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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1950-01-06, Page 2S` is i4 i • TO.: , LSITO''1 Established 1860 A. "'Y'. McLean, Editor Published at.Seaforth, Ontario, ev- Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros, Member of Canadian , Weekly Newspapers' Association. Subscription rates, $2.00 a year in advance; foreign $2.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Authorized as .Second.Class Mail Poet Office Department, Ottawa SE4.FORTH, Friday, January 6,1950 Community Centres and Living Speaking in Zurich Friday even- ing on the occasion of the opening of : - the `Babe' Siebert Memorial Arena and Community Hall; Dr. E. G. Pleva, of the University of 'Western On- tario, drew attention to :the place the community centre would occupy in the community. It would, he said, - becomee_the centre around which the life of. the community would -revolve. "With- it," he told the audience, "you are on the way to the solution of one of our most important social prob- 'Ierns—how to live together." Dr. Pleva is well known through- out Ontario as the University's auth ority on planning. -It is he who has been responsible for the carrying out,° of surveys of a number of centres in this area. In the erection of the Zurict, Centre, he played a' major part In pointing out how the activi- ties and interests of the rural dis- tricts surrounding the village, and those of the citizens of the village' its,( self, could be integrated to make pos Nsible a better community. With the increase in the number ° of arenas and community centres' in the •smaller towns . and villages throughout Ontarfio, it becomes in- creasingly important that the place the centre is to occupy in the com- munity is determined. It must be made plain that it is `neither just an arena for hockey, or just a dance hall, or just space for meetings. It is all of these things, but in its operation it is well that care be taken to en- sure the proper relationship of one to the other is maintained. In other words, that its activities properly re- flect the activities of all the com nun- ity-=town and 'country, men and *o- men, Jmys .and girls, sports and cul- ture groups. If the long-term view is taken, community centres will go a long way, as Dr. Pelva said, to indicate to - communities how they may better live together. • Women and Municipal Affairsa For some reason or other few wo- men participate in municipal affairs. There have been occasions, of course, when women have consented to con- test an office and on being elected have done an excellent .job. By and large, however, there has been a hesitancy on, their part to take part in municipal elections. We can't recall, for instance, any woman who has contested a municipal office in this area; with the exception of Mrs, Louis Looby, of Dublin; who for a number of years has served as a member of the village trustee board. - But according to the Dutton Ad- vance, there has been a change in the trend this year. The Advance says: "Commencing next week, more wo= men than ever" will assume public office throughout • this country. In ]recent elections, a large number of the fair sex were candidates for coui cil,-boards of education and oth- er municipal opo itions, and- a. good 'i:n'any . of them Were successful. _One Se close athome was that of Mrs. rold Gowan; who was elected to the board of School Area No. 1 by acclamation. In accepting the nom- ination, Mrs. Gowan stated that she hoped her action wouldlead to more .Women taking greater interest in ttnicipal life and accepting office." seems 'reasonable that women eA'a'ld make, a •major contribution to hey common ty in which they are `es enta. •if they. ;a r tilPated- to a yyy -. d ter .4 An h n�u i ; . � � al .r. rw; •: c, 1 . xp a,Ct1'Vi- elf 3ulfn hity, -In. the field e`a io rtic"� .. tt a�1' � y�tliey- would contribute ute in a Sub - a1;', t use:ofi n' do 7h s1 d1 .�, e ai l� i9 �'l �, their homes, in respect of their own chi4dren. True, there do arise prob- lems that height normally be'outside the feminine sphere, but even in con- nection with these there ' could be made 'a contribution that could be most effective. Whatever the reason, for the hesi- .taneY in the.past, perhaps 110W their attitude has changed and in the fu- ture, as the Advance suggests, there will be greater numbers of women taking part in municipal activities. • Farm Loan Board The extent to which. Canadian farmers have 'benefitted by the sej- vices made available by the Canadian Farm Loan Board is emphasized by the recent publication of the Board's annual report. The report, whieh is for the fiscal year ending Iast March 31; shows that loans were approved during the year totalling nearly $5 millions. This was an increase of 42 per'°cent over the ,previous year and it repre- sented the largest amount of busi- 3' ness done by the board in 12 years. Sinceit was formed, ove,r'0 years ago,"the Board has lent•farmers $65 millions. These loans have been made first mortgages and in cer- tain .. es on second mortgages. The erest rate is 414% on, first mort- • gages and 5% on .second mortgages andthe loans may -be repaid over a ' period up. to 25 years. T ' Board's , current investment in°farm mortgag- es is $24 millions. Loans are made, generally to a niaxiinum of $5,090 to enable farm- ers to pay debts,buy livestock, equip w meant and land and to construct or repair buildings. A few years ago, loans were ex- tensively used by farmers to pay ac cumulated debts. But with the im- • provement in farmers' finances, this type of loan has been mainly super- seded by those for the purchase• of land,. buildings and equipment. An indication of the high state of solvency of today's farmers is seen in•the fact that interest arrears at March 31 amounted to only slightly more than one-fifth of one per cent of principal outstanding. This per- centage is the lowest in the' Board's history. • - s A NEW ERA? (The London Free Press) <.. The Rural Life Conference, spon- sored by the University of Western Ontario, is giving speakers an, op- portunity to give non-political views on subjects of current interest to farmers. An interesting example was the address of Robert McCubbin, P., parliamentary assistant toii,N on. James G. Gardiner, the federal minister of agriculture. One wonders if Mr. McCubbin would have made just the same type of speech to a political gathering. He advocated the Government getting out of the job of marketing farm pro- ducts, and was particularly critical of the continuance of the contract system which ties up producers -with a ' particular. market. Certainly the results of this policy at the present - time are hardly encouraging: VIr: McCubbin would turn the job of mar • keting to the boards. . , Would farmers be able to sell their products to better "advantage with- out Government aid except in the matter of boards? This is a big ques- , tion. Certainly there could be more flexibility in marketing. But the b'as- -ic difficulty. of exchange would still remain. To be sure the United States - has proved a good market for Cana- dian beef and -poultry. But with huge ' farm surpluses' :piling up as a result Of subsidies will the 'Americans con- tinue • to take increasing amounts of '• Canadian produce, particularly if it competes directly with their own? There isno doubt that Canadian farmers would be well advised to prepare to cut costs as Much as pos- ' sible in order to enter a world market which is becoming competitive. Wor is there much c doubth t t a the British, t sh traditionally keen traders, will en `°deavor to buy where they can secure the most for their money. .. The most valuable part of Mr. p -Mc- Cubbin s speech h $ e C is the reminder er that the power of governments :is limited, and that. n''the long run the ability Of Canadian .farmersto market goods • abroad. depends on their. own efici- n 0as a lesson Which- mast so.eihow and ometime be learned. • •. Just A S nile Or Two He: "You kno*,-if you worry aboutevery little thing, it's bound to affect your health." . She: "Yes, I know, • That's one of the things I worry about." - • "You say you go to market at six o'clock every morning?", "Yes," answered •the 'very prud- ent man. "i buy early. Every now_ and then you get ypjx meat and vegetables before news reaehes the dealers that the price has been increased." • I think• he's a vegetarian " "Nonsensel He's a colored man." "Well, can't a colored 'rp;atl ,he a vegetarian? ,That isn't impossible." "No, but it's improbable:' Chiclt, en, isn't a vegetable, you know,"' • Applicant: "Yes, madam,'I wish to secure board, but I must inform you that I em a vegetarian, mad- am." Mrs. Slimdiet: "Oh, that will' be all right. You will not be'expect- ed to eat the meat. None of the others ever do!" "Do youthink I ought to attempt to reply to those charges?" asked the candidate for office. "Well, that depends on circum- stances,+' answered the iiblitician. "If they are false, you certainly ought to reply, but if there is any- thing of truth in them, of course it would be beneath your dignity to, notice them." • Mrs, Naybor: "Well, what did your husband. say? Is he going to give you the dress?" ° Mra...Nearbye: "How did you brow I:had asked him?" Mrs. Naybor: • "I couldn't help noticing the bad humor he was in when he started to work this morn- ing." • Mrs. De Mover: "Good gracious! This is the noisiest neighborhood I ever got into. Just hear those chil- dren screech!" Maid:. "They're your own chil- dren, mum." . Mrs. De Mover: "Are they? How the little darlings are enjoying themselves!" Huron Federation of Agriculture Farm News Flies and Beetles Can Do Good Australia, through the Common- wealth Agricultural Bureau, Ot- tawd, is buying $2,000 worth of flies to ,combat the green bug Nezara viridula which is destroy- ing vegetables and fruits in Aus- tralia. The flies, Trichopoda pen- nipes, will be collected in Florida where they are used 'to .control green bug, and will be flown to Australia. But this is not a one-way ar- rangement, for at the same time that she is importing flies, from Florida to control' insects, Austra- lia is exporting beetles to Califor-• nia to help control a weed there. This season one million tiny Chry- somela beetles have •been sent by air to California to eradicate 700,- 000 acres badly infested with the weed, St. John's Wort., The original 1,300 adult Chry- somela beetles introduced into Victoria in 1934 from Britain and the south of France to combat St. John's Wort in Australia have multiplied to suet 'an extent, that during the foul- past .'years six million of them have heen egllect- ed in Victoria for re -distribution to other Australian States. "Pownall Pabst Jane," a Cana- dian Holstein -Friesian cow that lieded over 9,000 pounds of 4.5 per cent butterfat on first lactation, topped the sale of purebred attest- ed British Friesian cattle at £525 recently. A daughter of this cow sold for £378, and an 11-rnonths- old son of an imported Canadian Holstein -Friesian drew the best price at £325 in the sale section of the recent show. Seed Potatoes Go To Uruguay Carrying a full cargo of Canadian certified seed potatoes composed of 100,000 crates of Katandins and 15;009 bags of Pontiacs, the M/V, Tacoma left Saint John, N.B., ree cently for Uruguay. The cargo, supplied by leading New Brunswick growers and representing 280 cars of potatoes, was inspected before loading by members of the Official Seed Service of Uruguay as well as by officials from the, Canadian Department of Agriculture; Divi- sion of Plant Protection, Saint John. Canadian certified seed potatoes grown in New Brunswick have proved to' be highly satisfactory, to growers in Uruguay. Until the in- troduction of the Pontiac variety, the Katandin was favored by grow- ers there, but at, the present time the growers in that part of South America show a preference for the Pontiac variety. Under their con- ditions, the Pontiac is more bl:ght- resistant -than the Katandin, and gives a better yield of higher qual- ity tubers under dry conditions, Uruguayan growers also show a preference for small -sized seed, which runs feqta 1% to 3 -ounces. In tennis of bushels, the total consignment of certified seed pota- toes from New Brunswick to Uruguay in 1949 shows 66,678 bushels of the Pontiac variety and 217,500 busheis of Katandins—a - total of 284,178 bushels, which is the largest shipment to go to Uruguay in any one year frorie this province. The United Kingdom has, just finished harvesting one of its big- gest apple crops, estimated at 470.- 000 70:000 tons•, • or approximately 26.3 million bushels, The ten year av- erage from 1939 to 1948 was 329,- 000 tons, or 18.4 ;million bushels, F.A.O. Head Speaks on Food Gaps "Today the world Is still fared with the age-old problem of bridg- ing the gap between the well-fed and the ill -fed people of many lands, and; I do not believe that this insane paradox of surplus amid hunger can ,be solved er eept through internationalaction," said Norrie E. Dodd, Director -General, Food and Agrieulture'Organization of the United Nations •speaking at a supper meeting of the Agricul- tural Institute u I t to ofane C da at Hull, Quebec, recently. Reminding his large audience of agricultural scientists,. farmers anal. Dtavineial delegates from Baas -t: to coast attending. the Demirilon- Provindial Agrieitltural t onfereftde In nearby Otta,Wre that the 1'.L,;b. Wag bo xn on 'Cahalan a n sol ' a;t illie,bee In 1945, Mr. Dodd MPhil: the leadership being taken in F.A.O. activities by outstanding Canadian scientists. He said that there is no 'real and lasting an- swer to the world's food problem withotit'a long-term program of in- creasing the efficiency of food pro- ducers in all the countries of the world and he told something of what was being done in 'some of fifty projects where F.A.O. is re'ddY to provide technical assistance. The P.A.O. Director -General de- scribed bow e-scribed"-how the action of his or- ganization was assiefing in the control of rinderpest, a . deadly age-old cattle disease, thus increas- ing the production efficiegcy in the Far East; how the F.A.O. is help- ing to mobilize plant breeders in a concerted attack on some of the mdst"urgent rice -improvement prob- lems', and several other projects in- volving soil conservation, reforesta- tion and the possibilities of devel- oping, fish production in small in- land bodies -of water. In his concluding remarks, Mr. Dodd emphasized the fact that for every one of use that is 'well' fed, there is another whose prayer for daily bread is scantily answered, or to whom bread is denied, Canadian Cheese on_ British Market The trade in the United Kingdom speak highly of Canadian, cheese but say that continuity of suppls is 'Meet important. This was on of the main observations ' of Dr H, A. Derby, Chief of the Heir Products Marketing Section, Dom Inion Department of Agriculture after visiting distributing centre in the United Kingdom this sum mer, ''here cheese from Canada New Zealand, Australia and th United States were stored. • That the breakages of boxes i a matter of serious concern to th Canadian cheese trade, ,Dr. Derb found from actual inspection. Th heading in •boxes also needs atten tion, as many were seen which were very rough in finish. and showing bark. Steps have ahead been aken by the Department t enforce the regulations under th Dairy Industry Act, under whit the veneer 'in cheese boxes mus be not less than one-fifth of a inch in thickness, and next seaso all cheese for export will requir double wiring. heardFrequent complaint was heard that Canadian cheese are too heavy—some weighing as much a 112 pouifds. The United Kingdo 'trade does not want cheese weigh ing over 90• pounds. and wout prefer them around 85 pounds fo easier handling. Another complain is that the cheese is too large fo the box, and so lacks ventilation resultin in excessive mould growth, 'dampness and poor rind formation. Many Canadian cheese examined, boxed as described, were spongy when pressed with the thumb, in contrast to New Zea- land cheese in the open crate, which while showing slight .mould was very firm and dry. Again, with bhe cheese so tight .fitting, it is im�poseible to remove the box without breakage. Particularly is this so, when the cheese are high- er than the box and the cheese is squashed from piling.. ,1'be trade feel, and rightly so,'t-hat the top of the cheese should_be below the top of the side of the box, so that when the cheese are turned the ends will be ventilated: Ani examinattbn of the cheese for quality found that the original grade was well maintained on flavour. Some complaint of defects, presumably from heating, weie re- ceived and these are being studied with a view to eliminating this cause. A bitterness in flavor was also reported. Canadian, cheese ,bas 'built vviea favorable reputation on an estab- lished market, a market which may well 'be expected to take more Canadian cheese in future years if price and 'quality are right, and continuity of supply can be assur- ed. e Y s e s e y e y e e h n n e s m d r r * AZ aF In the first nine months of 1949, Canadians smoked 12,427,875,000 eigar°ettes. This was 917 cigarettes, or 45.9 'packages of twenty cigar- ettes for reach man, woman. an and Citi' . d n the Deminion. During the same period; Canadians amain- ed 1,56,380,000' cigars, . or 11.5 Per 'capita, , Potato Officiate Attend Meeting•' Three Canadianrovinwea and 15i1 p (Continued ort Page 7) 1 Years Agone a, • Interesting items Picked From Tine Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five anti Fifty Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 9, 1925 Tuckersmith cogncil elections re- sulted as fellow's: Reeve, Roland Kennedy; Councillors, R. P, Wat- son, M. Clark, J. T. Eigie, J. G. Crich. McKillop results were: Reeve, F: J. McQuaid (acct.); Councillors, • John Dodds, Bruce Medd, Ed. Horan and Dan Regele. • Mrs. J. H. Scott, Constance, is now in Seaforth Hospital suffering from the effects of a rifle bullet, which in some manner waw dis- charged from a rifle as she took, the clothes from a table. We;;ex- pent to _see her out again soon. MT. Wm. Decker, of Zurich, .• sold his well'kuown show team of gen- eral purpose 'greys to , Mr. John Scott, of Milton. Duff's Church, Walton, voted on Church Union wthich resulted in ,i large majority in favor of union.. Mr. Murray Tyndall has return- ed to .Detroit aft • ending the holidays with his' te, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 1`ynd m Tucker - smith. Miss Frances Winter returned to Toronto on Monday to resume her studies at the Toronto Conserva- tory of Music and the Continental School of Dramatic Art. Mr. C. C. Hunt and Miss Evelyn Miller, of London, were here last week attending the Hunt-Elgie wed- ding on New Year's Day. Misses Marion and Grape Sear - lett, Winthrop. • entertained the young folks to a social evening last week. • • Mr. Nelson Govenlock, of Win= throp, has registered to play on the Goderich intermediate hockey team. The vote, 'on Church Union at Winthrop has been taken at Cavan Church with 74 for and 32 against. Thomas Johnstdne lifted the L•yous' trophy from W. E. South- gate, who held if against all com- ers the greater part of last season and for two games this year. The game was played 'Monday ' after- noon, the rinks }being T. S., Smith, W. Thompson, Ross Sproat and T. Johnstone, skip; C. Stewart, Geo. Bethune, R. E. Bright and W. E. Southgate, skip, and t e score was 19-8. It was a noble victory. Mr. Russell H. Sproat, who has been in poor health for some time, underwent an operation , at his home on Tuesday. His many friends will be glad to'know he is making a satisfactory. recovery. Mr. Gardner, who has been as- sisting in the Sterling Bank at Bayfield, ,has been transferred to Courtright. Mr. McCloy, of `Vater ford, will take his place. ' • From The Huron Expositor January 5, 1900 The municipal elections in M'e- Kiliop, Seaforth and Tuckersmith resulted as follows: McKiilep— Reeve, James Lockhart; council- lors, Alex Gardiner, John G. Grieve, James O'Loughlin, Archibald Mc- Gregor. Seatorth—Mayor,' John A. Wilson; councillors, M. (Y. Mcllean, James Beattie, Alex Davidson, Noble Cluff, James Gillespie, A. P. Joynt. Tuckersmith—Reeve, Peter McKay; , councillors, Wm. Chap- man, Sr.; Wm. Eigie, Henry Hor- ton,. James Gemmell. . Mr. -Eggert, of the 9th conces- sion of McKillop, was firing a grand salute on New Year's morn- ing with'a shotgun, when the piece exploded, breaking his rano. He will remember New Year's. Mr. and, Mrs. D. D. Wilson, of town, intend taking.a trip to- the Old Country.,, He will go on busi- ness, white she will visit relatives and friends, The following parties were tick- eted to distant parts this week by Mr.'R. J. -McDonald, C.P.R. agent: Mr. and Mrs. John Moore to Sault Ste. Marie, and Miss Annie Waugh to Graham, Ont. - The telephone ,business is in- creasing rapidly in town. During .the past tWo weeks six new phones have been placed as follows: R. Bell, at the Foundry; John Bell at the' laundry; William Pickard, at leis store; W. H. Willis, at his store; Pat Keating; at .the lumber yard and at the skating rink. - Mr. William Laurie, of Hullett: is busily engaged drawing material for the purpose of raising and put- ting a stone foundation under his barn. Mr. C. Dale, Hullett, has sold his heavy draft team to Mr. J. McMann of Seaforth for $400. Hensall Council for the year n900 will be as follows: Reeve, G. F. Arnold; Councillors,' F. Smalla- combe, John 'Scott, W. J. Miller and Jas. Beverly. " The first horse fair for the sea- son was held in Seaforth on Wed- n'es`day. There was a large crowd of buyers and a large number of horses. 11he following well known buyers from' a distance were pre- sent: Hay, Listowel; McLean, Goderich;. Casten & McTavish, of Stratford; Honey, .Mitchell; Re- cord, Montreal. Mr. Robert McCartney, of Moose Jaw, 'N.W.T., arrived here Monday night on his way tp. Brucefieid, where he intends to spend the win- ter. , "I've just arrived' at a certain place but I can'1 t'tel you where," the soldier write his folks at home. "However, I can, tell you this much =I just shot a Polar Bear,',.' "I've been. transferred. from where I ,was when I last wrote ran"he e said in has recon letter,: "I still can't tell you where I ,am lint- I hist $inced' 'with: a Eula ' "I `still e'a 't till' you ti'5iere I Am,, said the third +letter•,. but t Can tell you for sure . •. , iC 1 lied. danced with. the talar Bear 'arid Shot the 111110,"daixcrer. I Wouldn„1 t be ;inhere Seen in the :County' P Farm Sold • Mr. and Mrs. William Carter have purchased Mr. James Blatchey's farm in East '4awanosh, and get possession April 1.—Blyth Stand- ard. Returns After Long Absence Mr. Richard Mulholland, brother of Messrs. Henry and Sam Mulhol- land, who has been absent in the West for thirty-six years, is back here visiting and renewing old ac- quaintances. He is located at Bearberry, Alberta.'—Mitchell Ad- vocate. • Vic Lutman Wins Four Firsts Vic Lotman, a former teeter race horseman and 'hockey player, stole the show Wednesday at the race track in Dufferin Park, Toron- to. He -drove 'home four winners, a place and. two shows, during the afternoon. .A horse owned by his wife and trained by him won an- other first place.—Exeter Times -Ad vocate. Bride -Elect Honored .. On Tuesday evening of last week about thirty neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon t,udmore 'in” honer' of their daughter, Miss Jdne Cudbnore, bride -elect. Contests and a social hour were followe by th resen- tation of ma u miscellan- eous gifts, for which„Iune express- ed sincere thanks. A dainty lunch was served. — 'Eketer Times -Advo`-' cate. Store Front Finished in Aluminum Workmen were busy on_the store front of ....the Edigbetfer store last week. A short time ago they were here putting the aluminum edging around bhe windows,. the big plate glass having to be removed to place it. Then last week they add- ed the aluminum base in a sort of coved effect that is particularly striking. This store has received a face lifting both in and out through the past months and has been beautifully modernized.—Mit- chell Advocate. • Fish Worms in December Sounds almost like a song title, but nevertheless it's true.. While going to the bare on Wednesday evening, Dec. 21, Mr.' George C. Brown, of Hullett,, was somewhat amazed td see hundreds of dew worms enjoying the 'balmy weather as they* twisted and slithered around on top of the moist ground. Mr. Brown gathered a few in a can and brought them to The Standard office as proof, the same night. Again on Tuesday, Dec. 27, the writer witnessed Mr. Sam Kecheie doing some digging for a neighbor and as he turned over the earth there were numerous fish worms. —Blyth Standard. Celebrate Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. William H. Irwin, Wroxeter, marked their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary on Monday at a family dinner at the home of Mr. adk Mrs. Robert McKay, London, where they are spending the win- ter months. Both natives of Bel - more, Mr, and Mrs. Irwin were married --at -the farm of the tat- ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murray. They have resided and farmed oft' the homestead ever since, Mrs. Irwin was formerly Marion Murray. Mr. and Mrs.- Ir- win have two daughters: Mrs. R. E. Jackson (Lillian) of Exeter, aed Mrs. McKay (Blanche) of London, and one grandson, Kenneth Jack- son, University of Toronto.—Wing ham Advance•Times. 'Fire Takes. Joy Out of Holida-'e Fire-, on. Saturday shortly' after' the boon hour did, 'considerable damage to the home of John. Osier, opposite the public school, The blaze 'wee discovered hi`the 'attic and had made good headway lie• fore .being discovered'. 'Some delay, was experienced in sending in a fire alarm owing to the telepr'hone line in the home beingburned out_ Practically everything on the main floor and abasement was re. 'cued safely, including a fully deco ated Christmas tree, She firemen suc- ceeded in holding the flames °to the attic, but water and smoke adelea to the da%age done to the horse, which had only been erected a. year or two ago.—Mitchell Advo-, cate. Quells Blaze in Machine Shed Efficiency of Clinton's new fire- fighting equipment, through the saving of time before getting down to business, was indicated Tuesday morning when the fire brigade was called to a fire which broke out at the Ontario Department of. High- way'•s frame machinery shed on Jam4 St. After the new truck arrived on the scene it was. a mat- ter of a few...seeentle before water from the booster tank was playing on the building. C iemicar was us- ed to fight, the 'blaze in the tar, The fire originated in one of the„ road patching 'mixers, creating quite a blaze. It spread to the wall of the shed, whish was chewed i on- siderably. A ' window ,also was broken.—Clinton News -Record. Legion Elects. Officers Robert N. Irwin, an R.C.A,F: vet- eran of World War II, will be the 1950 president of Clinton Branch No. 140, Canadian Legion, succeed- ing Hugh R. Hawkins. Installation of officers tastes place at the next meeting of the branch. Other offi- cers for the coming year are as. follows: ,First vice-president, Hec for E. Kingswell; 2nd vice-presi- dent, Kelso Streets; secretary, R.. Roy Fitzsimons;' treasurer•, John R. Butler; chaplain, Rev. R. M. P. Bul- teel; executive, George. Rumball,. W. Lloyd Moore, H. C. Lawson, K. 'C. Cooke, J. K. Cornish (Bruce - field,), J. W. Counter,' Harold Mc- Pherson, A. Beeson Cortese, Frank. McEwan, J. Leonard Heard, The retiring secretary, M. J. Schoenhal; is honorary secretary. =- Clintorr•. NewsRecord. Station Ageet Retires Fred D. Rutledge, since August of 1941, C.P.R. station agent at Blyth, is retiring this week •follow- ing a railroad Career extending ov- er the past 44 years. Mr. Rutledge's retirement took effect this Wednes- day, and announcement of his suc- cessor will be officially ,made on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge purchased a home• here- some time - ago preparatory to the time 'herr Mr. fRntledge would retire tont active work on the railroad. They will be moving into it immediate- ly. Prior to coming tp Bfyth molter r' Mr. Rutledge succeeded R. E. •Shaw now of Alliston, Mr. Rutledge was- stationn, agent at Walton for thir- teen years, 'As he puts it, this dis- trict is home to them now, and/ friends both here and in Walton will learn .with pleasure of their' intention to continue residence here. Forty-four years in the ser: vice of one employer is a long time_ Mr. Rutledge stated that he has enjoyed every minute of it_ which is surely a -tribute to the Canadian Pacific Railway.—Blytle Standard. , 'The Thankless Profession (By Hugh MacLennan 'in the Canadian Home. Journal) , E • The most exploited, neglected and underprivileged class in Can- ada are not people the comfortable classes never see, They are not sharecroppers, migrant fruit pick-' ers, sweat -shop girls or fishermen in outports. They are the natieti'g schoolteachers. For years our newspapers have Keen filled with pleas from the teachers,for some kind of concrete help, and just as persistently, . we have refused to listen. Most of us don't even know that our whole system of public education) is in dangers of collapse. We.close-our eyes to this reality because in North America we refuse to accept the idea of tragedy—the kif d of wrongdoing which is inevitable as a result of the character of essen- tially good people and of the situ- ations in which; they find them- selves. Whenever a' tragic situa- tion shows its face, we instinctive- ly turn our backs. -,Last spring in .Montreal the lay teachers in the Cathelic schools were 'driven to a despair which sent them out on strike to face the wrath of the Duplessis govern- ment, In hundreds of communi- ties all over the country, schools have been closed down because teachers cannot be found to work in them. Ontario, by no means the most backward of our provinces, admits a shortage of at least a thousand "teachers for .the coming year, and authorities see no `hope of the • situation„ improving. Yet, when the Catholi'g teachers went on strike in Mon1.r•eal, I heard a- promine nt citizen bemoaning oanfn g the, fact that the. strike might well mean an increase in taxes, .and 1 heard k'wealthy friend console him with the sputtering rejoinder: "Mark my words, they'll 'eome to heel in twenty-four hours, If they had any guts, they wouldn't have •becotlie teachers in the first1 e,” p ae When .I a that the 0 plight' y' t ;~ p teaClrers In Canada todaya irag- is one, I mean_tragio in"'the tray a playwright or a psychologist 'Would Wean, it. 1; mean that the wrong We de heir teachers, and wrdn they* pettxrit hbatt''elveg tt) iuffer. , r1iit b �� >�' the . �, �' h s dTro1 � p y aglt=al >:�• latiblish p.1 tween . otirselves., and them. 1t results largely from the• promptings of our subconscious re- sentments, 'combined with the',ex- cessive pride with which teachers• cover up their own defenceless- ness. If we were rational about' our attitude towards the teaching profession, the plight of our teach-, ers each-- ers would not be on our conscience•• and sometffhg sensible would' have been done long ago to remedy the' disgraceful situation now existing in Canadian 'schools. Meanwhile,•the majdrlty of those' teachers who remain in the profes- sion are finding it increasingly dif- ficult to live, Hundreds of them have had to find. Menial jobs out- side utside their regular work in order to balance their budgets against ris- ing costs. In one Ontario city- there is a school principlil 'who washes pans in a battery on Satur- days, and no one knows how many,. more such jobs are held by- mere , and 'women who do not tell any- one what they are forced to do dur- ing their earned hours of test„ A few enlightenetl cities andone or two small towns have faced the re- alities and have raised the teach- ers' salaries drastically, but in the' country as a. whole the problem is consistently Ignored. ' As a result,. our whole system of popular edu- cation .is, in danger of disintegra tion. A few more years of apathy' and hypocrisy may ruin it irretriev- ably, and that does no£ 'mean ruity for teachers; it means ruinfar a whole society. - . None of us can plead ignorance' as an excuse for our refusal to act, The essential facts Of the situ o ati r are all available. Some of 'tiieem have been dlsciosed by a report of the Canadian Education .Associa . than, published in December? 1948, a survey --entitled "The Status. of • the Teaching Profession" -which. coversi aI the ovi ,r p noes except p Quebec b cande o N wf undland, Let me• give a few of them here. • , At the present tune, nearly 15 per cat df Canada's' teachers re-` ceive" less 'than 410000 ,a, year.. ' , Only ifOe. tent Of. 'the `eaeli- e ra-"•flies e ii r gu es aiht• all for r to chi 'tiro In pu lio Schooled they' ' ', ' 4 ,they d� ;only touali on high s.ehoo16---ai'e~ 141d, (C.nntir ue �Ot 1 `) ..r 1c�