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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1950-09-22, Page 2fit it its cm co IJRON EXPOSITOR ri Ti ' HUR;:N EX•1''($ITOR ® 1 $i'. ".'' t.,MSE+ R, 22, 1900' Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery 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. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second- Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, September 22 Fair Dap Today It is true that the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition and Western Fair are over for this year, but that doesn't mean that fairs are finished for the season. For the average farmer the reverse is true. For him the closing of the Ex. and Western is but the beginning of the fall fair circuit. It is at the small fairs throughout rural Ontario that the farmer ob- tains that practical information con- cerning breeding stock or seed grain that can either place him in a win- ning position next year, or can re- sult in his making more dollars as a result of his year's work. Not only is he given an opportunity of exam ing prize-winning exhibits, but he can discuss with the exhibitors how they go about producing winners. He probably knows the farms from which the prize -winners come and can compare the methods used there with operations on his own farm. Best of all, fall fair days are days when everyone in the community can Lingle together around a show ring or examining displays. True, the fair provides a holiday with its pro- gram and midway, but a holiday that can be and is educational. In common .with many fall fairs throughout Ontario, the Seaforth fall fair, which opened yesterday, is featuring this year a greatly enlarg- ed program, designed to serve to an extent greater than before the Sea - forth community. Most sign ificant change this year, and one that should result in still better fairs in future years, is the extent to which Seaforth business- men, through the Chamber of Com- merce, are co-operating with the directors of the Agricultural Society. The co-operation is . a practical acknowledgment of the fact that the fair benefits the town resident just as much as it does those living in the country. As a result of the plans worked out by the Chamber of Commerce, Seaforth merchants and manufac- turers have arranged some thirty large displays in the new arena. The Community Centre and Arena, which is being used by the fair for the first time this year, will also contain, a poultry produce display and exhibits of the Seaforth District High School. Always noted for its livestock, the 1950 fair will feature the Huron - Perth Regional Shorthorn Show, with more than one hundred entries. All in all, it looks as though the 1950 Seaforth Fair was going to be the best yet. All that is needed to make it that is good weather. • The Open Hearth - There is a sense of repose and pleasure in a cheery hearth fire that cannot be attained in any other way. To sit in front of an open fireplace, in a comfortable chair and watch the sparkling flame as it attacks the wood, and the curling smoke, is an opportunity for the mind to wander at ease over a myriad of subjects. It provides a renewal of spirit through pondering. With the coming of the cool nights of autumn, the Ottawa Journal care- fully examines the matter of enjoy- ing an open hearth. It says: "Not all men are meant to be keepers of ;the hearth, To keep a true fire, a pian needs. Patience and tolerance; 4.e twist be something of a plliloso- h'e and feel.,a deep deed of dreanx:- g quiet, ;dreams in a society cur. t dxattnghished - by a, harsh fieri ' tit an -engendered nois- a `bel'ie eA ai AA4epiac i � u ,1 � a � sex tta1s li t ing the first fire of Fall is a peculiar- ly, satisfying and meaningful ritual. Perhaps there is something in man's mind and spirit that travels back to prehistoric times when ancient .-an- cestors kept protective fires before cave homes. "One needs an overflowing bed of ashes for the best fire, although a man usually 'has to start the season's first fire without the gray bank that helps maintain a steady heat. The countryman is particular about his wood and kindling; nothing quite takes the place of small, dry, pine branches for the latter. The resin generates hot, intense flames. The big. backlog should be a hardwood: ash, maple, white oak or gray beech; the smaller chunks of hardwood are placed on the kindling. "As first flames begin to crackle and leap, there are ever-changing pictures of gold and red, steel -blue and russet brown. Each variety of wood has a different -colored flame as it freely gives itself to the sacrifice. Some flames leap high up the flue ; others leisurely eurl and twist back and forth along the logs. Hardwoods burn steadily and serenely; hemlock and cedar snap and crackle, and flip orange sparks on to the hearth; old apple woods sends a subtle, spicy fragrance through the room. "There are unfortunate prosaic, literal -minded beings who believe a fireplace is meant for heating. True hearth keepers know differently. A fireplace throws shadows and lights on the walls; it fosters dreams and gives a man a chance to catch up wi h himself. Modern heating is easing the number of fireplaces, but there are some who know that the glow on the hearth means a glow in the heart." • More Potatoes, Please! We have often heard a pound -con- scious eater say, "I'd just love to have some more potatoes, but you know they're so fattening." But, apparently, such a belief is not correct. We don't vouch for the information, but we saw recently where investigation has shown that potatoes are no more fattening than ,most commonly liked vegetables. For example, a small potato has 35 calor- ies, a medium-sized one supplies 100. In comparison, an average serving of peas gives 102 calories, a half cup of fresh limas 133 and a not -too -big ear of corn 110. Beans or lentils are the real ones for the waist -whittlers to worry about. One-half cup of either rates 350 energy calories. We just give the information for what it's worth and refuse to accept any blame if some of our readers find, through sad experience, that it is wrong. What Other Papers Say: Horn -Tooting Menace To Safety (Moose Jaw Times -Herald) A child with a new toy horn us- ually makes an understandable vol- ume of racket but why some grown- ups obtain such childish thrills out of tooting an automobile horn is be- yond .comprehension. An automobile license examiner told a service club that horn -tooting is one of the big menaces to traffic safety. ' He said the startling. racket of indiscriminate auto -horn blowing has a distracting influence upon oth- er motoristp thereby becoming a po- tential cause of accidents. Much of the nonsense which once - marked wedding parties as they rac- ed noisily up and down city streets has been eliminated by police action. But there are still those who feel that incessant horn blasting will clear,the way. It causes one to wonder if in their lack of thinking, these drivers visualize themselves as drivers of fire engines or ambulances winging their way to an emergency, Surely there is enough distraction in motoring these days without in- considerate noise from high-toned horns. Even those which play the first bars of "Home, Sweet Home" can sound very 'raucous, on occasion. Noisy mufers,smoke generating engines, unsafe rattletraps, slow- poke Sunday drivers, .sped' demons, and cutin daredevils can give, the average, mot»!st a profound. case ;of the. eP�Yew ,A.: Read � �n� gone Interesting Items Picked From (By R. J. Deachman) The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. Weare all interested in the cost of living. The 2tlisband is usually the bread winner. The little wo- man comes to him on Saturday morning, or is it Friday, and tells him that the cost of •living is up and according to a carefully cal- culated estimate of the Bureau of Statistics it now, takes $4.00 more than it did a few weeks ago to -meet the family budget. He gives her the extra with pain in his eyes and goes out cursing the Bureau of Statistics. The Bureau of Statistics, of course, isn't to blame for rising prices, neither is the Weather Bur- eau responsible for the pranks of the thermometer. Both these in- stitutions are interested only in re- cording what has happened. We do not blame the clock, when- we find that it is -later than we think, we must treat the others with eq- ual courtesy. Your ready answer may well be: What on earth can I do about it? There are many things we can do. If for instance you are a farmer and you have a mortgage on the farm 'and the price of wheat to- day happens to be double what it was two years ago, isn't it a good time to pay off the mortgage? If you live in a city and the mort- gage is on the house then it's up to you "to do ditto," in other words reduce the mortgage. * * * When this is done you have in- creased your security. You are then in a position to make needed improvements when prices decline. Of course this is a difficult task. It is safe to say that if the war had suddenly collapsed in 1941 or '42 the cost of living would not now have .been as high as it is. This would be even more likely if, with the close of the war, there was wide evidence of a world-wide desire for peace. Neither of these things happened, so the future of prices is in doubt. No one can hope to guess where the price lev- el will stand ten years from to- day, or even in five years, or two, or one. What makes prices rise There are many causes. There is, of course, our old friend, supply and demand'. If for any reason, and the reasons are numerous, we have increased production due to any cause the 'tendency will be for prices to decline. On the other hand a poor crop, or other limita- tion to production, brings about higher prices. Anincrease in the supply of money will cause prices to rise, a decrease in supply of money will lead to a decline in prices. Then, of course, higfter'wage lev- els mean higher prices. There is an illustration of this condition in recent events. The railway work- ers demand and have been granted increased wage rates. This will be followed by ,demands for higher freight rates. The railway esti- mate is that ,this will cost $80,- 000,000 and will call for an in- crease in freight rates of 20 per cent. * * * This, however, is only the di- rect cost to the ,railways. 'Rae rail- ways cannot take this sum out of their own pockets. It must be pass- ed on to the public in higher price levels. Lt is a basic cost. It will add to the cost of your breakfast, your new house, if you can afford one. It, means less purchasing power for t'he farmer. In the end it will come •back on the railway workers and all other workers from one end of the country to the other. When- anybody mentions thisfact they will deny with great emphasis its application to them—' their leaders tell them it isn't true. Here is a case which illustrates this point. In 1926 the average railway worker in Canada received $1,448 per annum. This is a flat average of all the wages and sal- aries on Canadian railways. In 1933 at the bottom of the depres- sion the earnings of the average worker fell to $1,299, meanwhile the cost of living had fallen to 77.5 as against 10-0 in 1926. Through that fact, and that . fact alone, real wages rose to $1,676 per annum. There was a substantial increase in real earnings due to a decline in the cost of living, Here is t'he -real test. The in- dustrial revolution meant a change over from hand work to machine production, which resulted in a tremendous increase in production and a higher standard of living. To whom did this increase belong? It could be given to the inventors' or others who developed machine production. Lt could have been given to those who provided the necessary capital for increased production. Labor .might have tak- en it all—that, in a large part, is what really happened. Then there was the consumer, the forgotten man. The gains from technologi- cal improvements should have been passed .on to the consumer in a lower price for the products produced. If this had been done there would have been an increas- ed demand for goods and full em- ployment would be the normal con- dition in every nation. Bastiat, the great French economist, was right when over a hundred years ago he wrote these words: "Treat all problems from the standpoint of the consumer for the interests of the consumer are the interests of the human race." Note: Bas'tiat's Economic Soph- isms was for many years out of print. In 1934 I published a new edition under the name of "Econ- omic Fallacies." It sold readily. Penhaps the world is now ready for another edition. I am convinc- ed of this: "The world will do right when it has exhausted all the possibilities of doing wrong. Surely we must soon reach that point. The Pork Situation While Canadian hog marketings show an increase during August of this year of 12.5 per cent over the same month in 19.19, Canadians have increased their pork con- sumption from regular marketing in the same period nearly 20 per cent over 1949, with a resultant delay in purchases for the United Kingdom contract, officials of the Department of Agriculture have announced. It is expected, however, that the contract will be completed during the last quarter of this year. August marketings for the West- ern provinces were up 14.8 pet` cent, and from the Eastern prov- inces 11.7 per cent, but only 26.7 per cent of the total hogs origin- ated in Western Canada. Of the total August marketings, almost 4.5 per cent originated in Ontario. Quebec, with 25 per cent, had al- most as many hogs alone as the four Western provinces combined. Total marketings to the end of August were 21.5 per cent higher than during the same period last year. Even with increased marketings, the reduction in the quantity available for export is entirely due to the increase in consumer de- mand for pork products in Can- ada. Domestic pork distribution in August showed a 19.6 per cent increase over August, 1949. T -he over-all increase in domestic con- sumption of pork to the end of last month was 20.5 per cent more than the same 1949 period. - Bacon purchased for the United Kingdom contract during the last four months of 1949 totalled 80,- 000,000 pounds. In view of the increased domestic consumption, agriculture officials expect that the export surplus during the last four months of. 1950 will be some- what reduced notwithstanding ez-. pected heavier marketings. How- ever, purchase of the balance of about 46,000,000 pounds of bacon for this year's United Kingdom contract probably will be complet- ed towards .the end of the fourth quarter. Plow Museum At Plowing Match This year's big International Plowing Match and Farm Machin- ery Demonstration, being held near Alliston, Oct. 10-13, will fea- ture both the old and the new in .ploys as well as good plowing. In addition to all the most modern, in Plows and other farm maehii'i , erg.. exhited on Fermi MaC1).ifleti RoVV, there will also beiC044*,‘ iitlseit this year. Tlils? tlktlSri` 7411 kande a .1 Now athl1 ' ( posed to be the oldest in North America. The plow for which this claim is made was built in 18-04 by Thos. Wiard. Other plows exrhib- ited will range in •age from this one, which is 146 years old, right up to the most modern ones, and will provide a sight which should be of interest to any plowman, and for that matter to anyone inter- ested in agriculture and the devel- opments which have taken place in the past century and a half. This plow museum -is- only one of the many attractions of the 1950 version of the International Plow- ing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration, which annually draws about 100,000 people from all parts of the province. The fact this event is held at a different location each year often presents problems ,from the standpoint of living accommodation for visitors to the match. However, thepeo- ple in the locality have always been able to look after the visa- . (Continued on Page 7) From The Huron Expositor September 25, 1925 An occasion, unique in the town's affairs, and in its history, -took place in Cardno's,Hall Friday eve- ning, when the Memorial Hospital training school for nurses, observ- ed the initial graduating exercises and entertainment. The graduating class were Gladys Bolger, Wilma Seip, Maud Sherbert and Olive Hackney. Miss Seip read the vale- dictory address and two little girls, Miss Patsy Southgate and Miss Mary Holmes, presented the nurs- es with bouquets of flowers. -Solos were sung by Mrs. Leo Fortune, •D. L. Reid and Jas. T. Scott. Miss Margaret Cleary, matron of the hospital, and Mrs. A. A. McLen- nan, were also presented with bou- quets of flowers. Mr. John Decker, Jr., of Zurich, well-known horse breeder, was successful in carrying off the ma- jority of the prizes in his class at f th Toronto and London Exhibi- tions. An unfortunate acttident . happen- ed Monday last when Trueman Brintnell and F. Fitzgerld- were motoring to London. .Failing to notice that shunting o,$erations were in progress -at Lucan, their car being closed in, wa*struck, by a freight backing up. Mr. Fitz- gerald escaped being hurt, but Mr. Brintnell had his jaw broken in two places. Tuckersmith horse breeders gave a good account of themselves at the London Fair last week. A. and J. Broadfoot won first, sweepstakes and grand championship for 3 -year- old heavy draft, third for single driver, and second for 2 -year-old draft. Alex Wright won third for 3 -year-old agricultural, and Alex Simpson & Son first for agricul- tural brood mare, first fon 1925 foal, and first far 2 -year-old filly. Wednesday morning as Mr. R. Porterfield and Ralph Elliott were driving up Main St. in Mr. Porter - field's car, a blowout in font of Regier's Garage caused, the driver to lose control and the car -air across the street -and struck a post in 'front of Beattie Bros,' store. Mr. Elliott was cut about the head and Mr. Porterfield had. three teeth knocked out and- several ribs brok- en. • From The Huron Expositor September 21, 1900 There was a pleasant gathering at the Grip House Tuesday eve- ning, the occasion being the assem- bly of a few friends of Mr. A. R. Sampson, of the Dominion Bank staff, Montreal, and formerly of Seaforth, to spend an evening with him before he joins the benedicts. Mr. Alex Bethune, who has been employed in the Canadian Pacific Railway offices in Owen Sound, has gone to New York, where he has secured a good situation. Mr, John Prendergast, of Eg- mondv'ille, has purchased the home of the late Mrs-. Muldrew for the sum o $600. This house is pleas- antly situated in the centre of the village. Mr. Adam Hays bas added a handsome team of well -matched brown horses to his already well- equipped livery outfit. 'Mr. Earl A. Crich left for -Col- lingwood last Monday where he is to take charge of a barber shop which is being opened in that pro- gressive town. During the thunderstorm early Sunday morning, the barns on -the farm of Wm. Plewes, on the 4th concession of Stanley, were struck by lightning and destroyed, togeth- er with the season's crop. The farm is rented by Mr. John John- ston. There was partial insurance on the barn. j Mr. T. Johnston, of Walton, left this week to learn the blacksmith- ing with Mr. Neil McNeil, at Win- throp. - Mr. Thos. Fraser, of near Bruce - field, Is nursing a broken rib. A few days ago he was assisting in -flitting a silo when in some way he fell, striking the side of -the rack. Mr. William McIntosh, of Bruce - field, has returned from Dakota, where he had, been for some time past. Seen' in N this Coupty Papers Was Lucky Winner Mr. Hilton Truemner, of the 14Th concession, was .one of the lucky winners at Grand' Bend- carnival, in having the lucky ticket in win- ning an electric tea kettle. Zurich Herald. Win Prizes At C.N.E. Messrs. Currie & Tervit won second prize in the standard bred class at the Canadian National Ex- hibition, with their year-old filly, "Dillon Lady," and third prize with their spring colt, "Mac Dillon."— Wdngham Advance -Times. Moving to Smiths Fails Mr. and Mrs. Wray Bryant and family expect to move to Smiths Falls this week -end where they have purchased a residence. Mr. Bryant has been working out of their on the C.P.R. line. — Blyth Standard. Pullets Shipped To Newfoundland A shipment of pedigreed Rhode Island Red pullets left here last week for Newfoundland. They were sold by R. W. Warwick, whose strain of Rhode Islands is becoming widely known for their outstanding egg records.—Brussels Post. Celebrates Birthday. Mr. Charles Isaac, of Centralia, celebrated his 82nd birthday on Sunday, and ,had as his guests Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Essery and Bill, Mrs. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. -Glenn Robinson, .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Isaac and Jack, of Detroit. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Return` From Summer Trip Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Davidson and Miss Verna McLaughlin have returned home after an enjoyable eleven weeks' motor trip to the Pacific Coast. They went by way of Northern Ontario and the Prairie Provinces to British Co- lumbia, Oregon and California, and returned -by Nevada, Utah and Col- orado.—Wingham Advance -Times. Met With Accident Mrs. Henry Adkins, of near Hen- sail, . met with a painful accident last Friday afternoon while she was canning tomatoes in a prels- eure cooker, when the latter ex- ploded. xploded. Steam blew the lid and: part of the contents to the ceiling, causing Mrs. Adkins' hands, face, neck and back to be scalded with steam and hot, tomatoes. Medical. aid was at once summoned which. gave the patient much relief. Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Her daughter, Mrs. Powell, of Goderich, is assisting- her ssistingIter mother this week. — Zurich. Herald. - School Attendance Up Slightly Principal J. A. Gray reports a slight increas in the enrolment of" the Blyth public school. "Ninety-• two students enrolled for school. opening on Sept. 5. There were 88' • on the register when school ceas- ed in June. Among the students', this year is a class of thirteen be- ginners. The names. of these are: • Gail Gowing, Nancy Johnston, Jo- anne Johnston, Mona Lyn Tunney, Lena Dougherty, Richard' Roberts,. Donald 'Lockwood, Wally Chal- mers, Norma Joan Hamilton, John Galbraith, Doris Heffron, William Heffron and Sharon Jackson. In- cluded in the enrolment is a 'class of 11 entrance students. — Blyth Standard: • • • • • • • A Smile Or Two He: "Am I man or mouse? -She: "You must be a mouse, you scare me!" Man (meeting neighbor): ",Why, Smith, that's the first time I ever saw you smoking a cigar, Did you get it from a friend?" Neighbor: "Don't know yet. I just lighted it." BOXWORD PUZZLE By Jimmy Rae World Copyright Reserved ACROSS 1—Jargon 4—Thighbone 7—Curved line 8—Treatment 10 -Knave 11—Notorious 15—Alabama (abbr.) 16—Globe 19—Robber 22—Not erect 23—Sharp 25—Overstrained (Fr.) 26—Languish 27—Vigilant 30—I owe you 31.—Lyre-shaped 34—A beverage 37—Sink down 38—Alluvial deposit 40—Elevates 41—Ultimate 42 Vow 45—PI. of •genius 46—Chinese black 49 -Sly 52—Period 53—To cut teeth 56—Put ban upon 57—Forlorn • 58—Speck 59—Boundary 60—City (Arabia) DOWN 12—Recite' 13—Only tea 14''—Entertain 17—Folks 18—Go into 20—Introduce 21—By oneself 24—Banish 28—Precept 29—Not wrong: 32—Jaundiced 33—Frightful 35—Doltish 36—Purer 38 --Finger or toe 3-9—Long spear 43—Things to be done 44—Vital organ 47—Hatred 4'8—Spherical 50—Seven (prefix) 51—Blunder 54—Elongated fish 55—Thomas 1—Awkward predica- ment 2—Boring tool 3—Visitor 4—Dread 5—Disfigure 6—Flow 1—Exclamation of sorrow 9—Hardwood tree SOLUTION ON PAGE 7 %y s�►'� �/moi AN "INSIDE STORY" '1900—It wasn't only Grandma's cooking that drew thecrowds. Shelled the first aluminum sauce- pan in town! In many other Canadian, homes, too, this' was the begin- ning of a bright, new era ofbetter cooking utensils. 195da.Today, daughteV's kitchen belongs to the "aluminum • age". She en- joys a larger selection of aluminum utensils. This "food -friendly" metal also protects the flavour, quali- ty and purity of the foods she buys. 1925—When mother got married, she already knew how to enjoy life with aluminum. She brewed Dad's coffee in an aluminum pot... cooked those big family meals more easily in quick,. even -heating aluminum. Whenever you see altuninum on the oufiide of a food or a drink, there's an "inside story" of cleanliness and purity. Aluminum utenals clean easily. To remove natural deposit left by foods and water, use a tablespoon of vinegar in boiling water. AvA 9 • 4 R • R • • r M • • 1 • • • s • • • A • 4 P r w • r 9 1110 ■ . 11111 12 13 14 16 116 17 18 IIII I 19 20' 81 2E 23 • "' • 27 28 29 80 . 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Shelled the first aluminum sauce- pan in town! In many other Canadian, homes, too, this' was the begin- ning of a bright, new era ofbetter cooking utensils. 195da.Today, daughteV's kitchen belongs to the "aluminum • age". She en- joys a larger selection of aluminum utensils. This "food -friendly" metal also protects the flavour, quali- ty and purity of the foods she buys. 1925—When mother got married, she already knew how to enjoy life with aluminum. She brewed Dad's coffee in an aluminum pot... cooked those big family meals more easily in quick,. even -heating aluminum. Whenever you see altuninum on the oufiide of a food or a drink, there's an "inside story" of cleanliness and purity. Aluminum utenals clean easily. To remove natural deposit left by foods and water, use a tablespoon of vinegar in boiling water. AvA 9 • 4 R • R • • r M • • 1 • • • s • • • A • 4 P r w • r