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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-10-26, Page 2tb I'AG1 TWO • THE HURON EXPOSITOR • HE 111111011 PRI), Established 1$60" 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, October 26 Goderich Editor Retires The recent reorganization of the Goderich Signal -Star, which result- ed in the retirement of William H. Robertson as editor and publisher; marks the end of an era in the week- ly newspaper field in Huron County. For nearly fifty years Mr. Robertson has been identified with the Signal, and more recently the Signal -Star. Mr. Robertson regarded his posi- tion as publisher as one of sacred trust on behalf of the citizens the paper served. Time nor money meant Little to him as through the years he personally saw to it that the trust was not broken. The ideals by which he guided the Signal -Star. were high, but for nearly half a cen- tury he adhered to them. There was no provision in them for compro- mise. To Mr. Robertson, black was black and white was white. Mr. George Ellis, who for a num- ber of years has been associated with Mr. Robertson as co -publisher, now assumes full charge. Under his ex- perienced and capable guidance, The Signal -Star will continue to prosper and to be held in that same respect which for more than a hundred years has made it an Outstanding weekly newspaper. • Sport in Seaforth The decision to reorganize and re- activate the Seaforth Amateur Ath- letic Association cannot but have a most beneficial effect on sport in Sea - forth. The difficulties inherent in at- tempting to operate independent teams has been shown during the past several years. While it is true that sport in the final analysis depends on those who participate, there is at the same time another factor which must not be ig- nored. And that is that sport is a business which must be looked at ob- jectively. To carry out a successful sports program, there must be play- ers in being, players in the making', interested % fans, and above all, ad- ministrative know-how. Each bears a definite relation to the other, and under an enlightened athletic associ- ation proper emphasis can be placed on each phase to the end that a broad and continuing sports program can be developed. The interest which has been indi- cated by the attendance at the re- organization meetings, if continued, can well result in a highly successful future for sports in Seaforth. the extent to which those hardy pio- neers who settled the Huron tract, depended on the church for that faith so necessary ua : overcoming their many problems in a new country. Hewing their homes and farms from virgin land, the pioneers had few as- sets other than their courage and devotion. Yet, in the case of Bruce - field, and this was typical of many other congregations in the district, a church building and manse were erected. That those first members of seventy-five years ago `founded well is indicated by the flourishing congregation of today. • Charitable Gifts , In listening to a discussion the other day concerning the difficulties in which churches, charities and ser- vice clubs find in financing their work, we learned that in very few cases do' people remember such or- ganizations in their wills. In the few cases where thought is given to a local charity, the amount of the gift is usually relatively small. Possibly part of the reason lies in the tax structure. People with small- er estates may feel that succession duties and income taxes, combined with a low interest return, are such that they can not afford to divert any portion of their estates away from serving the needs of those who are dependent on them. On the other hand, people with large estates may take the attitude that the impact of succession duties and taxes on their estates will be severe enough to re- move any obligation they might oth- erwise feel toward providing for public charities. It is possible, however, in so reason- ing, people are failing to take into consideration the fact that such gifts in Canada, are, generally speaking, exempt from succession duties. Sub- stantial savings may often be effect- ed not only with respect to succes- sion duties, but in many cases, in- come tax as well, thus offsetting in a large measure the cost to the es- tate of the gift itself. • Seventy-five Years of Service A notable anniversary being cele- brated this month is that of Bruce - field United Church, the congrega- tion of which is observing the com- pletion of seventy-five years of ser- vice in its community. The citizens of the district it serves, regardless of their faith, will join in extending congratulations to the congregation on the occasion of the anniversary, and will wish for it many more years of service. While the present congregation came into being in 1876, the history of the church goes back much earlier u 1849. According to the diary of the late Rev. William Graham, of g niondville, "Some of the members a.,Eg`mondvllle living nearest Bruce- fielcl,; Severed their connection with lS�ldntville and' formed a church rucefield Church is by no ie oldest in the district, the ar being, celebrated does op ortunit r of recalling What Other Papers Say: CROSSROADS (By James Scott) "BY DIVINE RIGHT The other day I finally got around to having a talk with the only acquaintance of mine who at- tended one of the state dinners for our heir presumptive, H.R.H. Prin- cess Elizabeth and her Consort. I have been looking forward to talk- ing to him because he has sou.le very interesting ideas about Roy- alty. e For example, the knows exactly how many degrees to bend oJer when bowing to a king. He has an expert knowledge of just how tar you should bend for lesser members, for judges and bishops, tor cabinet ministers. and ambas- sadors. I don't know how far down he goes for farmers, truck drivers and school teachers. For me, he just 'barely nods his head. But any- way, he is an authority on all matters of behaviour when it comes to meeting the great of any land— and how he likes to meet them! Especially members of any royal family -- especially our ow'n, of Revenue From the Forests (Sudbury Star) The experts say that when a cord of unprocessed pulpwood is exported from Ontario it brings to this prov- ince, a revenue of only about $15.00. But,.. when that same cord of pulp- wood is processed in a Canadian mill, the revenue total is between $75 and $100, including provision of employ- ment for' highly skilled Canadian workers. The Necessities (Guelph Mercury) a leather bag and an umbrella. rhe Board of Managers also presented him with a purse of money. • r con. 7, to Richard Hotham, fop a 1 term of five years, at an annual rental of ;325. ' The furniture factory in town is erecting a large brick addition to their dry kiln. Things are boom- ing at the factory. Mr. Geo. Chesney has sold his farm which adjoins the town to Adam Dodds for $5,500. It contains 70 acres and is, a very choice lot. From The Huron Expositor October 25, 1901 Mr. J. K. Richardson, formerly of the D. D. Wilson Egg Co., is in Galt just now. He purchased sev- eral carloads of pickled, eggs from firm there and is shipping them to the Old Country. Miss Grace McFaul, the accomp- lished vocalist and leader of First Presbyterian Church '`choir, has 4one to Manitoba on a profession- al visit. She has secured several engagements. We understand that J. F. Daly, the jeweller, has leased hhe Pren- dergast residence and will occupy it in due course. Mr. Robt. Armstrong, of Hullett, has rented his farm, being lot 1, County Notes tlrtf ' 4,,11, wa,s struck by a transport battling cement blocks through town. Mr. Durand suffered from shock and *as removed to the office of Dr. Fletcher where it was found he suffered only slight injuries. The car was badly damaged. Chief Nor- ry investigated. The driver of the Honored On Anniversary Oa Friday evening last about 40 relatives and friends gathered • at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claire Long, it being the 25th annivers- ary of their wedding. They were taken very much by surprise, but fully enjoyed the lovely evening that had been so secretly planned for them. They were presented with lovely gifts of silverware. The evening was spent in playing cards after which a delicious lunch was served.-4Brussels Post. Zurich Man Injured With cars lined up on either side of Main Street, John Durand, Zur- ich, backed his car out from the cunb in front of Hawkin's Hard- ware Thursday morning last and course. And yet he has a strange in- consistent quirk. Being of Scot- tish descent, he takes his ancestry very seriously. In certain moods he becomes very eloquent about, Bonnie Prince Charlie and pro- claims loudly that he is a Jacobite —that is, he is,' in theory, a sup- porter of James I1, the last of •the Stutrrts who was deposed and had to flee to Italy at the end of the seventeenth century. When my ac- quaintance is feeling in this mood he does strange things. When the toast to the King is being drunk he raises his glass high and swings 't in front. of him in a large arc ,before drinking. This, he explains, is a symbolic gesture; it means he is really' drinking "to the King over the water"—to the descend- ants of James II. I never could understand this very well because,' in the first place, there are .no longer any direct descendants of old James II around, and in the second place this man is as keen to meet Roy- alty of any kind as any wan I've ever known. I finally came to the conclusion that this man's emo- tions are not really very deep at all, that he is in love with the show, with the pomp and circum- stance, with the color and the glory, and not very c cerned about the real meaning or the Crown. Now I'm certainly not one to say there is anything wrong with ing pagentry. I'm just as fon;: of a parade as the next fellow-. .lrhen the band starts to play I m the first fellow on hand, but I must admit that 1 feel the safe way about all kinds of parades. I get just as big a kick out of ~'aching our bands lead the school kids up to the Fall Fair as I do seeit;i, a precision squard march up the street with a king or a t•r.n.,.s .es behind it. I think it is nice to make quite a fuss over our great men an"I women—and our children too. but I certainly do not think that the Royal Family is around just to put on a big show. Yeta lot or folk I know' seem to think very like that friend of m n(1. They seem to think that aLl a' Princess is for is to give then an excuse to put on the soup-and-fisn and a chance to boast to their les., fortunate neighbors that they met the Prinbess and the, Duke. A lot of that sort of thinking has been going on ever since Prin- cess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh got off the plane n Montreal. Of course, we Cana- dians.are not too used to having Royalty around us and when it happens we don't think as straight as we might. Just the same, it might be a good idea for us to try a little harder while they are still with us to convince them natl we really know what they mean to us. It might be a good idea for us to try to let them now that we don't consider them as people made for putting on a show for our benefit, I think they would like to know that we realize that they are very human and that, the best that is in all of us. That's what the Royal Family really means—they are symbols of our best traditions and ideals and for that we pay them respect. I don't think we respect them best by making' them shake hands till they hurt with every Tom, Dick and Harry who wants to get into the act. A contributor to Joe Harrington's column in the Boston Post submits these items for the record: Mankind did without sugar till the 13th cen t�Yry; coal fires until the 14th, but- tered bread until the 15th, potatoes and tobacco until the 16th, coffee, tea and soap; until the 17th, puddings un- til the 18th, matches, and electricity until the 19th, and canned goods un- til the 20th. Yet we couldn't easily do without one of these for even a week. How people and times have changed! • Into the Melting Pot (Halifax Chronicle -Herald).. What type of citizen will the immi- grants be? How will they adapt themselves to life in a new and dif- ferent country? What of their chil- dren? Is this solemn, wide-eyed lit- tle boy, perhaps, a future leader in politics or industry or science? Is this voluble, earnest man a skilled mechanic whose talents may revolu- tionize some Canadian enterprise? None can say, but for better or for worse, this great stream of newcom- ers must leave an ineradicable mark upon Canada. And what form that mark will take depends, not upon the newcom- ers alone, but upon how we receive them and ,guide them into Canadian citizenship. y -five and Fifty Years Ago Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- t How Distant Is Your Future? • It may catch up with you tomorrow! When you buy insurance, make a down pay- ment on your home or car, you are planning for the future. Sudden emergencies, caused by sickness, accident or unemployment, can endanger the security of your home and family. Borrowing wisely is often the best means of preserving your plans for the future. You can help yourself by using tools devised to help you. 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He will tell you about the many ways - to buy them ... and offer every assistance to you. THE DOMINION BANK Established 1871 87.51 m From The Huron Expositor October 29, 1926 Mr. G. D. Ferguson has leased the residenne of Miss Hargan on Goderich St. and has taken' posses- sion. A pleasant social evening was spent at the home of Mr. Arch. Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gibson, McKillop, a few days prior to their moving to Seaforth. Dur- ing the evening Thos. Moylan made them the recipients of a beautiful floor lamp. Mr. A. W. Siilery is a candidate for the Older Boys' Parliament in South Huron. Mr. Jack McGrath, of Dublin, shipped a carload of fine horses on Wednesday to the Quebec lumber woods. Mr. Robert Caldwell, of Hensel', who held a good position at the Commercial Hotel, has resigned and intends going to Toronto where he has accepted, a position. On Friday evening at the close of the regular choir practice in First Presbyterian. Church, the choir entertatned Mr. and Mrs, J. T. 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