_Kyle. The superintend- ent of the Baby Band is Mrs. R. J. Drysdale, assisted by Mrs. D. Kyle. - Announcing. THE OPENING OF Traquair's Repair Shop PHONE 192 HENSALL We are now open for business and offer Complete Service on all Motor Cars and Trucks WE SPECIALIZE IN BODY AND FENDER WORK AND PAINTING As Well As General Repairs On All Makes. We cordially solicit your Patronage and Guarantee Satisfaction ■ Jack Traquar ILENSALL Thee 1949 champion ;Canadian plowmen, who won all -expense - paid trips to the British Isles at the International Plowinig, Match held near Brantford recently, are shown above with their coach - manager. Left to right—Ronald K Marquis, 28, of R.R. 1, Sunder- land, Ont., horse plow class`gold ,medalist; Alex McKinney, Jr., of Brampton, Ont., coach-manager;oJames M,..Eccles, 30, also of Bramp- ton, tractor class gold medalist. The threemen will spend six -weeks competing and observing agricultural Methods in Great Britain as guests of Imperial Oil Ltd. The members of the overseas team rave much in common, for all live on. farms that have been in their families for three or four generations. All raise purebred cattle and look forward to visiting some of the famous herds in the British Isles. Mr. McKinney, the coach -manager, is a director of the Ontario Plowmen's Assooiation and will accompany the plowmen when they sail early next January. Hallowe'en Party Is Held At Winchelsea School A very interesting Hallowe'en party was held' at Winchelsea School on Friday evening with a ,food crowd in attendance and ev- ery child in costume. Prizes were awarded by. the judges, Mesdames Wm., Johns, Garnet Johns and Newton Clarke to pre-school afe children, Shirley Jacques, Frances Skinner, Marilyn Tate and Billie Armstrong; school children, hest Hallowe'en costume, Betty Anne Stephen; best couple, Grace Rout- ly and' Edward Hern; horse, Pearla and Elaine Hern; witch, Hazel Sperling; monkey, Fred Del,bridge. Other winners were Mary and Dalton Skinner, Bruce Delbridge and Floyd Cooper. Anniversary services were held in the United Church here Sunday with good weather and crowds in attendance. The morning service was taken, by Rev. Reba Hern, of Varna, and the evening service by Rev. P. A. Ferguson, of Hensal.l. Special music was given by the choir, and at the evening service the soloist was Allan Elston, of Centralia. Visitors in the village on Sun- day were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Routly and Muriel with Mr. and Mrs. W. Routly; Mr. and Mrs. Rus- sell King and Wbyne with Mr, and' Mrs. Harold Kerslake;- Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Roger, of St. Marys, with Mr. and Mrs.. Lloyd Johns; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morley, Whalen, with A. Pym. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stephen and Betty Anne visited with the former's mother, Mrs. Charles Stephen at John Heckm•an's home at Dashwood on Sunday. -Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bender, of Dashwood, visited' on Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kers- lake. Mr. and Mrs. James Grinney and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Frazer, of Motherwell, visited with Mr. and, M'rs. Wm. Johns on Sunday. growing now at Kew Gardens. This specimen is known to have been collected two hundred and thirty-seven years ago. This is the longest period of seed viability of which we are absolutely certain. "We do not know what deter- mines the ultimate length of life of seeds, or why there is any limit to their viability. So far, we only know that the toughest do not nor- mally germinate after two or three hundred years. Perhaps one of the most interesting tests which has been done on the length of life of seeds or spores was a little ex- periment I was able to carry out some years back, when Tutank- hamen's tomb was discovered. "It occurred to some of us that here we had a case of a tomb which had definitely not been opened for over three thousand years, so that we would have an opportunity of seeing whether bac- terial spores, which are highly re- sistant, or, indeed, any other form of life, ,had managed to' survive thirty centuries of dormancy. So, when the' inner chamber of the tomb, embodying the golden shrines round the royal sarcopha- gus, was opened, sterile swabs, which we had sent out from Eng- land', were wiped on the walls and on various objects in the chamber. "They were then sent home to us for bacteriological examination. In every case the contents proved to be sterile. Indeed, the same ap- plied to the various mould fungi and insects which were also found in the tomb: all were dead. The last spark of life had gone out some time during those three thousand years. "So the cold facts of science have shattered these two stories about 'mummy' wheat and disease - producing microbes living on in the tombs of the Pharaohs. It might have been more exciting had the wheat grain germinated to a living plant, dr the bacteriological spore to an active culture, but sci- ence recognizes only one kind of romance, that of truth. It was Thomas Ilpxley who said: "A tragedy is a beautiful theory kill- ed by a fact"; and, unfortunately, such tragedies have to happen every day in the world of science." Veneznella — Canada's principle source of crude petroleum — ac- counted for 4,425,256 barrels in January this year as compared to 1,909,723 in the corresponding mtinth list year... ti • KIPPEN Jack Peck and Alex McMurtrie joined a hunting party and are in search of deer in the vicinity, of Cobalt. Mr. John C. Doig, of the F.B.I., of the United States, was here from Detroit visiting his mother and sister, Janet, who celebrated her birthday on Monday, Oct. 31. Messrs. Campbell "Eyre, Lloyd McLean, W. J, F. Bell, Harry Cald- well, Emmerson Kyle and Stan Jackson made up a deer -hunting party and left on Saturday morning last to spend a week in the woods near Blind River. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Long mov- ed into their home the early part of last week. Mr. Long moved the house. from Wm. Caldwell's farm on the 2nd concession of Tucker - smith last fall, and a lot of repair- ing has taken place since to make it nice and comfortable. BRUCEFIELD Miss 'Eva Stackhouse is visiting at the home of her sister and fam- ily, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Neil, in Glencoe. Mr. Cam Henry, London, and miss Marg, Stewart, Toronto, were week -end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry. Miss Marion and Messrs. Jim and Ron Paterson, of London, visited at their home over the week -end. Mrs. A. Hohner is in Seaforth Hospital. Her friends hope for a speedy recovery. Miss Blanche Zapfe visited her aunt, Miss Marg, Aikenhead, in London over the week -end. She also attended the Varsity -Western rugby game on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Keyes at- tended anniversary services at Goshen Church on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson and family visited with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jarrott on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Orland Johnston and family visited in Listowel on Sunday. Death of Henry Dayman ,The death occurred at his home in Brucefield on Monday, Oct. 17, of Henry Dayman, in his 87th year, He had been in his usual health, but passed away in his sleep. The deceased was born on the 2nd con- cession of Tuckersmith, and was. married in Egmondville to his now bereaved wife who survives toge- ther with two sisters, Mrs. John Moore, Algoma, and Miss Mary J. Dayman, of Granton, and three brothers, Joe Dayman, Kippen; Thomas Dayman, London, and John Dayman, British Columbia. He followed the ' occupation of farmer all ,his life, coming to Brucefleld about five years ago. The funeral was held on Wednes- day, Oct. 19, at 2.30 p.m. from the Beattie Funeral Home, Clinton, with Rev. Wilson officiating. The pallbearers were Clifford, Ross and Donald Murray, and Herman, Cres- cent and Mervyn Dayman. Inter- ment was: in Baird's cemetery. Radio License Fees (By C. A. R. in the Winnipeg Free Press) There are 1,069,201 more Cana- dian households with radios than the licenses paid on. 2,057,799 radios up to March 31, 1949, according to figures of the radio division of transport and a household radio survey made by the Bureau of Statistics. 6 On the 'basis of an average col- lection of $2.46 per radio license, it means that the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation is failing to receive revenue, for radio licenses, of $2,619,542.45 per year. That is what is behind the sug- gestion made in the House that radio license fee collection be abolished, and operating deficits of the Ca.nadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation be paid out of the Federal general fund, provided by all tax- payers. 'rihe forthcoming annual report of the Catiaadlan. Broadcasting Cor- poration• will show the following number of license -paid radios in Canada for the last three fi:scai, 'hit rll?'g11 er��p. QP vie �toaage�.v+3 lx�Q� ,1bei�zt s 'Hese ,1nGl3 a! 110 toes beets, a2tabagas, if they aro :.g}o�4z; lbttpwglveytn:cOuraalgtaie m4Prad1WirI rot Crops,,te4falia% $i ., e0se nun °the tuU s or .mots wall. 1►.e muddy 4:114:400404,003r0, If the Coil is light ands well drained, fiax•• vesting Gan he deferred Until:later tts long . as con IWoua L eal Ptlr cropAfter hto ;eyuldbe well 'deed. 'bere going into storage. Vegetables *hick' ar'o. ivat dry; will 'heat •and rat wben placed in storage, For 'general Purpoaea these, vege- tables can be ,stored under the same conditions, says .W. Fergu- son, erguson, Division of Horticulture, "Cen- tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Potatoes will keep best at a tem- perature of 38 to 40 degrees F.. years, ending March 31, of each year: 1946.47 1,807,824 1947-48 ' 1,944,027 1948-49 . 2,057,799 Thus, according to radio license fees paid, the number increased by 136,203 between„ 194647 and 19477 48, and again by 113,752 between 1947-48 and 194849 fiscal years, end of March. The Bureau of Statistics sample survey conducted early this year, 1949, on the basis of accurate sci- entific sampling. of households with radios in rural areas, villages, small towns and big cities indicate a total number of 3,127,000 house- holds with radios instead of the 2,057,799 paid licensed radios in the firscal year 1948-49, a discrep- ancy of 1,069,201. Another feature of this radio lic- ense situation is that except for the fact that the Government col- lects the radio licenses with- out cost to the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation, the C.B.C. would have shown a net operating deficit of $341,691.72 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1948, instead of the net operating surplus it re- ported of $216,060.87. In that 1947-48 annual report, the C.B.C. showed receipt of license fees totalling $4,798.291.11. The report stated' this was an in- crease in license fees of $892.499.94 "due mainly"' to the amendment to the Canadian Broadcasting Act, ef- fective April 1, 1947, "whereby the gross amount of monies received each year from license fees is paid to the corporation." Previously, the Government de- ducted the cost of collection of the license fees and administration costs from the gross amount col- lected by the radio division of the department of transport. Now the department charges the cost to the general fund of Canada. On Page Z-55 of the Public Ac- counts' for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1948, the total cost of collection of radio licenses for that year is given by the radio division -us $570,505.55. That figure, there- fore, represents the increased rev- enue to the C.B.C. paid out of the general fund of Canada, as the cost of collecting licenses, Except for that extra revenue of $570,5055, the C.B.C. in the fiscal year 19 7-48 would have had, in- stead of the net operating surplus of $216,060.87 which it reported, an actual net operating deficit of $354,444.68. All the taxpayers of Canada contributed that $570,- 505.55. The cost of issuing these radio licenses. as stated by the radio division in the public accounts in- cludes: Salaries, $188,263.89, other pay -list items, 81,173.07; postage, $5,303.80; costs of collection, (in- cludes commissions to stores and canvassers), $326,695.25; printing and stationery, $28,800.29; rental of equipment, $13,566:50; sundries, $6,702.75. Based on the experience of the last two years, there will be a considerable increase in radio lic- enses issued in the fiscal year 1948- 49, and consequently the • cost of collections. But, according to the Bureau of Statistics sampling sur- vey, the licenses paid will still be only about two-thirds of the radios actually owned in households. • Lower temperatures w11 cause a! sweet flavor. The other veget414e4 mOUtioned. Will' keep better'IR. •a cooler Part of the sral•e., Feta - toes and rutabagasf should be put in slatted :bins which al•1ow'pleat1 of ventilation. The enter `leaves' and, roots should be removed from cabbage, The •heads., can then • lte stored in slatted Mita' :or on. shelves. Beets end Carrots will keep best if placed in dry sand or. mixed 'with alightly :moistened sphagnum moss. The moss should be watered lightly with a sprink- ler so that it feels damp to the :touch,_ but not wet enough to squeeze water froze it. It should. then be mixed thinly through the roots when they are being placed in the slatted bins and a thin lay- er spread on top. The mos's helps greatly `ioediiGit Ijlt, rpote', eQPr1n Belo' x'74' find t1e CJ.her vegetblsc shell as Oralone, kine, t'equua diff ere, .: Daloals ':altpuld trays or boxes ;ot axtexo or three layeas 4ae ?t ti of ventii"at ji .T`�y shore be 32 to 35 degrews 1tisrr dltiona; '.cAer pu}tte eho;�dr rbs dried bei`ore plspi#ig, iaYa tilt all soft or thlGk-neeketl uah� cardei> Squdash, pup;114 ps,,et0zt s1ieu1d+.., kept under .dry epnddtignj „a a temperature .Of 55' degrees They should not be _piled deepr but placed on 54ielves o-. rale where they 'will get plenty of fres air. aS YOUR CHANCE TO HEAR IN PERSON uinton . 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