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SEAFORTH, Friday, July 6, 1951
Year Books Are Issued
The Seaforth District High School
and the Seaforth Public School mark-
ed a milestone in public relations this
year with the publishing of year
books. While the Seaforth Colleg-
iate Alumni Association published an
annual year book for a number of
years, it is believed to be the first
time that the pupils themselves have
edited and, published choir own vol-
Both year books, which were is-
sued just before the close of the
schools, contain a wealth of informa-
tion and pictures concerning the stu-
dents, which will become increasing-
ly valuable as the years pass. De-
signed and written in professional
style and carefully edited, the year
books are a credit, not only to the
schools, but particularly to those of
the staff and students who were re-
sponsible for their preparation.
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School's Out!
The summer holidays are never of-
ficial until the children are out of
school. This week marks the end of
their first week of holidays.
Books have been put away, class-
rooms are deserted, and ' teachers
have gone presumably to seek the
rest and peace needed to renew their
resources for next term's troubles
with academic indifference.
For the students, July and August
will mean the opportunity to do all
the wonderful things that are par-
ticularly special to the summer sea-
son. With the holidays has come lib-
erty—freedom from ritual and rou-
tine. By next September, of course
the freedom that now seems so prec-
ious will have paled a little, and even
the, most obstreperous pupil will be
anxious to get back to school.
.Anxious to meet his new classmates
and to learn what life in another and
higher form holds for him. But
right now there is probably nothing
quite so important as the sense of
freedom and release which the sum-
iner holidays bring.
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The Trend in Softball
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di-;it3 has obtained a man or two from
Toronto Tip Tops. Wingham has a
pitcher from Pontiac, Michigan.
Lucknow, which has a population of
less than 1,000, retains Hugh Hall, a
pitcher imported Iast year, and Shel-
ly Miley of Tip Tops, who 1iah over
.400 in the Beaches League last year.
Centralia set a distance record by
getting a man whose home is in
Argentina.
"Faced with competition like that,
what is a small town to do? It seems
that Wiarton has found an ideal so-
lution. That town has brought a col-
ored battery from south of the boun-
dary. To finance their salaries,
Wiarton will hold a bingo every Wed-
nesday night. That's surely a new
way to combine two sports. Or is
bingo a sport?"
Seaforth ball fans will be interest-
ed in the comments of the Fergus
News -Record concerning the softball
picture in Huron and Bruce. The
Seaforth Bosharts are in a league
which includes the teams mentioned.
'The News -Record says:
."One of the difficulties in carrying
on sports in the towns is the urge to
import a few stronger players from
other places to make • the local boys
look better. This costs money and
the results are not always as expect-
ed. If carried to extreme lengths,
ball clubs have been wrecked and
whole leagues have disappeared.
Crowds have to be large to pay ex-
penses.
"This thought comes to mind on
reading last week's Walkerton Her-
ald -Times, along with other papers
from up in Bruce County. It seems
that the country around Walkerton
has become all steamed up over soft-
ball, of all things! There are sup-
posed to be twelve teams in the
league, but from other sources we
learn that some can't stand the pace
and are already dropping out.
"Here's some indication of what is
going on in Bruce and Huron. Port
Elgin seems to have started the im-
porting business a year or two ago.
i spite of financial difficulties last
` alp, Port Elgin has imported Bob
Toronto pitcher, and Chuck
'f`s Whose name maymean
to Softball fans. Kirtear-
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The Best Flour
To Canadian housewives accustom-
ed without question to the best flour
in the world, it will be a revealing
commentary on the times to read the
following news item which appeared
in the May 5 issue of the, British
flour trade publication, Milling:'
"A woman employed at a Sheffield
mill who was questioned by a police
officer in respect of some flour in her
possession is stated to have told the
officer: `It's Canadian flour—better
than you get in the shops.' She was
fined £1."
It is difficult to realize why a wo-
man would risk her job and a court
penalty simply for a little flour. Yet
in England the best flour that can be
e3old cannot have any more than 30
per cent of Canadian content. The
difference in quality explains the
woman's actions.
Changing Times
(The Winnipeg Free Press)
Fifty-two years ago last Tuesday
a young lad in the English town of
Chatham began work as a •pho-
tographer's apprentice. The other
day this same man, now one of the
veteran members of the Free Press
staff, looked over his old appren-
ticeship indenture and the thought
occurred. to him that a considerable
change had occurred in bhe lot of
apprentices since he learn -al his
trade.
When Harry Steel began his ap-
prenticeship with Alfred Theodore
Honey, photographer, of High St.,
Chatham, there was little regard
for the rights, as individual:,, of
apprentices. Harry's employer for
,nstance, could fire him at any time
or for any cause but if he were to
quit his jab without" permission,
the employer could have him ar-
rested and broaght back to work.
To the youthful Steel, it would
not seem out of the way for him
to be bound hand and foot to his
employer since his indenture was
not essentially efferent from those
covering hundreds of thousands of
other apprentices in England.. But
to anyone looking it over today it
',vitt come as a decided shock that
such tight, almost slave -like regu-
lations could have existed' only
etch a relatively few years ago
By this same token the ineen-
:ure will provide au eyesopener for
those who sometimes wonder whe-
ther working people have made any
real progress since the turn of the
century.
The old vellum document is well
preserved. The printed script and
he handwriting are still clear and
the story they tell is, one that the
present-day apprentice, driving his
awn car and looking like some-
thing out of Esquire will note with
interest. The said Harry Steel for
instance "shall not waste the goods
of his master nor lend them un-
lawfully . . he shall not contract
matrimony within the said term
(four years) nor play at cards or
dice tables or any other unlawful
games . . he shall not haunt tav-
erns or playhouses nor absent him-
self from his said Master's ser-
vice day or night unlawfully."
In return for such restrictions
placed upon his private life, and 1 great.
What Other Papers Say:
Aggravates Situation
(Port Elgin Times)'
The cost of living index has gone
up and nobody likes it. Imposition
of price control is not a cure-all and
the Government shows sound judg-
ment in refusing to be stampeded by
the labor unions and other groups.
Increased production will do more
to reduce prices that all the legisla-
tion that can be put on the statute
books. The stupid statement of the
irresponsible C. H. Millard, MIA::
and labor agitator, that a general
strike - should be called, provides no
solution and only aggravates . the
situation. The trouble with many
labor leaders today is that they want
forty -hour weeks, increased take-
home 'pay, lower production and
cheaper food, clothing, etc. They ex-
pect the farmer to work an eighty -
hour week, bring down the cost of
food, and yet operate his farm with
machinery and everything he buys
produced in a forty -hour plant pay-
ing high wages.
his pledge at all times to do his
"Master's" bidding, plus the pay-
ment by his mother of £ 12 to Mr.
Honey, the young Steel was to be
given full instruction in his trade.
He was to receive wages, during
the first year of apprenticeship, of
one shilling per week -
He was to get a 100 per cent
raise to two shillings per week
in the second year, -three in the
third and four in his final year—
always provided of course that
there was "faithful and satisfac-
tory performance by the appren-
tice of the several covenants and
agreements herein contained." And
he was not to go into business or
take a job within four miles of
Chatham at any time within the
first three years after the comple-
tion of his apprenticeship. If he
did, he would have to pay Mr.
Honey damages of £50.
Nowadays in Canada there is no
formal apprentice system in the'
business of commercial photogra-
phy. In the trades where the sys-
tem is maintained the indentures
bear little resemblance to Harry
Steel's bond -servant contract of 50
years ago.
There is, of course, no invasion
of a boy's personal life. What he
does after working hours is his
own business. There is also. no
question of his parents paying- the
employer to teach the boy the
trade. And the wages he is paid,
during his apprenticeship, would
have made young Steel's head
swim.
In those days, labor was plenti-
ful and jobs were relatively few.
The Taw of supply and demand op-
erated to keep wages low and to
enable contracts of indenture liked,
the foregoing to be enforced.
Today all this has been revers-
ed. The supply of girls and boys
and men and women for the vast
amount of work to be done is very
scarce. The same law which op-
erated to make wages low a half
century ago operates today to
make wages high.
Despite higher prices and a
much lower purchasing power of
money, the real gain in the stan-
dard of living of everyone is very
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Fishing
(Medicine Hat News)
Sparkle of sunlight on water, the
lonely cry of a loon ... a sudden pelt
of rain ... solitude ... good compan-
ions. Thoughts that drift slowly as
pipe -smoke; day dreams cradled in
muffled or clicking oarlocks. This
is fishing. - -
The feel of elemental things. The
joy of pitting hand and skill, not
against a score or .game, but against
living, - fighting, clunning. That
feathered lure singing like a bullet
in a perfect cast, the answering swirl
of water, the savage tense as the fish
strikes ... the long last moment of
fight before victory. Primitive urg-
es and elemental moments which
purge all frustration. Comradeship.
and this is fishing.
Years: Agone
interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
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From The Huron Expositor
July 9, 1926
Mr. E. Radford, Walton, purpos-
es building a house in the village
this summer.
Miss Marjory Reid, Walton, has
been engaged to teach in Turn -
bull's School after the holidays.
MT. Ernie Graham, of Cromarty,
had the misfortune to have his foot
badly bruised while working in a
gravel pit, a load of gravel acci-
dentally •passing over it.
Mr. Joe Hoggarth, of town, met
with a bad accident on Monday,
when his arm went through a pane
of glass at the Commercial Hotel,
making a gash that required nine
stitches to close.
The full,stringer at end of day and
the long trip home in the twilight.
Relaxed muscles, clean thoughts, a
happy heart. The fulsome sense of
having matched yourself against the
wilderness and won, and the brim-
ming conviction that you have, for a
little time, achieved the destiny for
which man was made. This is fish-
ing, too. The sport which unites in-
stead of divides, which makes for
healthful pleasure, and through
which real friendships can be found-
ed.
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Seen in the County Papers
Fractures Hip
Mrs. Fred Roney had the mis-
fortune to fall in her home. on Fri-
day. An X-ray at Stratford Hos-
pital revealed a fractured hip.—
Mitchell Advocate.
Here From the West
day' evening, five tenders for the,
construction of the new church'
building were submitted, and it'
was unanimously decided to as
sept that of the T. J. Colborne
Construction Company, Toronto, at
$176,803, as recommended by the--
building
he- 'building committee. The meeting-
Mr.
eetingMr. and Mrs. Ralph Moritz, of1 also approved the recommendation
Buffalo Lake, Minn„ visited at the of the session that a new organ be•
home of their friends, Mr. and Mrs. installed, at a cost of $25,000, and
Wm. S. Johnston. The former is that this be a memorial to those of
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moritz the congregation who gave their
who at one time Iived in the home lives in the two world wars. With
organ, hall, chapel, furnishings and
other items, the total cost of the
new church is estimated' at $305,-
000', Seating capacity of the church
will be about 800. Rev. R. G. Mac-
Millan, minister of the church and
chairman of the building commit-
tee, presided at the meeting, and
George W. Schaefer acted as secre-
tary. A vote of thanks was extend-
ed to the building committtee on
motion of Air Vice -Marshal J. A.
Sully. The turning of the first sod.
for the new building will take
place on Tuesday evening, July 3,
at 8 o'clock. The Presbytery of
Huron -Maitland will be in attend-
ance and the public is invited to
be present at the ceremony.—God-
erich Signal -Star.
now occupied by Mrs. Wm. L. Sie-
bert. Ralph has not been in Zurich
for 50 years and enjoyed his visit
very. much with their host and hos-
I tess, who accompanied them
around to see the various places
of interest. Pictures were taken to
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help them to bring fond memories
home with them.—Zurich Herald.
From The Huron Expositor
July 12, N901
Mr. John S. Wren, son- of Mr.
Geo. Wren, Hensall, who has been
a high school teacher at Lucan, has
secured a position as first assist-
ant at the Dundas public school.
Mr. Joseph Weber, of Dublin,
met with a very painful accident
in Seaforth on Tuesday. He drove
up to attend the races in a light
democrat wagon and while driving
,on Main St. the horses frightened
To The Editor
Santa Rosa, Calif., June 30.
The Editor,
rhe Huron Expositor:
Enclosed "Photo of Lincoln" (a
ivedollar Gill, I just can't help
:neeting people from Huron Coun-
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About a month ago I had Mr. and
115 v. agate Baker, tormerly Lois
Johnson, of San Francisco, and
Vfrs. 13,iker's niece, Mary McLean
;utherland, Florence Johnson's
daughter, They spent the week -
:sl with me and we tools in moat
11 the places of interest in this
:ection—Russian River, Jack Lon-
lon's home at Halfmoon Bay. Arm-
trong Redwoods, Petrified. Rock,
Western Crops Look Rromirg
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wise,
Goderich Township, have return-
ed from a trip -to the Canadian
West and Northern Michigan.
They travelled via Trans -Canada
Airlines with stop -overs at Win-
nipeg, Man., Yorkton, Regina and
Kincaid, Sask., and Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich. They report that the
service and comfort given to T.C.A.
passengers is delightful. "Crops in
the West on the whole look prom
ising with the exception of the dry
belt i>Ji southwestern Saskatchewan
where rain was badly needed," Mr.
at a dog which ran out, and think -.Wise commented to The News -Re
ing the animals were going to run cord.—Clinton News -Record.
away, he jumped and broke his
leg. He was carried into Mr. Stew-
art's and Dr. McGinnis was called
andset the limb.
and several other places en route.
Enjoyed a nice visit.
Then last week I took a trip to
Shoshone, Idaho, to be there for my
granddaughter's christening, While
there I met four Huronites, Mrs.
Clem (Miss McMillan), from Wal-
ton; Mrs. Baer, Mrs. Christensen
and Mrs. Hughes, three daughters
of the late Albert Coats, of Kiri-
burn. Enjoyed' meeting them all.
On my return trip Ispent a day
in' Salt Lake City, Utah; took in
most of the sights (very fine).
Then to Reno for a day (made a
nickel); then on to San Francisco
for the ice follies, where Can':da
was well represented. v)
Yours truly-,
JIM BROADFOOT
New Church Started
At a congregational meeting of
Knox Presbyterian Church on Mon -
Wife: "I had to "marry you to
find out how stupid you were."
Husband: "You should have-
known that when I asked you to.^
marry me."
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First Lion: "I fainted. They
brought me to, so i fainted again."
Second. Lion: "Wiry?"
First Lion: "So they'd bring me
two more,"
The new variety of potato—Ken-
nebec—has now been licensed for
sale in Canada and is therefore
eligible for certification as seed.
W. N. Keenan, Chief, Division of
Plant Protection, Department of
Agriculture, Ottawa, has announced
that fields planted with this seed
variety will be eligible for inspec-
tion this year provided that ,the
quality of such seed is equal to
Foundation or Foundation A Class
as defined in Canadian Regulations.
Originated by the United States
Department of Agriculture at Belts-
ville, Maryland, in 1940, the new
variety was selected from a late
blight breeding progratn at Pres-
que Isle, Maine, in 1941.
It is described as a vigorous,
fast-growing, high -yielding, late -
maturing variety, resistant to late
blight. mild mosaic and net necros-
is. Its smooth, well -shaped tubers
have shallow eyes and are more
easily detached from the vines
than those of Sebago.
Dr. E. V. Hardenburg, of Cornell,
V.Y., reported thatthe variety
gave the highest yield of any test-
ed in 1947.
Its cooking quality is good and
it has excellent storage rapacity.
It is widely adapted to soil condi-
tions and has been tested in many
locations.
Ave years average 6.9 tons per acre
on the contour area compared to
11.9 tons per acre on the seeded
area up and down the slope where
corn was seeded on a 10 per cent
slope.
The practicability of contour
farming on privately -owned farms
has been tested and verified. On
the Illustration Station at East
Centreville, N.B., a project was un -
undertaken in the fall of 1946 on a
hillside field with a slope varying
from zero to 15 per cent. Readily
observable soil losses have been
greatly reduced.
Results of work done on other
illustration farms show that a sys-
tem of erosion control can be fit-
ted into the cropping system ac-
cording to the particular type 01
production required. Such systems
need not be elaborate and in most
cases can be estabiis'hed using
equipnient already available on the
farm.
Contour Farming and
Erosion Control
Soil losses by water erosion are
a needless expense to agriculture
and the national economy, says A.
E. Barrett, Associate Chief of the
Division of Illustration Stations,
Central Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa.
Every farmer who is interested
in meintaining the productivity of
his farm, he adds, should- view with
alarm any controllable soil losses
which are occurring from water
erosion.
Detailed ettperiments at. the Cen-
tral Experimental Farm have
shown conclusively that contour
cropping on land subject to water
erosion has given considerable in-
crease in yields of corn and oats.
The four-year average yield per
acre of corn on the contour was
8.96 tons compared with 6.97 tons
up and down the slope. Compara-
tive yields of oats were 43.4 bush-
els per acre in the four-year rota-
tion on the contour and 36.8 bush-
els per acre in the identical rota-
tion up and down the . stope.
In addition, soil losses through
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