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SEAFORTH, Friday, December 16
ft Looked Pretty Good
Frequently when the picture Looks
gloomy we have a tendency to write
off• , the individual or country con-
cerned. Such is the case today with
Great Britain, despite the fact she
has turned some pretty tight corn -pry
in the past.
An editorial in the Phil Ldelphia
Evening Bulletin, written just a hun-
dred years ago, saw a dark future
for Britain. At the time the contin-
ent was aflame with revolution, but
Britain stood aloof.
Under the title, "What Will Eng-
land Do?" the editorial pointed out
that "torn by conflicting factions,
beggared by former excesses, and in
hourly danger of revolutionary ex-
plosion within her own- bosom, she
does not dare, as of old, to tyrannize
over other nations, but is anxious
only to heal the wounds of her Lacer-
ated and bleeding body."
"Nor has the abolition of the corn
laws been as favorable to the manu-
facturers as was expected. English
statesmen confidently urged that the
free trade in breadstuffs would lead
to a reciprocity in manufactured
goods, and that, in consequence, the
consumption of the latter would be
greatly increased. Although the du-
ties on .English goods have been, as
was expected, reduced in the United
States, chiefly to reciprocate the re-
duction of the English duties on our
corn, the imports into this country
from Great Britain have not been as
great as the English statesmen hop-
ed. .
"In consequence of the large im-
portations of grain into England,
since 1846, the balance of trade has
turned fearfully against her. One of
her statistical writers has computed,
from official sources, that the excess
for. the last three years, has been
54,000;000 pounds sterling—a fright-
ful sum. Moreover, by crippling the
agriculturists, a large home market
for manufactures has been cut off,
and that, as we have,, seen, without
increasing materially the foreign
demand.
"The clear annual product of the
industry of Great Britain has fallen
off two-thirds. In addition, the state
burdens have increased, and the pro-
portion of paupers has risen from
one-tenth to one-seventh of the popu-
lation. With such her condition, how
can England venture on war! Her
statesmen see that to assume her old
attitude as arbiter of Europe is im-
possible, burdened as she -is with in-
creasing pauperism, and crippled by
such a terrible decline in her resourc-
es."
While many logical reasons were
advanced for the belief that Britain
was finished, it did not occur to the
commentator that, what in time
proved to be the fact, Britain was
about to embark on her greatest per-
iod of power, wealth and influence.
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Years in School Pap
Dividends
Some pretty sound advice was
handed out by Canada's Minister of
tabor, Hon.. Hilmphrey Mitchell,
when he said to the young people of
Canada: "Stay at school as long as
Yell can."
He advised the students: "You
,should not be too anxious to leave
whoa for employment at the ex-
enSe of rot , formal training and
duration ' You will, have to face the
r'eblenis of the working world soon
1V tnlater stated that there was
~lite relationship, between the
Ont, to'8eho6l and
lea taken
Cr++nxxllhe 1941 census reveal d that
during their most productive years,
workers,: with five to eight years
schooling earned an average of 42
per .cent more than those with only
one to four years in school. Similar-
ly, those who had completed nine to
twelve years schooling had average
earnings, 43 per cent higher than
those in the "five to eight years"
group. But the most striking revela-
tion was contained in the figures for
those who had completed 13 or more
years of schooling who recorded av-
erage earnings almost 50 per cent
higher than those in the "nine to 12
years" group—a powerful testimony
to the value in earning power of
those extra three or four years in
school.
Although, during the war and
since, there had been a strong de-
mand for trained workers in Canada,
resulting in a relatively open employ-
ment market for skilled men and wo-
men, the trend over the years had
been towards keener competition for
all skilled employment especially in
the top executive field. There was a
time when most people in Canada
were happy if they were allowed to
complete their primary school educa-
tion. Now a secondary school diplo-
ma was becoming, if it had not al -
\ready become, a minimum academic-
standard
cademicstandard for many jobs, and more
young people than ever before were
now attending universities. The con-
clusion was obvious to any young .
person who wished to do some ser-
ious thinking about it.
The Minister said he did not wish
to imply that young people should
educate and train themselves for
`white collar jobs' exclusively. The
desirability of this course had been
exaggerated to the point of being
harmful during the past two decades
in Canada. There were many today
who were tied to menial tasks at
desks who would have been happier
and more successful if they had not
listened to misinformed friends and
relatives who encouraged them to
think of 'a white collar job' as the
only type of job worth having.
There, were still great opportuni-
ties in Canada for careers of the type
which usually began with a man do-
ing hard physical work, but training
was a great advantage and a good
general education was a very desir-
able thing regardless of a man's em-
ployment, the Minister said.
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Town Planning Needed
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
Except for the zoning by-law
which was put into effect a decade
ago in this town, no further progress
has been made here in the regulation
of residential areas. It might be well
for the Stone Town to consider the
possibilities of town planning some
time in the future. If we are ever to
make residential building flourish in
our town it is almost impossible to
do so unless• houses can be built in
locations where the builders can be
reasonably certain that their invest-
ment will be safe.
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Pioneer Hospitality
(Elora Express)
The old farm home was not so
bright, for hydro was not installed
there. But the lamps shone gently
on some eighty or so people, gather-
ed in a friendly manner to say good-
bye to a neighbor and to mark the
occasion with gifts. The lamplight
was kind to the older ones and there
was no sense of being rushed and the
walls of that house and the rooms,
soon to be empty, had known the fin-
est type of hospitality which this
country has produced --the hospitaI-
ity of thepioneer.
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Recall Ship Disaster
(Fergus News -Record)
Memory went farther back to one
morning when the sister ship, the
Huronic, ran on a rock • in Lake
Superior duriiig a fog, We thought,
sleepily, that it had hit the end of the
pier in Port Arthur till we heard
screams out in the corridor. There
was a bit of panic, with people run-
ning around in their night clothes,
but it lasted only a few minutes. The
crew quickly got things under con-
trol. There were things about that
wreck which were not good, either„
including leaky lifeboats, but the
Antonio was fast on the sloping rock
and no lives. were lost.
tEADc
HE OHRISTM Aa 0'0 E"
Mrs. Phil baked her .Obristmas
cake yesterday!
Usually, it's baked sooner in the
year, but ,other matters, took up
her time, and the event was post-
poned. The other morning when I
came In from doing the chores,
and she had the old scribbler down
—the one with the recipes in it -
1 knew that the annual batting of
the Christmas cake was at hand.
She had the stub of a pencil in
Ler hand and she was writing on
the back of an envelope and jot-
: ing down figures and notations
and sort of mumbling to herself
"Peel . . . citron . . . orange
and •lemma . . . hmm! . raisins
the big ones with the seeds
... and currants ... and unsweet-
ened chocolate ... and what about
the molasses. (She was occupied
for a moment with that, and then
wrote something more down). Sug
r•, icing sugar, too . . ," Then at
ast she was finished and I was
uelegated to go down and do the
buying at Tim Murphy's store. Of
course, I had to caution him that
every- bit of it be fresh.
I made an excuse to stay in the
house. Soon the kitchen table was
Uttered with paper bags and flour
and such baking things. The
batter was stirred to just the pro-
per proportions, and the various
ingredients were accumulated from
inie to ,time. There was an occa-
sional pause, as she sampled the
batter . . . stood arms akimbo- , .
and then, nodding assent, battered
it harder than ever with the big
wooden spoon. The tins were
greased, and ready. A shining
round milk pan was greased well
on the inside with a bright bak-
ing powder can filled with shingle
nails •sitting in the very middle of
1. The batter is poured in and
smoothed out, and after a glance
to see that the oven is just hot
enough, with a slow -burning stick
in the firebox, the holy mixture is
reverently placed inside, • and the
oven door closed. All that remains
is to wait. You may notice that
as I •become absorbed in this sub-
ject, my but
slips from past to
•resent, but it's a subject dear to
my heart.
BY Harry Bey Q'
wild . horses couldn't,, • keep me
away whop it's time to take that
cake out of the oven, It's gingerly'
brought forth and turned over' a
waiting sheet of brown paper. The
tin is removed and then she care-
fully taps it with her fingers; evi,
.
dently to see whether there's a
hollow spot in it or not. After this
cursory examination, which I pre-
tend to be not watching, she looks
up triumphantly and I know that
it's a good one when she says:
"Dear me! I wish that my Christ-
mas cakes would turn out as good
as they used to!" Then it's my
turn to say: "Well, if you had
taken my advice and put the rum
in it, then you would have bad a
cake!"
"Go along with you, Phil;' she
declares emphatically. "I did put
a wee spot of brandy in it, but
there's no rum going in my Christ-
mas cakes. I. don't want that
young one to he getting the taste
of it, and maybe having a liking
for the vile stuff."
And I just smile and wonder in-
side me, whether there would be a
difference between rum and .bran-
dy.
The Christmas cake is a family
institution down here on the Ninth
Concession. From now until
Christmas time, every place you
stop at, there is always a piece of
Christmas cake produced, and you
munch at it and look pleased and
say: "My, that's good Christmas
cake!" And the woman of the
house beams. And with rare ex-
ception It is good. No matter how
poorly a woman may be at cook-
ing, she always seems to Mix a
good batter for a Christmas cake,
There's a friendly sort of atmos-
phere where a Christmas cake is
concerned, It's more or less of a
harbinger of the season to come,
and with a spot of apple jack,
there's nothing more hospitable in
my opinion. It's wrapped in a
damp dishcloth (a clean one) and
a woman is mighty glad when the
opportunity comes along to hand
it out. In fact, down at the grist
mill you'll' often hear the men re-
mark of ,how many pieces of
Christmas cake they've had. It's a
poor year when you get below ten.
Just A Smile Or Two
In a city office the following en-
iouraging notice to ambitious young
employees is on view:
"Work hard for eight hours a
day and don't worry; then in time
you may become a boss and work
eighteen hours a day and have all
the worry."
"What's the matter, Mary?"
"I've got rheumatism in my
muscles."
"You ought to visit a masseur."
. "What's that?"
"A man who pinches you all ov-
er."
"Oh, you mean a Marine!" ,
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Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm News
Farm Poultry Show Slight Change Consumer Service, Dominion De -
There was little change in the partment of.? Agriculture, recom-
total number of domestic fowl, tur- mend.
keys; geese and ducks on farms in Wash half turkey and dry
Canada at June 1, 1,9 49,,,ompared thoroughly. Sprinkle cavity with
with the figures a•ttAe same date salt. Tie leg to tail• Skewer
in 1948, according to a report, of wing 'flat against breast. Fasten
the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
skin to breast meat along keel
Increases in five provinces ranged bone. Trim double thickness of
from 0.4 to 23.4 per cent, while , waxed paper to the approximate
there were decreases in four size and shape of cut surface of
provinces. bird and place on a rack in roaster,
Total domestic fowl—hens, cocks Mound the dressing on the waxed
and chickens—for all Canada at paper to fit cavity of bird. Place
June 1, 1949, were 0.9 per cent less half turkey on top of dressing.
than at June last year. The Mari- Completely cover bird with cheese
times and Quebec showed increas- cloth dipped in melted fat and
es, but the Prairies and British , roast. TJse uncovered roaster, Add
Columbia all indicated decreases.
Layers decreased in all provinces
in comparison with both June and
December surveys of 1948, the ov-
erall Canada decrease being 14.9
per cent from June, 1948, and 28.7
per cent from December, 1948.
The total for Canada of pullets,
cocks and cockerels, and chicks
under six weeks old on farms
June 1, 1949, was 7.5 per cent
greater than last ,.year, although,
there were provincial variations.
Owing to earlier chick production
in 1949, the increasewas almost
all in pullets and cockerels, the
chicks under six weeks old on June
1st advancing only 0.5 per cent.
Every province reported increas-
es in turkeys, the average over
June, 1948, for the country being
30 per cent. Geese increased in
numbers over' a year ago by 15.2
per cent for the whole of Canada,
though there was a decline in Sas-
katchewan, There was an increase
of 10.5 per cent In ducks, despite
decreases in New Brunswick, Que-
bec and Ontario.
no water, if cheesecloth becomes
dry, re -moisten with drippings from
pan or with additional melted fat.
In 1948 Canada supplied, over 75
per cent of all the wheat and flour
and over 60 per cent of the bacon
imported by the United Kingdom.
Black Wart Potato Disease
Sounding a warning that our 100
million dollar potato growing in-
dustry is threatened if the deadly
Black Wart or Canker disease is
permitted entry from'. Newfound-
land, W. N. Keenan, Chie, Plant
Protection Division, Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture, Ottawa,
draws attention to the regulations
under the Destructive Inset and
Pest Act, administered by his Divi-
sion, -preventing the movement of
potatoes from the new province of
Newfoundland to any other prov-
ince of Canada.
Describing it as one of the most
destructive diseases attacking the
potato crop, Mr. Keenan states
Half a Turkey May Be Enough that it is quite serious in certain
To many Canadians a Christmas sections of Newfoundland where it
dinner without a turkey would has been present &ince 1909. For-
tunately no outbreaks have ever
all. The principal course in the occurred in Canada and when New -
first festal meal of the Pilgrim foundland joined Confederation on
Fathers—over 300 years ago—was April 1, immediate steps were tak-
turkey, and since that time the en by the Plant Protection Divi -
bird has been glorified, and worth- sio nofficials to amendthe regula-
rly so, by epicures throughout the tions In order to continue the 39 -
world; while in the United States year prohibition of the movement
and Canada it has been an almost of potatoes from, that new province
sacriflcial place upon all occasions to the other provinces of Canada or
for national thanksgiving, elsewhere. Moreover, Mr, Keenan
But Christmas dinner parties are paints out that a penalty is pro -
often smaller now and that turkey ,vided under the Destructive insect
which Dickens. depicted in the and Pest Act for any 'contravention
Christmas Carel might be overlarge of any of the provisions of this
for the average modern electric Aet or regulations thereunder,
stove. For "It was a turkey! He For the past 50 years or more in
never could have stood upon his Europe the Black Wart disease las
legs that bird. Re would) have proved to be even more than a
snapped 'em short Off in a minute, neadaehe to potaite growers and of
lilts sticks of sealing -wax.'' fiCialsthere—it has developed into
Marketing, though, has progress- a maiignatit: "canker" in truth,
ed since Dickens' time aadf :the 'etriltilig at the prosperity 01 the
problem of the too -large turkey` tail potato .growing industry. 1n Britain
be solver( by buying half a turkey, aad elsewhere losses have been re -
Meat stores carry them and •they ducted Materially by the •introduc-
are pradtld lly ready for the eves!,. tint, of Varieties ifrirnune or 111'40'Now 'to cook /them.W Well, this~ Is kesietatlt td ,the disease.
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The. H.urenFr:xPeeitor of Twain-,
ty-five • And. Fifty Years 14,go.:
From The Huron Expositor
December 19, 1924
The boxat
social S.S. No. 7,
Tuckersmith, was a decided sue -
cess, the •sum of $57 being raised
by the selling of boxes. Mr. Geo.
Cameron was' chairman. For danc-
ing .the Boyce orchestra furnished
the music.
Mr. John L. Kerr, of McKillop,
has sold the Ritchie Common farm
of 100 acres on the 2nd concessiop
to Ddwin Hunt & Son.
If . the blizzard on Sunday last
was an advance sample, we are in
for a real old-time winter.
Mr,, and Mrs. Dan Shanahan left
on Monday for St. Petersburg, Fla„
where they will spend the winter.
Under the head of "Noted West
ern Ontario Women," reference
was made concerning Miss Mary
Cowan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James Cowan, of town. It stated
that she had won the Beit Fellow-
ship Award in '1921. It is open to
the British Medical profession. Last
summer she returned from Eng-
land, broadened and enriched from
her studies there, ready for fresh
fields to conquer, and is now en-
gaged in research work with the
Sick Children' Hsospital in Toron-
to.
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,From The Huron Expositor
December 15, 1899
On Thursday evening last a very
pleasant event took place at the
esidence of Mr. Donald Urquhart,
I•iensell, It was the occasion of a
comr.limentary dinner for Charles
Herring.
Mr. Nelson Contine, of St. Jos-
eph returned last Saturday from
Montreal with a large party of gen-
tlemen -from that city and Quebec.
There were barristers, doctors,
hotelkeepers, merchants, members
nI parliament and among them a
Mr. Valley, of the Queen's Hotel,
Montreal, who is now proprietor of
the mammoth block.
Mr. B. 13. Gunn has leased the
store formerly occupied by Mr,
George Baldwin and is having it
fitted up for groceries and intends
movnrg his grocery stock to it.
Mr. Thos. O'Hara, of the 8th con-
cession of McKillop, recently sold
to Wm, Doherty, Clinton, a fine 2-.
year-old. colt for which he receiv-
ed $165.
Presented With Gift
IVtr. and Mrs. Albert \redden ;were
pleasantly surprised recently when
Mrs. Wesley Vodden, Mrs. Neville
Forbes and, Mrs, Wsn, Lovett Call.
ed on them and presented thena
with a trilight lamp from the Sum,
merhill community. Mr. and Mrs..
Vodden had been residents of the
Summerhill community for twenty
years, and •this gift is deeply ap-
preciated,—Blyth Standard:
Girl Struck By Car
June Letherland, twelve -year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
i.etherland, of the Auburn -Blyth
Road, suffered painful injuries
when struoh by a car. She was rid-
ing in 0 trailer drawn by a tractor
driven by Harold McClinchey- Har-
old had stopped to let a car pass
before turning in his home, when
June jumped off into the path of
the car driven by M. Colson, Blyth.
—Clinton News -Record,
Sorority Sends Gifts
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The girls. of Beta Sigma Phi
have been busy this• week packing
a iayely"V toyo'and eiothing,'
Elea 10,1 Or a Christtq,ag Present
Aar .a .€,'roup"',of uteec'iy children'
Northern Ontario. Mother box of
''fraa,it a1101 eancly js to 'b0 *s.ent ta'
the ome in l' t t
lI C iu on, in ,has ,way+•
the girls' are .trying to•bring .a°little
cheer to these who otherwise'
might not have •a very happy
Christmas. Exeter Times -Advo.
cate.
Entertained Before Leaving Town-
Mrs.
ownMrs. Louise Porter entertained
on Thursday night of last week in
honor of Mrs. C. Borho, who, with
her husband, leaves Brussels this
week to live in Wingham, A group
of her friends spent a delightful so-
Cial evening /with Lois during the
course of which the guest of honor
was presented with crystal sher-
bets in the cornflower patterns..
The gift was presented by Mrs..
Porter while the address was reads
by Mrs. Allan McCall. "For She's.
a Jolly Good Fellow" was sting in:
a hearty expression of the sincere
feelings of those who were present.
Bxussele Post.
EvERY1rnIWS Bismnss
bir
Iiave you any hidden talents?
Too often people identify talent
with ability to sing, play an in-
sstrument, act or draw. Actually,
any special gift or aptitude may
rightly be regarded as a talent —
and should be developed.
The ability to make friends eas-
ily, for instance, is one of the most
valuable of all talents. You may
have more of this gift than you
think. If so, a little more self-con-
Sdence can work wonders in bring-
ing that ability to the surface.
Organizing ability is another
important gift that perhaps you
possess but haven't yet exploited.
Think back. Have you ever suc-
cessfully planned and executed any
undertaking—even a social event?
If so, you have a gift which, turned
to other uses, can bring big re-
wards. (Most big jobs are held by
expert organizers!)
Similarly a host of other latent
talents—such as inventiveness, sym-
pathetic understanding of people,.
observation, economizing, remem-
bering detail — are distributed,
widely among all of us.
Check over your stock of talents. -
If you cultivate them and apply
them to new uses you will be re-
warded in many ways.
The life insurance representative
has a talent for analyzing people's
problems of providing financial
security for the future. Thus the
plans he recommends invariablr
meet their needs`satisfactorily.
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DECEMBER is here and with it lurks the "common cold"! Ontario citizens
are reminded now of a few simple helpful rules safeguard their
health, and that of others.
Prevention of the connmon cold is the responsibility of all, and if ev yone.
plays his part much unnecessary illness, expense and discomfort may be a ided.
With the holiday season looming ahead; when so much happiness depends on
everyone feeling fit, why run the risk of "catching cold"—or letting members
'of your family face that danger ?
In the interest of parents and fatmilies, the Ontario Department of Health
recommends every Ontario citizen to study'the common sense precautions
suggested below and act upon them.
Five Simple precautions
Take plenty of rest. Avoid becoming
unduly tired. Endeavour to follow'a
well-balanced diet
tt�Avoid becoming wet, chilled or over-
e heated. If clothing becomes wet, it
, should be changed as quickly as
possible:
3If a cold overtakes you, go to bed'
• until it improves. If it does not clear
up rapidly, do not hesitate` to seek
medical advice.
Be thoughtful of others; If suffering
6orn a cold, do not spread germ4 b-
coughing or sneezing openly
Avoid crowds as far as possible..
No one wants to be ":laid . up •'. with a cold ; i, is
especially at this holiday time .of year: By following
these five' corainoa-alense precautions you cab help
yourself and others enjoy a happy, healthy holiday : a a
free from'the seasonal misery of'the voctmitioir col"
DEPARIMINT. .OALT IA
FOR THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
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