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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-03-02, Page 2r'Al TWO HuRON POSITORm Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- i,°y Thursday afternoon by McLean giros. 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 Mall Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, March 2, 1951 70th Anniversary Sunday marked an important an- niversary in the life of The Huron Expositor. It was on February 25, 1881—seventy years ago—that The Expositor moved to its present loca- tion on Main Street. Prior to the Move of seventy years ago the paper bad been published in the frame building on John Street, now occu- pied by G. A. Wright. • ,Maintenance of Trees At this season of the year when so many daily and weekly newspapers are discussing plans for either cut- ting down or planting trees, it might be a good time to enquire as to the plans Seaforth Council may have for maintenance, or, if necessary, re- placement of the shade trees throughout the town. As has been pointed out in these columns on previous occasions, Sea - forth is possessed of hundreds of • beautiful trees which are enjoyed by the citizens of today because of the foresight of residents fifty and more years ago. But time and modern construction are taking their toll. Al- ready on Goderich Street are stretch- es where trees have been eliminated, the street left bare. At other points, the trees are badly rotted and will, in some cases, require to be taken down. The appearance of a street is an essential part orits assessable value. Natural assets, such as trees, should not be subject to the need of the moment, but should be the basis of a consistent- program that would pro- vide adequate maintenance. When because of safety or because of con- struction requirements it becomes necessary to remove a tree, another should be planted in its place. It may be said that there are too many trees. Perhaps in isolated cas- es this may be true. But for every section where there are too many trees, there are many where addition- al planting would result in a long term improvement. It is not too soon for the Council, or the responsible committee, to re- view the- situation on all Seaforth streets, and to take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that faith . is kept with Seaforth citizens whose foresight made possible the beautiful tree -shaded streets as we know them today. ,Hydro Lines There has been much publicity giv- en to the action of district farmers in protesting the erection of hydro lines across farms. In some quarters the validity of the protests has been questioned, and it is suggested that an effort is being made to produce a mountain out of a mole hill. But anyone who reads a letter which appeared in a recent issue of the London,Free Press will no longer have doubts as to the problems the farmers are facing. The correspon- dent says: "There seems to be considerable Misunderstanding as to why farmers object to this line crossing their re- eotive farms. 1 had owned this rnl for only a few months when a representative of hydro called (May 1950), to inform me that the line ;o11ld cross this property. Two tow- ers,.125 felt high, were to be erected, (mein the middle of a wheat field, the thor in corn, and these in turn would ;200000 volts of electricity in it cables. ' I orrad.tr 150 feet wide ("75 feet 6 e side d s Caine line" as the iS tic agreement states it) must be left free of all buildings, trees would be cut down and fruit trees must never ex- ceed twelve feet in height. This cor- ridor extends approximately 2,400 feet. For this privilege, for all time, I am to receive the munificent sum of $216.80 (less than half the price of a good cow). The same representative promised to see me repeatedly dur ing the summer regarding crop dam- age. "Here is the record to date. The wheat and corn were trampled by dozens of men on foot, by a truck Ioaded with steel, by a caterpillar digging machine, by horses and wag- on, tandem dual trucks and b 11 -doz- ers, ordinary trucks, big an little; fence posts were burned to make fire for noon tea, standing fence posts were split in two and the half used for firewood, insulator boxes were burned in fields and even in the lane, leaving hundreds of nails to puncture wagon and tractor tires, and the neighbor's dairy herd let into my oats (one night after dark) two days before combining began, etc., etc. No- body has come back to even estimate the crop damage. No money has been received. "Obviously the line must go some- place. I have not met anyone who wanted it. But if it must cross a farmer's property, cannot a fair and mutually satisfactory settlement be reached by an impartial board or committee, instead of an arbitrary price as fixed by the Hydro Commis- sion in Toronto. This property is de- preciated by at least $1,000 by the said line." • An Important Week Almost every week in the year is designated as being a week in which special attention is supposed to be paid to particular organizations or schemes. The idea has grown to such an extent in recent years, and the desire to emphasize certain propos- als has become so prevalent, that much of the attention which should be directed to those really worth- while subjects is lost. "Education is Everybody's /Busi- ness' is the slogan of one of the weeks that does serve to promote a worth- while theme. Education Week, from March 4th to March 10th, serves to direct attention to, and to stimulate public interest in education. Start- ed in 1936, the project. is today spon- sored by a number of national organ- izations who realize the extent t6 which our schools play a part in the development of responsible Canadian citizens. While schools play a leading role in the training of youth, those active- ly engaged in teaching cannot in themselves carry the job through to completion. They must have the ac- tive assistance of thoughtful citizens who realize their responsibilities with respect to the training of the next generation. The controlled processes of the classroom are important in the edu- cationaI program. But this, at best, has to do with the child for but a small portion of each day. Educa- tion goes on every 'waking hour. It begins long before the child is of school age, and continues .whether school keeps or not. It is this broad aspect of education that makes it everybody's business. Education Week is a good time for every re- sponsible citizen to look to his busi- ness. What Other Papers Say: Spring Preview (London Free Press) During the week -end we got at least a preview of spring. And it made us all a bit more eager for the real thing. We have become so dis- trustful that we feel a little guilty enjoying the balmy weather because we are quite sure we will have to pay for it later. We fear it was a false spring. Too much nice weather now would mean buds getting too far advanced,, and probably being nipped later. And we might suffer as much as the buds. However after the long steady spell early in February and the ,, Mushy days later, the week -end did at least provide a welconxe.°break, 1i THE HURON: • School Attendance: Rural and Urban As in previous censuses, the Ninth Decennial Census of Canada in June this year will inquire as to the number at school and the years spent at school of each person in the population. The resultant tabu- lations will indicate whether or not the average number of years at school have risen since 1941, and what changes have occurred in this respect as ,betweeh urban and rural areas. While it will not include a question on literacy, the figures for years of schooling will afford a fair indication of the number func- tionally illiterate. Approximately ten years were be- ing spent in school by the average Canadian child at the time of the 1941 census. While school organ- ization differs from province to province, this would mean that the average child would complete the intermediate grades or be enrolled in high school for about a year. This was more schooling than re- corded at any previous census and reflected a trend, shown in each succeeding census, towards fewer dropouts in the lower school grades and an increase in the number who bridge the gap between elementary and high school grades. The 1941 census also showed that the percentage of urban children attending school was greater than the percentage of rural children at school, and that 39 per cent of the urban population as against 21 per cent of the rural population had had nine or more years of school- ing. One reason for the difference be- tween rural and urban enrolments is that many pupils in rural areas must leave their homes to attend high school or else take corres- pondence courses, whereas pupils in the urban areas can attend MARC.]: 2, 1951 school while staying at home and may also select an academic, com- mercial, technicail or composite. school to attend. • In many cities, junior high schools help them bridge the gap between elementary and secondary school. A second reason is found in the greater need for the farm child's services at home and the case with which rural boys and girls may change from helping at home while attending school to just helping at home. Job requirements in the cit- ies put more of a premium on years of school completed. There is a trend towards providing more facil- ities for technical education in towns and cities. Rural high schools also provide practical train- ing in agriculture and home econ- omics for farm boys who formerly learned these mostly at home. •Census figures on the numbers not attending school, broken down for rural and urban areas, present the converse tothe figures of school enrolment and years of schooling. For 1941 these show that eight per cent of children sev- en to nine years of age were not attending school in rural areas as against four per cent' in urban areas; eight per cent of rural and three per cent of urban children 10 to 14 years old, and 72 and 58 per cent, respectively, of those 15 to 19 years of age. For people in cities of 30,000 and over the average number of years of schooling in 1941 was greater than for those in centres of 5,000 to 30,000 population. In the larger centres 42 per cent of the popula- tion had attended school for nine or more years, 37 per cent ip cen- tres of 5,000 to 30,000, and 34 per cent in urban areas of less than 1,000. Camera to Explore Ocean's Mysteries A hollow steel ball 39 inches in diameter and strong enough to withstand severe ocean pressures soon will be dropped by the Uni- versity of Southern California's Marine Laboratory into the Pacific Ocean while special cameras in its insides click and whirr. • It is a new research robot de- signed to photograph by strobelite the mysterious sea life at depths greater than man yet has pene- trated. The sphere is called a "bentho- graph" and is being built by the Allan Hancock Foundation for Scientific Research, of which Dr. Allan Hancock is director. He also is ma.ster.of the yachet VeIero IV, a Hating laboratory. -The entire organization is a part of the uni- versity's research program. 3 35 -mm. camera, with its shut- ter synchronized with two sealed - beam electrically generated flash- lights, is the heart of the new un- derwater spy. which will take more than 800 still photographs during one' submersion. Power for the flashlight is fur- nished by condensers which are repeatedly charged by a vibrator - type, 2,000 -volt pack system oper- ated from a four -volt storage bat- tery. Shutter exposure time will be one five -thousandth of a second, which is just about one hundred times faster than a hand camera. In previous experiments, a hu- man being has been inside differ- ent spheres which have been low- ered into the depths, with outside lights hanging on like Christmas tree decorations and frightening every living thing away. With the benthograph slipping silently on a cable through the wa- tery darkness unobserved by pisca- torial guardians, the Hancock re- searchers hope to make photo- graphs by the strange lights on the gelatenous bodies, using image orthicon television tubes to amplify the eerie illumination. Strictly a robot, the benthograph is large enough to accommodate a man, but will be filled with equip- ment instead. Control will be by preset timers and direct lines to the deck of the Velero IV. Quick shots using the speed flash with high-intensity short - duration electrical discharges in inert gas to light up vast areas may reveal the mystery of a deep layer of something which reflects high frequency sound waves. In- deed, a flash shot may catch one of the strange self -illuminated jelly fish. Ordinary camera flashbulbs crumple at a few hundred feet under water, so the special elec- tronic flashlight equipment will have ,extra safeguards to protect it. At 30,000 feet, about six miles, a man would have to withstand a pressure of about 25,000,000 pounds. So the benthograph will weigh more than a ton -2,300 pounds to be exact. Its inch and a half cast steel skin h,as a tensile strength of 105,000 pounds. There are three quartz windows three inches in thickness and seven inches in diameter for camera lenses. The strobelite likewise will be contain- ed within the sphere. In addition to taking pictures, the device will record other scientific data, such as pressure, temperature, salinity, and acidity at varying depths, as well as tur- bidity and colorimetry. Preliminary tests will take place soon from the main, winch of the laboratory ship donated to the col- lege by the Dr. Hancock, who made a fortune in California real estate and is devoting his time and wealth to developing knowledge that may be beneficial to men and women everywhere. At depths greater than 1,000, many creatures can be seen in the total darkness; and the possibility of photographing them by means of light emanating from their own bodies definitely exists, according to Dr-. Maurice Nelles, research en- gineer of the foundation, who re- signed recently to become head of the engineering experiment station and professor of research at Penn State College. Whether it will be possible to photograph them directly by means of conventional cameras and film remains to be explored. It will be possible to photograph the lumin- escent spots and areas of the crea- tures nude, laboratory conditions, but the short exposure time re- quired to photograph them in the ocean my limit the possibility. Use of a senitive orthicon tele - Vision screen which may be then photographed by still and cine cameras is being planned. Photo- graphs made by this method may be far more interesting thanpho- tographs of the creatures made by artificial light. Before making deep dives into the ocean, a• project was started at the Hancock Foundation to catch fish and other sea life which live at great depths, These crea- tures are' somewhat gelatinous in nature to withstand the tre- mendous pressures. This accounts for the difficulty which is encoun- tered--i•[r -(rapping them. The problem of photographing them ,in the deep ocean then be- comes analogus to the problem of photographing a piece of gelatine in water. Direct light gives al- most no outlines and only the lit- tle colored spots, which are the lanterns of the fish, are distin- guishable. Preliminary research has shown that there is life at the ocean's greatest depth of six miles, and since water covers almost two- thirds of the planet at an average of 15,000 feet, the depths may .hold vast 'stores of food and other wealth only a few miles from the shores. Hatchery Eggs For the poultryman with a high quality flock the production of eggs for the use of hatcheries offers de- cidedly lucrative possibilities as an outlet for the egg crop, says B. F. Tanney of the Federal Experimen- tal Station at Charlottetown, P.E.I. To the flock owner who already is taking the precautions necessary to market high quality eggs for table use, the additional care In the production of hatchery eggs should not offer any great difficul- ty. Many provinces now have rbree& er atettfor liatchery flock policleg o and the Individual hatcheryman, as well, may have bis own ideas. con- cerning the type of flock from Which he purchases his- supply of eggs. Contact the batcheryman and other authorities necessary to assure that all regulations with re- spect to type of fleck, culling, malee, environmental (and particu- larly sanitary) conditions, blood testing, disease control, etc., are met. Start feeding a good quality breeder or hatching mesh three to six lveelte .prior to the sale of hatching ti$'@'d. : Breeder rations are 0.0 8) Freddie Fimble couldn't sleep Even though he counted sheep. Bedclothes that are warm and light And well -aired room should end that plight. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of 'Twen- tydlve and Fifty Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor March 5, 1926 A pleasant event took place Mon- day evening when about 150 neigh' bors and friends staged a surpris- party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koehler, McKillop, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Purvis, of Moose Jaw. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. Purvis were made the recipients of a well-filled purse. Mr. Jas. Walker and Mr. Lorne W.ison, of Tuckersmith, have each purchased from J. and D. McIntosh Scotch Shorthorn bulls of choice breeding. • 'Ihe box social held under the auspices of the 13rucefield United Church building committee was a great success. 'Those taking ,cart on the program were: The Slack - house orchestra, consisting of Miss 'Leila and Ellwood Stackhouse, Wm. Collins, Mr. Scott, Jack Davidson and Jack Aikenhead; the Boyce orchestra, consisting of Florence. Mabel' and Bert Boyes, Mr. Alfred Case of Varna, Mr. and Mrs. Arm- our with Elizabeth Scott at the fano, Miss Anna Aikenhead and Jarvis Horton. While Mr. Oke was in the C.P.R. station at Walton on Saturday, his team took fright and ran away. For a short cut the team tried to go through W. G. Neal's store, but they managed only to enter the first department of windows, which resulted in a bad break. Miss Gertrule Miller, Walton, leas gone to Seaforth to resume tier dillies as milliner in the. J. Mac- Tav ish store. Mr. Thos. Dayman, Kippen, met with a painful accident Sunday ev- ening when tying in the cattle. One of the cows raised her head quick- ly and her horn made a nasty gash in his arm. The play given by the Young People of Chiselhurst entitled, "Nothing To Do," was held in Hen- n]] town Hall when there was a splendid attendance. Those taking part in it were: Claude Blowes, Maud Miller, Gordon Cudmore, Muriel Keys. Florence V0'nner, Ce- cil Harris, Elva Bolton, Edgar Cud - more, Jack Horton and Lloyd Stew- art. A quartette composed of Mrs. L, Hedden, Mattie Ellis, W. 0. Goodwin and G. H.. Follick was more than appreciated. • From The Huron Expositor March 8,' 1901 Large logs and large trees are the topic of conversation among teamsters and others engaged in the timber business. Mr. George Baird, of Stanley, heads the list with a big tree, measuring six feet across the stump, and consisted of 6,000 square feet. Mr. B. G. Gunn, of town, has dis- posed of his dry goods stock and business to Mr. Learoyd, late of Mitchell, who intends continuing the business in the old stand. Mr. John H. Hays, of McKillop, had a very successful auction sale of his farm effects last week and is coming to town to live. He has purchased the residence of Mrs. Robt. Coleman. On Sunday afternoon fire broke out in the house near the Colleg- iate occupied by Mr. Wm. Trott. The fire originated in and around the chimney. Mr. Trott managed to get all the furniture out. The house belonged to Mm. Wm. Copp. Master Willie Duncan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan, met with a painful accident in the Broadfoot & Box factory on Monday evening. He was working at a saw ,and had his hand so badly cut that he may lose a part of one finger. Mr. Harold Broadfoot has taken a position in the head office of the furniture syndicate in Toronto. The enterprising townsman of Zurich, Mr. F. Hess, has been sel- ected as Liberal candidate at the approaching provincial election, Cooper Bros., of Kippen, made a sale a Shropshire sheep to an Am- erican breeder the past week. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Miller, of Cromarty, entertained a number of. their friends by giving a party on Tuesdayt•eveniffg. A sleigh load of young folks of the vicinity of Cromarty drove to the home of Mr. James Ballantyne in Usborne on Wednesday and re- port a fine evening. • Misses Tilly McCullough and Et- ta Proctor and Mr. Hiram Proctor, of Constance, left Tuesday for Da- kota and Idaho. Mr. '11 111Iani Lindsay, Constance, has sold his threshing Outfit to Mr. wrn Riley, Mr, Jolit Cochran, et Htilisgreell, is o1MWhigWither fora idose. '.n ate ii Child Receives Burns Robert Cooper, four -year -Old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper, is recovering from burns he received to his shoulder and hand when he accidentally upset a cup of hot cof- fee at his home here recently.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Has 94th Birthday Congratulations are extended to Mrs. Peter Frayne, who on Thurs- day observed her 94th birthday. Mrs. Frayne, who has been a re- markably smart woman for her years, is now in declining health at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Jory.—Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Hydro Worker Falls 58 Feet Carl Dake, of Madoc, falling 58 feet from the top of a H.E.P.C. pole while stringing wires on the much - talked of Devizes-Seaforth line, was told by a St. Marys doctor at- tending him "to go home and pray for your escape." He had scarcely any injuries except slightly scratch- ed knees.—Mitohell Advocate. Scholars Evacuate School Quickly Last week when music supervis- or, Mr. Smith, visited S.S. 6, Mc- Killop, he turned in the fire alarm as suggested some little time ago by the teacher, Foster Fowler, and found that the 39 children evacuat- ed the •building in 30 seconds, go- ing down two flights of stairs. How would other rural schools compete in such a test?—Mitchell Advocate. " Had 90th Birthday lovely birthday dinner was het ' at the home of Mrs. Caroline Oesch, of Blake, Iast Wednesday afternoon, when relatives and friends 'gathered to celebrate her 90th birthday. Mrs. Oesch is in splendid health; hasn't an ache or pain, and 10 necessary, can still split her own kindling wood, etc. We wish her many more birthdays with health and happiness.—Zurich Herald. Purchases Business Block. Mr. Mo. Weinberg, proprietor of - the Arcade Store. has recently pur- chased the building and has al- ready started extensive. alterations, that will change the entire interior of the store. The complete grounrk floor of the store will be brought into use, giving more room for stock and display purposes, and the interior will present an entirely modern finish, which Mr. Weinberg: hopes will not only be an advant- age dvantage to himself and his staff, but will also make shopping. a greater - pleasure and more convenient for the customers.—Blyth Standard. Heads Holy Name Society The Holy Name Society of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Clinton, at its annual meeting, named Lloyd Mced as its president for 1951; Fres LeBeau as vice-president, and Frank Evans, Jr., as secretary - treasurer. A committee composed of the new executive and F/S. L. R. Charbonneau and A. Garon was appointed to make plans for the reaovation of the parish hall.— Clinton News -Record. Fractures His Wrist Jeffrey Dixon, four-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Richard Dixon, of Clinton, had a narrow escape from mere serious injury Thursday af- ternoon last when he ran into the side of a passing car on Victoria St., in front of McAlpine and Daw's service station. He was taken to Clinton public hospital, where a fracture of the wrist was set, Dr. A. Buhr attended him, and he is active again. — Clinton News -Re- cord.. Judge Gets White Gloves As there were no criminal ac- tions listed for the Supreme Court which opened in Goderich Monday, Justice Wells was presented with the traditional pair of white gloves by Sheriff Nelson Hill. Crown At- torney H. Glenn Hays, K.C., pre- sented his patent as King's Counsel and was welcomed within the bar. Two civil actions were settled by consent out of court and a motor damage action was traversed to London court. — Clinton News -Re- cord. ' First Aid Class Wins Diplomas Notification was received here that nineteen persons recently- com- pleting the senior first aid class - have been recognized. Sponsored by the St_ John Ambulance in con- junction with the recreationat council the class proved popular.. Certificates will be given successful candidates who were examined at Wingham December 15. Successful' were Mrs. Margaret Porter, Mrs. Marjorie Beecroft, Mrs. Florence. Reavie, Mrs. Joan Purdon, Mrs. Stella Beecroft, Mrs. Mabel Hare, Evelyn Leaven, Dorothy Pattison, Fanny Belle Weir, Anne Kennedy, James Currie, George Porter, John. Heal, John Orvis, James Carr, G. R. Hall, James Cameron, William Bann, Ernie Miller.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Chosen "Queen" Before the largest crowd of the season, Blyth staged its first annual ice carnival last Friday night. A crowd estimated at well over a thousand occupied,,,the side seats, and thronged the ice surface. It is estimated that close to 200 of those present were in costume, which to a large degree was re- sponsible for the success of the event. Consequently every class had a maximum of entries and com- petition was keen. The highlight of the evening for many was the coro- nation ceremonies, in which Mises ,Marguerite Hall, of Blyth, was the choice of outside judges, and was crowned with pomp and ceremony. The choice was a popular one, and Marguerite (I) made a very charm- ing and gracious Queen. — Blyth. Standard. Lodges Enjoy Joint Party Huron Lodge, No. 62, I.O.0.F., and Goderich Rebekah Lodge, No. 39, held an enjoyable at-home in MacKay Hall on Friday evening. The winners at "500" were Mrs. Everett Harris and Mr. Max Fritz -- ley. After a bountiful lunch, served by Mrs. Riley and her committee, dancing to the music of Irwin's orchestra was. enjoyed. The prize - for the spot dance went to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Barker, who came up from London for the at-home, and a special prize was won by Mrs. H. Scrimgeour. During the evening tickets' were sold on a chiffon cake, the proceeds to go in- to the "cancer, polio and tubercul osis fungi." Little Charlene Stowe made the draw, and the lucky tick et was held by Frank Bowra.—God- erich Signal -Star. A Smile Or Two, If we all acted like the horse ands did more pulling together there wouldn't be so much time for kick- ing. • . "My four-year-old daughter has, been walking since she was eleven.: months old," boasts a proud father.. 1 She must be very.,,tired by now. BOXWORD. 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