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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1951-11-02, Page 2• THE HURON EXPOSITOR • NOVEMBER 2, 1951 TIME HURON EXPOSITOR 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, $2.50 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, November 2 Too Young for Rifles The other day an eleven -year-old Iroquois Falls boy was shot in the head with a .22 rifle when he refused to walk a trestle as ordered by three other boys. Discussing the incident, the boy's another placed the blame on comic books. - The near -fatal accident, she said, arose as a result of shootings the boys had read about in the so- called funnies. While the comics may be to blame, we think still more of the blame could be placed on the fact that eleven -year-olds were permitted to own and to use .22 calibre rifles. Such a rifle in the hands of most boys can in a moment make them a menace to society -not because they are malic- ious, but out of sheer boyish ir- responsibility and inexperience. Boys of sixteen and under, if they are healthy and normal, don't as a rule exhibit too many characteristics of supreme care and caution. As the Sault Ste. Marie Star points out, a .22 calibre rifle is a lethal wea- pon whose killing power and carry- ing power are forever being under- estimated, although both have been demonstrated time after tragic time. Carelessly handled, it is at least as great a danger to life and limb with- in its range as an automobile reck- lessly or drunkenly driven. • "No boy of that -age should be turned loose, unsupervised, with a deadly weapon in his hands," the .Star says. "There is something wrong with the parent who blithely leaves him on his ovvri with it. And keeping it out of his hands is after all much easier than keeping him com- pletely clear of comic books or other unsuitable literature or entertain- ment." • ,Skid Marks and Speed Prosecution of motor manslaugh- ter cases may be more difficult, as the result of a recent trial in Edmonton. Scientific evidence based on an an- alysis of skid marks was not allow- ed by the trial judge, who indicated he preferred the testimony of eye- witnesses as to the speed of the car. The Edmonton Journal, in discuss- ing the case, points out that an offi- ,cer of the city police traffic squad testified as to the speed of the accus- ed's car at the time of the accident, which he deduced from the length of the skid marks left on the pavement, with allowance for the condition of the brakes. The trial judge, Mr. Jus- tice McLaurin, refused to admit this evidence, stating that he would soon- er believe the testimony of persons who had seen the accident. "While this ruling may be in ac- cordance with legal precedents, it may well have the effect of making the determination of speed in motor car cases far more difficult and un- certain than it should be. Over the years a great deal of research has gone into the question of braking speeds for cars, and this has been reduced to a mathematical formula. "It is, established that, on a dry road surface, a car with perfect brakes, going at 20 miles an hour, will require 18 feet to stop, from the point where the brakes are applied. At 30 miles an hour, 40 feet are re- quired; at 50 miles, 111 feet; at 70 miles, 218 feet and so on. If I the brakes are faulty or the road surface slippery, these distances must be in- creased, but the formulae cover these ttintrnget ei(s as well. bus, if the length of the skid mark and the condition of the brakes and the road are known, an expert can deduce pretty accurately how fast the car was going when the brakes were applied. Short of an ac- tual speedometer reading -which is seldom available -this is by far the most satisfactory method of settling the always -disputed question of speed. "By contrast, the testimrony of eye -witnesses as to a car's speed is highly unreliable. Apart from a few specially experienced individuals, the average person finds it impossible to tell how fast a vehicle is going, es- pecially if he sees it for only a few seconds. When several witnesses are called in a trial, the figures they give often vary fantastically -sometimes as much as from 30 to 60 miles an hour." • Hens Do Their Part At least one segment of the Cana- dian population has heeded the call for more production to hold the cost of living. Canada's hens, according to the Bureau of Statistics, each pro- duced 14.5 eggs in September. In September of 1950 the hens averaged only 10.6 eggs. What Other Papers Say: CROSSROADS The Unspanked (Calgary Herald) We have seen too many of the "un - spanked" children grow up to be anti -social spoil sports to feel that spanking is a confession of failure in the parents. This does not mean, on the other hand, that we advocate -the iron hand, the stern, implacable father of old. A sense of discipline is the backbone of our society and without that self-control, developed by the parent's hand where neces- sary, that society would be, if you can imagine it, even worse than that to which we now belong. • Where Do the Dead Leaves Go? (Ottawa Citizen) The "sight of a lawn heavy with leaves arouses diverse feelings. The poet, rejoices in a thing of beauty. The gardener happily views a poten- tial compost heap. The man who has snowed the lawn all summer is sad- dened by the prospect of an after- noon devoted to removing the leaves. It is no matter that the crisp car- pet of leaves is beautiful in the autumn sun; it must be taken away. For its loveliness wilI rapidly de- crease. By spring, it will be a dank and matted mass of vegetable mat- ter. - There are two schools of opinion on whether or not alI the leaves should be removed. One accepts the theory that .a light covering cannot harm the gra.. The other holds that the lawn must be entirely unburden- ed of leaves.. The Federal District Commission belongs to the latter school; the soil chemistry depart- ment at the Experimental Farm, the former. Several courses may be followed when the leaves are piled in a' heap. The traditionalists burn their pile. But their method is not highly re- commended, since there are by-laws concerning fires; moreover, many a jolly bonfire has grown' into an un- controllable conflagration. Some people bury their heap below ground, although the Ieaves may deprive the soil of nitrogen when they are de- composing. The best idea is to make a compost heap. This is a simple matter, according to soil chemists. The dead leaves form a foundation and to these are added grass clippings, vegetable re- fuse, some manure and lime, and be- tween the layers, small quantities of earth. The whole heap should be turned several times during the next summer. By the following spring, it probably will be well -rotted and ready to be dung into the garden. Its presence in the ground will quickly persuade the fruit and flowers to seek the fresh air. leleate (By James Scott) "A GREAT BIG PUMPKIN" - Just when the pumpkin got into the Hallowe'en act, I don't know, but I am reasonably certaiu that it was not part of the original plan. The high jinks whioh are tradition- ally associated' with the eerie night of the last day in October are importations, still another cele- bration which came over from the Old Land along with the early set- tlers. When you come to think of it, we are not the kind of people who have been very active in thinking up reasons for feast days and holidays. Most of the ones we enjoy and recognize have come from the older civilizations. But that pumpkin. That pumpkin is another proposi- tion for it belongs to North Ameri- ca, and its appearance in the Hal- lowe'en festivities shows that even if we're not so good at finding rea- sons for celebrations, just the same we usually manage to add a little special touch of our own. The day before Hallowe'en at our house we attended to the pump- kin and I am pretty sure that the same scene was repeated on back stoops and kitchen floors all over the province. We had a big pump- kin -a real fine king-sized fellow, which a neighbor had brought in [because ours didn't turn out so well this year. Then everybody in the house got together to clean 4t out and put a cheerful face on him. As a matter of fact, as it turned out there might be some doubt about how cheerful he looked after we'd fin- ished with him, but that doesn't really matter for everybody had a fine time working on hint. This pumpkin was made in the spirit of fiesta, in the spirit of fun and even if his grin turned out a little crooked, we all liked hint anyway. Now originally this All Hallows Eve was associated with terror - this was the night when witches rode the sky, when the goblins will get you if you don't watch out! Most of us, too, can remember the time not so long ago when you were likely to find the little house screened by the lilace bush turned over bhe morning after Hallowe'en, or when gates and tearts of fences would disappear. Sometimes this was great fun, but often it did damage, and even caused hard- ship. Nowadays there isn't too much of this. Most communities arrange for gatherings where the young --and the not so young too - can work off their high spirits playing games and things like that. The goblins are under control now. But even when the spirit for mis- chief was rampant, the old grin- ning face of the North American pumpkin was around, too, sending its cheering light from the parlor window. You couldn't look at that old fellowtwithout feeling that his candle -light would dispel any real wickedness which might be float- ing around. That, it seems to me, is the real contribution of the New World, Over here, a lot of the old and threatening superstitions have been changed by simple good neighbor- liness. It started when the land was young and everybody had to help the other fellow, for in a pio- neer country no man can live to himself: From this beginning has developed a real sense of hospi- tality: it may not be so evident nowadays as it used to be, but it's still there. Just see what happens when disaster strikes and a family is in trouble. We rally around just the same as ever. Almost every day the paper has another story about how the neighbors got to- gether to help out some one who has had a bit of bad luck. That's what the great big friend- ly pumpkin means to me -the cheerful fellow who symbolizes the breaking down of superstition and distrust. As long as we have him around, who's afraid of witches and goblins? Brucefield United Church Recalls History of 75 Years in celebrating the 755th atift'iVeta ary, it is interesting to knew that the history of Brucefield United Church goes back to a much earl- ier date than 1876. It was in 1849, according to the diary of the late Rev. William Graham, of Egmond- vilie, that "some of the members at Egmondville living nearest Brucefield, servered their connec- tion with Egmondville and formed z church there." Shortly after this. the Rev. John Ross was called to .be neinister to this newly -organized congregation. Mr. Ross continued as minister un- til the union of the Presbyterian churches to form the Presbyterian Church in Canada in the year 1875. Mr. Ross and a portion of the con- gregation declined to enter the Un- ion, preferring to retain their con- nection with the "Free Church." That pcirtion of the congregation which desired to enter the Union and, by so doing, become a part of the Presbyterian Church in can- ada, was organized into the p es- ent congregation and became known as the Brucefield Union Church. According to the session records. this was on March 10, 1876. Beginning without either church or manse, as the then existing pro- perty remained with those who did not enter the Union, the courage and devotion of the new congrega- tion was about their only asset. However, in the year of their or- ganization, a new church was op- ened November 26, the special oreach4s for the occasion the Rev. Mr.' McQuarrie, Wingham, and the Rev. Mr. Ball, of Guelph. Incredible as it may seem, the congregation built the present manse the next year. This house hast pt'oeided -i, home for the min- isters throughout the past seventy- five years. When the congregation was or- ganized it had neither minister nor session. The Rev. Mr. McCuaig, with John McAsh, of Varna, and A. Matheson, of Clinton, formed the first acting session. On being duly constituted, they proceeded to bring into being a roll of member- ship. This first roll contained the names of 74 Charter members. These members proceeded at once to elect a session, the choice fall- ing upon Robert Landsborough and James Miller. On January 18, 1877, this new session e received into membership five persons on pro- fession of faith. This was the be- ginning. The WV. '1'. G. Thompson, induct- ed Feb. 21, 1877, was the first regu• tarty called minister. Following him in the order named there came to the ,congregation the Revs. J. H. Simpson, 1886-1893; Walter Muir,+ 1895-1899; E. H. Sowers, 1899-1912; I. H. Woods, 1912-1917; 1W. D. McIntosh, 1918-1924; G. V, !Armour, 1924-1926; W. A. Bremner. 1926-1938; H. E. Wright, 1938-1941; G. F. N.' -Atkinson, 1941-1946; E. R. Stanway, 1946.1951, and W. J. Maines, inducted June 29, 1951. Elders in the order of their elec- tion are as follows: Robert Lands• borough, Jaynes Miller, Joseph Mc- Cully, Archibald McNeil, George Hart, William Fotheringham, Dav- id Bell, John McQueen, Hector Reid, George Walker, J. H Moore. David McIntosh, James' McQueen, James Gemmell, William Eleoat, James Moodie, James McDiarmid, Hugh Aikemhead, B. R. Higgins, C. H. Haugh, Robert Watson, Hugh (Continued on Page 7) Crop Report For Huron Heavy rains which were general in the County Last week were wel- comed by farmers who bad pre viously reported a shoreage of wa- ter. Sugar beet lifting rhas• been made much easier and fall plowing will now be speeded up. Feeder calves continue to come into the county in goodly numbers and in some cases are costing 40 cents a pound laid down here, Several of the larger turkey growers report an increased demand for their pro- duct this year, with one breeder shipping turkeys packed in cry -e - bac bags as far north as Kirkland Lake. Banquets andfowl suppers to no end are being well attended by rural folk throughout the coun- ty. Seeking Improved Barley The identity of a new and .better barley variety may lie among the tens of thousands of carefully - studied pedigrees of individual plants now going on record at Federal Experimental Farms, at the Ontario Agricultural College and at Macdonald College, Quebec. Result of a busy summer of agri- cultural ,scientists seeking to im- prove barley varieties suitable for Eastern Canada, these nursery plants will be followed through many generations, in fields in sum- mer and greenhouse and laboratory In winter, and their performance will be carefully recorded, reports D. G. Hamilton, Central Expert - mental Farm, Ottawa. Although good barley varieties like Montcalm. O.A.C. 21, Peatland, Nobarb and Charlottetown 80, are available for the different regions of the East, none is perfect and some have serious defects. It is the plant breeder's job to improve these varieties by correcting some of the faults, or to create entire- ly new varieties. It is a long, painstaking and exacting task. The, (barley variety of the future must have more lodging resistance. Barley has a notably weak straw and more lodging resistance should do much to encourage barley -grow- ing. It also le important that the new barley variety has resistance to loose smut, a troublesome dlseaae, and difficult to control since a hot water treatment is necessary. A smooth -awned. variety would be favored in many parts of the East, also one with an erect, com- pact head which would not breaff off before harvest. For many areas the variety must have resistance to mildew. Of course the new barley ,must give a good yield and, ft possible, be suitable for production of malting barley as well as good feed. While it might be possible fo produce a barley suitable to many areas, chances are that several varieties will be needed: to best serve the various conditions of dif- ferent parts of the country. More- over, since the twdh'owed variety (Continued on Page 0) Generous Billy, to be kind. Gives the other kids a lick But the germs they leave behind Could make Billy very sick, Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years- Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor November 5, 1926 Miss Ina Scott, Brucefield, left on Monday for London, where she has secured a situation in the Metro- politan Store. Considerable damage was done to the Cromarty manse Friday af- ternoon when it caught fire by the explosion of a coal oil stove in the kitchen. The fire made rapid head: way, and the kitchen and halls and other rooms upstairs were completely destroyed. The box social held at No. 10 School, Tuckersmitte Monday eve- ning was fairly well attended, al- though the weather during the early part of the evening was any- thing but pleasant. A concert party from Mitchell assisted by local tal- ent delighted the audience. Mr. Reid auctioned off the boxes and a nice sum was realized. On Sunday .Coroner Dr, P. J. O'Dw,yer, Zurich, was notified that the body of a man had been found on the beach a mile south of St. Joseph, It was removed to W. H, Hoffman's undertaking parlor. -Zur- ich, and it was later discovered that he 'was Charles Young, of Port Huron. A. baptismal service was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Dale, Hullett, Tuesday evening, when the children of Mr. and Mrs. James Carter, Mr. and Mrs, John Carter and also the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dale. were baptiz- ed. The ceremony was performed by Rev. B. Snell. Mr. Matt Murray. of Manley. who has been laid up for a few- days with bloodpoisoning, is able to be around again. The C.G.1.T. held their first mother -and -daughter banquet in Northside Church. Seaforth, on Monday, at 6:30 p.m. The toast- mistress, Mrs. Crawford, filled her place with exceptional ability and was ably supported by Doreen Hud- son. The toast to the leaders was given by Mrs. Cudmore and replied to by Lillian Wankel; the one to the church by Eleanor Burrows, to which Rev. Lane responded. The toast to the C.G.LT. e as proposed by Margaret McMillan to which Miss McPherson replied. • From The Huron Expositor November 1, 1901 On Tuesday evening as Joseph Ward and Lloyd Moffatt. of Varna, were returning from shooting, what might have resulted in a serious accident happened to the latter. In getting over a fence he slid the rifle over in front of him and the trigger coming in contact with a rail caused the rifle to discharge. The ball entered his thumb near the second joint. Mr. Peter Lamont, Zurich, had a logging bee on Wednesday and now has the balance of his 25 acres cleared.' Dr. Bethune, Seaforth, has taken into partnership with him Dr. Hugh Ross. Dr. Ros,,s is a Stanley boy and a former pupil of Seaforth Collegiate Institute. Mr. Melvin Scott, of town, leaves next week for Bowmanville where be has secured a position as tuner in the piano factory. The oyster supper and concert given by the Forresters' Lodge of Constance on Friday evening, was a decided success in every respect. Wm. McLeod, the popular comic vocalist, of Seaforth, was the big drawling card. Mr. Harry Edge has had a num- ber of men busily employed dur- ing the past week putting a new felt and gravel roof on the store of Reid & Wilson. Mr. Geo. Vanhorn, of Tucker - smith, has taken a position with Mr. W. Somerville and intends learning the telegraph and express business. Mr, Jas, Coleman has gone to St. Thomas, where he has, secured a good position as cooper with the Campbell 'Milling Co. The following were ticketed to distant points this week by Wm.. Somerville, uptown G.T.R. agent: The Misses Manson and Miss Cap- ling Blake to the Pan-American, Buffalo; Mrs. Wm. Lloyd and chil- dren to Detroit; the Salvation Army Officers, Mr. Oscar Neil, Miss Annie Edge, to Toronto; Mrs. George Hart to Pickering; Mrs. A. Davidson to Chicago; Miss, Robin- son and Miss McCullowgh to Port Huron; Wm. and Ruebeh Hart, Garnet Steinbach, G. M. Baldwin and John Turner, to Muskoka, for their annual deer hunt. Seen in the County Papers Has Sixty -First Anniversary Congratulations to .Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Allison, of the Thames Road, who on Tuesday celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary. A family gathering was held in the evening. Mr. Allison is in his 89th year. and Mrs. Allison is one year younger. Both Eere enjoying pretty fair health. -Exeter Times -Advo- Cate - Plowing Bee Aids Injured Man Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brewer, R.R. 4, Wingham, are real good citizens and the very best of neighbors, which was proven on Monday, when thirteen tractors and plows drove in and plowed 35 acres in a few hours. The wishes of the com- munity go out to him for a speedy Times. recovery. - Wingham Advance- Festival Draws 200 Around 200 entries have been received for the South Huron Mus- ic Festival 'which will be held on November 5 and 6. With such a large entry List, the sponsors of the festival, the Huronia Male Chorus, are considering a third night at which class winners would perform at a public concert, -Exe- ter Times -Advocate. Youth Passes From Poliomyelitis The community was shocked to hear of the sudden death of Peter Haugh, 14,year-old son of Dr. Car- man Haugh, Toronto, Saturday, a victim of poliomyelitis. Peter had always spent his summer holidays at the home of his uncle, Wallace Haugh, Brucefield, and was well known. The sympathy of the coin - munity is- extended to the bereav- ed family. -Clinton News -Record. Awarded Scholarship Miss Leslie Mae Wall was one of the procession of scholarship - winning students in Convocation Hall, at the University of Toronto last week. Miss Wall won the Joseph Wesley McCallum scholar- ship and also the Ann Howe Reeve prize. Her many friends here join in wishing her every success in her fourth and final year at thea University. - Wingham Advance - Times. Loses Sight of Eye in Accident Charles Higenell, 20 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Higenell, of Logan Township, lost the sight of his right eye on. Friday afternootz in an accident occurring at the John Diehl farm in the same town- ship, where he was assisting in corn blowing work. An operation was performed' in Stratford Gen- eral Hospital on Saturday. During the work of the afternoon some, thing went wrong with the cutting box and the injuredman's brother. Edwin, attempted to drive a pin out of the cutting box with Charles holding the pinchers. The pin flew out in two pieces, one of which eft- tered the latter's eye. - Mitchell Advocate. 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