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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-09-28, Page 2Established 1860 , A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.00 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 28 The King's Illness It is to be hoped that by the time these words are read those to whom George the Sixth is King will have learned that he is on the road to re- covery, following the serious opera- tion he underwent early this week. In the meantime, there will be gen- eral and heartfelt thanks that pre- liminary bulletins indicate he suc- cessfully overcame the initial shock of the operation. The King holds the affection of the British people to a unique degree. He is the King, of "the British Dom- inions Beyond the Seas," one of which is Canada, and as King of Canada he has a warm place in the regard of Canadians. Their heart- felt prayers for his recovery include a plea for the well-being of those to whom he is especially dear as son, husband or father. It is in regard to his family ties that Canadians are particularly con- cerned at the moment, in that his ill- ness has resulted in the postpone- ment of the royal visit b y Princess Elizabeth. All Canadians will agree with Prime Minister St. Laurent in his having reminded Princess Elizabeth that Canadians will understand if the royal visit is cancelled in view of His Majesty's condition. While it is hoped that there will be steady improvement in his condi- tion, should this be slower than an- ticipated, or should there be any doubt, the royal responsibilities to the Commonwealth should not be allowed to interfere with family ties. Canadians would indeed be selfish if they expected otherwise. e The Farm Scores Again The farmers of Canada for many years have produced the leaders of state, of church and of business. Now the Kincardine News reminds us the farm has this year produced a "Miss Canada." The News points out that "Miss Canada of 1951" is no glamor girl from the fashionable and sleek beau- ty salons of ,our cities. She is the daughter of a Western Ontario to- bacco farmer. "Of the innumerable - stories we have heard about young ladies whose fathers chose the calling of agricul- ture, there has not been one previous- ly of this type, a success story. "People in cities may wonder why a country girl would win over their entries. Of course, those people have forgotten that they themselves or their parents came from rural On- tario. "What Don Fairbairn refers to as the important part of Ontario which lies outside the cities' is just that. Rural Ontario, whether the cities like it or not, is the dog that they are try- ing to wag with their comparatively insignificant tails. "It is' not necessary to go back through the years any great length to find that the men and women who tiLcupy the seats of the mighty in Canada came, for the most part, from farm homes. There is every likelihood this condition will con- tinue, for, despite their many avow- ed advantages cities do not provide the background that is to be found in the vaster areas which lies beyond them." • Weser Is Necessary ng, the past .couple, of weeks firemen, under. the urban- roteS+ tion arrangement, )led to three rural ares. uy In one case the brigade was able to save a barn, and in the other two cases lack of water contributed to the loss of a barn and of a house, al- though the firemen prevented dam- age spreading to adjoining buildings. The results of the first experienc- es under the arrangement fully just- ify the cost involved. At the same time, the fires emphasize the neces- sity of residents in rural areas pro- viding adequate quantities of water by means of ponds if the fire -fighting service is to provide maximum pro- tection. The brigade brings to a rural fire trained firefighters and modern fire- fighting equipment. But unless there is available in the immediate area of a fire an adequate water supply, the equipment cannot be used to its max- imum efficiency. Even the best of wells go dry, or drop to a level be- low that which can be pumped under the demands of a modern pumper. To haul water from neighboring farms is time-consuming, and in fire- fighting time is all important. The answer, it seems, would be for every farmer to provide a farm pond in the vicinity of his buildings. The cost need not be great, and informa- tion concerning the construction of such a pond is readily available from agricultural representatives. Not only will such a pond provide fire protection, but it will also do much to prevent the waste of water through run-off and will assist in preventing further lowering of the water table which in turn means less water in the wells. What Other Papers Say: Young Men Staying On Farms (From the Bowmanville Statesman) More young men are interested now in staying on the farm. Mechan- ization has done away with much of the back -breaking labor that used -to make a farmer old before his time. Farmers have found ways of sharing with their sons the rewards of their labor, either through partnerships, shares in farm profits or through mutually satisfactory wage arrange- ments. e The Great Leveller (Boston Globe) Evidence that one of the great democratic levellers of the mid-cen- tury is man's or woman's garb, is to be found at almost any beach or lake today. Water wear makes banker, baker, bartender or day laborer kin. There is. nothing to distinguish one from the ether in the surf. In the same way, it's difficult to tell whe- ther women's bathing togs cover, or uncover, a social registerite or her °maid, Ph.D. or stock girl. s And Found Wanting (Globe and Mail) Do the 'people who are advocating price control for Canada ever read tine newspapers? If not, they should. They would find out from them that although Britain has one of the most extensive price control systems in the world—and probably the most law-abiding population in the world —prices are out of hand. Government leaders frankly ad- mit it. Chacellor of the Exchequer Hugh Gaits ell, now in Ottawa, told the Trades on Congress just be- fore he left England that to hold the cost -of -living index steady would re- quire subsidies of $3 billion a year— "a completely impossible fiscal bur- den." Sir Hartley Shawcross, President of the Board of Trade, puts it an- other way. He "hopes" that prices will reach their peak by the end of the year. As for _Mr. Douglas Jay, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, he "hopes" that prices will not rise quite so steeply in the second half of 1951 as they did in the first half. So much for the efficacy of price control. It may be argued that Bri- tain is in a difficult position to keep down prices, since she imports many of her necessities. So does Canada. At the moment, she is importing most of them from the United States. That country, too, has price control; but oddly enough, prices keep going up, and so do wages. If the magic wand doesn't work either in London or 'Washington, what makes people think it will work in Ottawa? CP THE ITURON KXPOSITOR • • CROSSROADS (By James Scott) "THE YOUNG AND THE GREAT" I do not belong to that lavish group of people who ride first-class on the railroad and sit comfort- ably, looking like men of distinc- tion every one, in the chair car. Mind you, it's not because I +hold any proletarian principles about chair cars; it's because I have a proletarian pocket -book which just won't stretch—what with the price of eggs or a roast of 'beef—to the luxury of •first-class travel. But there is one way whish all impoverished train -riders like me know about which enables us, for a little while anyway, to ride like millionaires. We straighten out our ties, brush the dust off our shoes and walk in to ;have a sand- wich on the diner, trying to look as if we really belonged in the first class. Those of us who are old hands at the game usually wait until we are pretty sure that the diner will be filled. We do this because the courteous steward then tells us to take a vacant seat in the parlor car until there is room for us at the table. This way, with any luck, you may ride as far as fifty miles enjoying chair car luxury on a coach class ticket. And sometimes you have an ex- perience which makes all that con- niving worth while. Last week was one of them. I was waiting my turn in the diner, savoring every minute I re- clined in the chair car, when I happened to notice that my next door neighbor was a very famous and very distinguished Canadian, whose name is known all around the world. Now I am not usually the kind who strikes up an ac- quaintance when travelling, but this time I thought it would be worth the chance. It was not to be, however, for Iwo very young girls, who looked as if they had perhaps just started to college, beat me to it. Obviously these girls had notic- ed the distinguished face, the mane of white hair, the sure bear- ing of the man who has been suc- cessful. And they probably notic- ed the twinkle in his eye too. Anyway, one of them, looking at the paper he held in his hand, said: "Are you interested in music too?" Putting away the score he had been reading the gentleman re- plied, "Well, yes, I am interested in music a bit." "I am very interested in it," said the girl. "As a matter of fact I have just started to study at the Conservatory in Toronto. I sup- pose you have heard of it. Every- body, has." "Yes," admitted the man. "I have heard of it." "When you go to the Conserva- tory," said the girl proudly, "you are preparing to be a professional. I'm going to be a professional singer. Did you ever sing?" she added as an afterthought, probably remembering that it is polite to bring your listener into, the con- versation. "As a matter of fact, I did used to do a little singing," said the white-haired man. "Did you?" said the girl,, clearly finding this hard to believe. "But, of course singing professionally is quite another matter." "I was a kind of professional, too," the man said gently. "But you didn't study at the Conservatory," said the girl. "No," admitted the man. Thus reassured, .the girl took over, getting help from her friend once in a while, and told the man all the new things she was going to learn at the Conservatory. He was very interested until the train stopped at Kitchener. "Well, I must get off now," he said. "I have to make a speech here tonight, but maybe we'll meet again some time. Good luck!" The kindly twinkle wasvery much in evidence in the eyes of Guelph -born Edward Johnson, once one of the greatest tenors in the world, many years General Man- ager of the New York Metropoli- tan Opera Company, and now Chairman of the Board of the Roy- al Conservatory of Music. One of these days those girls are going to meet him in the cor- ridors of the Conservatory and realize who he is. I don't know how they're going to feel about their • adventure on the train, but I'm sure they'll be met with the same kindly twinkle, for that is the way with great artists and great Canadians. Seen in the County Papers New Appointments in C.A.S. Office Miss M. Norris, of Toronto, has been appointed a social worker on the staff of the Huron Children's Aid Society. She succeeds Miss Ida White, who has won the Thigh commendation of county and staff on her work. Mass Gertrude Wilkes has joined the clerical staff in the C.A.S. office here.—Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Minister Visits Huron Mon. George H. Doucett, Ontario Minister of Highway's, paid his an- nual visit to Huron County Tues- day. Early in the day, after con- ferring with the Perth County road committee and other civic and county officials, the minister left for.Waterloo County, Early in the day he met with officials at Goderich, later leaving for Strat- ford.—Clinton News -Record, Fractures Wrist and Ribs -Mr. Andrew Hamilton is off duty with a fractured wrist and a co ;Ile of broken ribs, While tarring the roof at his summer cottage at Grand Bend Friday afternoon he had the misfortune to step on some tar and slipped from the roof, fall- ing about 15 feet to the ground. Both bones of the lett wrist were broken and in addition to the frac- tured ribs be sprained bis leg.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Zurich Student Heads Council John Haberer, 18, of Zurich, a top scholastic student and athlete, is the new president of Students' Seaforth Fall Horses Heavy Draught — Brood mare with foal by her side, Wm. Dale; foal of 1951, Wm. Dale; filly or gelding, 2 years old, Vincent Lane, Fred Roney; sweepstakes, William Dale. Light Draught—Brood mare with foal by her sire, Fred Roney & Son; foal of 1951, Fred Roney & Son; filly or gelding, 2 years old, Vincent Lane, F. Roney &, Son; filly or gelding, 1 year old, George Coyne, Fred. Roney & Son; sweep- stakes, Fred Roney & Son. Percheron or Belgian—Foal of 1951, Louis Murray; sweepstakes, W. 11. Tuttle. Harness Classes—Light draught team in harness, Wm. J. Dale; Percheron or Belgian team in har- ness, W. T. Tuttle; light draught single horse in. harness, Wm: J. Dale; Percheron or Belgian single horse in harness, W. T. Tuttle and 2nd; heavy draught single 'horse in ha.rneas, Wm, J. Dale; four -horse tandem, hitched, W. H. Tuttle, O. A. Bannerman, Monkton; best handled colt led by boy or girl 17 years and under, Louis Murray. Specials --T. McMichael specialty foal aired by any of his horses, F. Roney & Son, Louis Murray; Town- ship special, Wm, J. Dale, O. A. Bannerman, V. Lane;' 1reiit heavy horse on grounds, W. H. Tuttle. Judge—Fred Martin, Light Horses—Wagon team in harness, A. Borer, Dundas, J. Kreiss, Mitchell, O. A. Bannerman, Monkton, and 4th; single wagon horse in harness, A. Borer, J. ureic$, A. Borer, 0. A. Banner - Council of Exeter District High School. He was elected by the students at the school this week. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Haberer, Zurich, he captured high- est educational award in Grade 12 last year and was a member of the championship ,basketball team. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Bride -To -Be Showered Mrs, Robert Henry and Mrs Frank Bainton were hostesses on Friday evening at a shower hon- oring onoring :Miss Wilma Medema, whose marriage to Mr. William Bakalaar takes place on October 2. Miss Medema came to Canada only five months ago from Holland. 'Me bride-to-be, assisted by Mrs. Bain ton, opened the many lovely gifts and very graciously thanked every- one present. Following this the hostesses served lunch. — Blyth Standard. Returns From Halifax Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Hull and lit- tle daughter, Diane, who have been summer visitors of the lady's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cuninghame, left last week' by motor for their home in Vancouver, B.C. Dr. Hull, of University of British Columbia, recently returned from Halifax, N.S., where he attended a mathe- matical congress held at Dalhousie University during August. He was the youngest professor among Can- ada's twelve greatest mathemati- cians chosen to represent universi- ties of the Dominion. — Clinton News -Record. Fair Winners man; roadster team in harness, A. B. Weber, Kitohener; single road- ster horse, A. B. Weber and 2nd; lady driver, Mrs. E. E. Schroeder, 1.Vira. E. Johnston, Mrs. D. Shean, Marion McLlwain ; gentlemen's road race, A. 13. Weber and nd; Hackney pony team in harness, E. E. Schroeder, E. Johnston, Doug. Shean; single Hackney pony in harness, E. E. Schroeder and 2nd, E. Johnston and 4th; tandem Hack- ney pony in harness, E. Johnston, D. Shean; Shetland pony, any age, led by boy or girl, D. Shean, M. McLlwdin, D. Shean; Shetland foal, D. Shean, H. McLlwain; Shetland pony team in harness, E. Jahn- ston,D. Shean, H. McLiwain; Shetland pony, tandem hitch, E. Johnston, D. Shean, 11. MoLlwain; Iadies' saddle class, 15 and over, Sue Nixon; single Shetland pony itt harness, E. Johnston and 2nd, H: McLiwain, Catt p Beef Cattle—Polled Angus bull, one year and over, Knopp Bros.; best cow, Klapp Bros. and. 2nd; heifer, 2 years old, Klopp Bros. and 2nd; heifer, .1 year old, Klopp Bros. and 2nd; heifer calf, Klopp Bros. HeVefords—Bnli, 2 yeara and ov- er, Frank Thompson, Robert Hern, Frank Thompson; best cow, R- Hern, F. Thompson, John McGre- gor, F. Thompson; ihe)fer, 2 years old, J..112cGregor, F. Thompson and 3rd; heifer, 1 year old, J. McGre- gor, let and 2nd, Coultes, 3rd and 4th; heifer calf, under one year, Caultes, .. MeGregor, R. Hemp.,J. Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Apo, From The Huron Expositor October 1, 1926 Mr. E. Dawson Reid received of- ficial notice last week .that he bad rd eived the appointment of cus- toms officer at Seaforth, to suc- ceed F. G. Neelin, who was sup- erannuated in July. Mr. Reid is a went -known Seaforth boy, a son of the late Jas. F. Reid and Mrs. Reid of town. He is a graduate of Sea - forth Collegiate, a returned soldier has beenand assistantforthe postmasterpasttwo here,years Mr. Jas, T. Scott has rented his farm at Roxboro to Mr. Thos. Ap- pleby, of Harlock, and intends shortiy moving to Windsor. Mr. Scott is the 'possessor of a fine tenor voice, and it is with the in- tention that he will have it further trained that he is moving to Wind- sor. The race horse, "Oliver Pete," owned by Kerslake and Guy, has had a very successful year on the Pennsylvania State Circuite, where the has been racing this fall. Mrs. Adam Nicholson, of Con- stance, had the misfortune to fall and break her wrist on Saturday. The following is the standing of the pony contest to Sept. 28: Ed- win Hawkins, Charlie Bateman, Andy Calder, Tom Sills, Frank Grieve, Sterling Habkirk, Loretta Purcell, Dorothy Wiltse, Jean Gem- mell, Frank Phillips, Mickey Archi- bald, Leo Joynt, George Crich, Jean Dungey, Ruth Gordon, Wil - sen Broadfoot, C. G. Sherwood, Clara •Krauskopf, Margaret Ross, Bobbie Venus, Gordon McKellar, Borden Merner. From The Huron Expositor ' September 27, 1901 Mr. Thos, Smale, the well-known well -digger of Elimville, has just completed a fine well for Mr. Jeff Fisher, Usborne, at a depth of 48% feet, and in which there is 10 feet of water. Mr. Smale has some means of locating a spring of wa- ter, and of all the 9115 he has put down he has never failed to got the desired results. Mr. R. Beattie, teacher in Spraat's School, Tuckersmith, has purcthased the Wallace property on the hill south of Egmondville, for $700. - Mr. Duncan McMillan, of town, has shown us what is known as a "spruce gall," which he picked from a tree on his grounds. It is in the shape of a pine cone, only very much smaller, and is said to contain an in-:ect which, when 'na- tured, is very constructive to spruce trees. Mr. Frank Willis has purchased the restaurant and confectionery business of Mr. George Beattie. The fact Ghat it pays to raise thoroughbred and high-grade stock was fully exemplified •at Mr. Thos. Wren's sale on Wednesday, as the following prices will show: One cow„ $97;• 1 cow, $96; 1 calf, seven _months old, $70, etc, The sale amounted to $1 050, and was con- ducted by James Jones, Mitchell. 4th; Bey Pepper, 5th; Drt M. W. Stapleton, 6th, Junior champion female, Andrew C. Gaunt; reserve 3unior"champion, Dr. M. W. Stapleton; senior and grand champion female, Andrew C. Gaunt; reserve senior cham- pion, McKenzie Hall. Steer, 750 pounds and under, Kenneth Campbell, Jean Scott, Roy Pepper; steer, 751-1,000 lbs., M. H. Taylor, Roy Nehtercott, McGregor; bull calf under 1 year, Robt. Hern,,F, Thompson, 2nd and 3rd; bull, 1 year old, J. McGregor, Coultes; herd, consisting of three females and one bull, J. McGregor, Klopp Bros., Coultes, F. Thomp- eon; Hereford specials: Heifer, Coultes; .bull, John McGregor; Polled Angus special: Heifer, Klopp Bros.; bull, Klopp Bros. Dual Purpose—Best cow, Andy Turnbull; baby beef, R. Kinsman, K. Campbell, 13. Parsons, K. Camp- bell; beef, one year or over, Robt. Hern. Dual Purpose Shorthorns—Bull, 2 years or over, Jas. M. Scott; best cow, Jas. F. Scott, Jas. M. Scott, Jas. F. Scott, Jas, M. Scott; heifer, 2 years old, James M. Scott, lst, 2nd and 3rd; heifer, 1 year old, Jas. F. Scott, Jas. M. Scott; heifer calf, under •1 year, Jas. M, Scott, lst and 2nd; bull calf, un- der 1 year, Jas, M. Scott, Jack Crozier, Jas. M. Scott; bull, 1 year old, Jas. M. Scott, Jas. F. Scott; herd, three females and one bull, Jas. M. Scott, Jas, F. Scott. Perth -Huron Shorthorn Show Bull calved before Sept. 1, 1949, W. Turnbull & Son, Brussels; M. H. Taylor, Belgrave; K. McFar- lane, Belgrave. Junior yearling bull, McKenzie Hall, Ayr; W. Turnbull & Son, Andrew C. Gaunt, Lucknow. Senior bull calf, C. H. Keyes & Sons, Varna; Roy Nether- cott, St. Marys, 2nd and 6th; An- drew C. Gaunt, 3rd; • James, W. Smith, Brussels, 4th; W ;Turnbull & Son, 5th. Junior bull calf, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, Seaforth; James W. Smith, 2nd and 6th; McKenzie Hall Hall, 3rd; K. McFarlane,4th; Roy Nether Cott, 5th. Senior cham- pion male, W. Turnbull & Son,; re- serve senior championship, M. W. Taylor; junior and grand cham- pion stale, Dr. M. W. Stapleton; reserve -junior and reserve grand champion, McKenzie Hall. Cow, born before Sept. 1, 1948, Roy Nethercott, 1st and 3rd; An- drew C. Gaunt, 2nd and Oth; W. Turnbull & Son, 4th; K. McFai•- lane, 5th. ,Cow, born Sept. 1, 1948, Aug. 31, 1949: Andrew C. Gaunt, int and 3rd; William Devereaux, Seaforth, 2nd; Roy Nethercott, 4th; Roy Pepper, Seaforth, 5th and 6th. Senior yearling heifer, McKen- zie Hall, Wan. Devereaux & Eon, and and 4th, Roy Pepper, 3rd; Roy Nethercott, 5th; W. Turnbull & Son, 6th; Junior yearling heifer, Dr. M. W. Stapleton, lat and 4th; McKenzie Hall, 2nd; Roy Pepper, 3rd; Roy Nethercott, 6th; James W. Smith, 6th. Senior heifer calr:' Andrew C. Gaunt, lat•and 4th; Mc- Kenzie Hall, 2nd; James W. Smith, 3rd; C. H. Keyes & Sons, 5th; Roy Nethercott, 6th. Junior heifer calf: *iterate .Hall, 1a't, 2nti,,. 3'rd. and 0 SgP EM BER 28, I06X Katherine Campbell, Bob Parsons, • Roy Pepper. Get o!' sire, McKenzie Hall, An- drew Gaunt, C. H. Keyes & Sons, James Smith, Roy Nethercott, W Turnbull & Son. Breeder's herd: McKenzie Hall, Andrew Gaunt, Roy Nethercott, W. Turnbull & Son, M. N. Taylor; pair of calves,. Andrew Gaunt, McKenzie Hall, James Smith, Roy Nethercott, C. H. Keyes & Son, Roy Pepper. (Continued on Page 6) Sr• • only Pennies a dag.. A PRIVATE INCOME FOR LIFE WHEN YOU RETIRE CANADA; Yes, security costs so little when you build your retirement income around a Canadian Government Annuity. It's fon to face the - future this way, and easy, too. There's no' medical examination. Payments are low and your contract won't lapse if you miss - one. Your money is guaranteed by the - Government of Canada and . , . 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