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The Huron Expositor, 1952-01-25, Page 2THE AuR,ON.?'0S1'TOE I,'A',25; ,1952 si T, Estahli'shed 1 A. Y., McLean; Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- lery Thursday afternoon► by 1Vi Lean Subscription rates,, --$2.50 a year in *dvailce; foreign $3.00 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Assraiati• n. Advertising Pettis on application. ONE 41 Authorized a 3e+ and Claes: Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, r r_day, January 25th A Dangerous Life According to the National Safety Council, farmers leads a rather dan- gerous life. For everyone killed ac- cidentally many more are seriously injured, and in contrast to such occu- pations as mining, construction and transportation, farm injuries are mounting. While the increasing use of machin- ery may be the cause of the rise in the accident rate, farm animals are still' a major hazard to the rural worker. In one report. they are at the top of the list with horses caus- ing the most mishaps. Cows and bulls come next. A third of the farm casualties are among children due to the fact they are allowed to ride or be close to operating machinery. One cannot blame farm machinery for being the major cause of the. mounting rural accident frequency rate. Axes and pitcforks take a sizeable annual toll, and they have been used for centuries. There is no doubt that' when one analyses the cause of farm accidents, carelessness will be found to be the thief reason behind them. Manufac- turers of modern farm machines are careful to place safety guards on them. These are removed when re- pairs are being made and often are not placed back. Safety instructions -on pesticide containers are disregard- ed and since many pesticides are pois- onous, death or painful illness could occur from carelessly handling them. While industry has well-developed safety campaigns, the farmer is usu- ally on his own and suffers most when he Wald up from an accident. It,}s inc"reingly important, there- fore, that individual farmers know and practise rudimentary safety rules to the end that the accident rate, on farms is reduced. Motorists in no Hurrp Another indication of the tendency of the average individual to put off until tomorrow the things he should , have done tort ay is the slowness with which 1952 motor vehicle permits and drivers' licenses are being purchased. Since the 1952 motor vehicle per- mits and drivers' licenses went on sale some 15 days ago, 115,000 driv- ers have obtained licenses and 69,000 owners have bought their 1952 per- mits. As compared with the same period in 1951, 41,000 fewer cars have been registered and 81,000 fewer drivers have renewed their licenses. The condition is not peculPar to any particular part of the Province, ac- eording to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. All 240 issuing offices re- lport a slow sale. While it is true the . term of the 1951 permits and licenses has been extended temporarily, there is bound to come' a deadline. And unless mot- orists start buying their licenses -now, there -is going to be a wonderful rush in a week or two.' • Scotland's Contribution Today, January 25th, being the an- niversary of the birthday of Robert Borns, it is fitting, that consideration hottld be gent to Scotland's contri-, R itiol.. to the world: ()in g F 4 •V that, Mrw Wi* A. Mather, .tt e C. .R., in a recent xtinYpeg, reviewed those its P Bart` and mind which ear,' 119v4 dune so such ods tti the front. Mather, sal "T e toast will we. have just drun has been to the small and rug- ged gountry in the norther?' seas whence, we believe, sprang a race of men ---and may I say of women—who have been able to contribute some- thing of special value to the world, somewhat, if I may say so ,with due modesty, out of proportion to their scanty numbers. - "Apparently, these Scots were a pretty hardy people when the Rom- ans invaded Britain. It took but a short time to 'conquer Britain south of the Tweed, but at that point that great imperial race "stopped and dug in. "In the welter of confusion which foIIowed the end of Roman imperial- istic power, succeeding groups of conquerors over -ran most of Europe —but not Scotland. It was not for the want of, trying. Norsemen and Danes often . invaded parts of the Kingdom. "Some of them: took root, and their progeny have long since been absorb- ed in the Scottish people. Conquest, however, proved beyond their power, and the Dane whose cry of pain when he trod upon a Scottish thistle, arous- ing the Scottish camp, and averting a possible Danish victory, was merely expressing the reaction to the prick- ly quality of Scottish patriotism . . "Here in Canada the Scots can look with pride on what they have accom- plished 'The Scots brought to Canada their courage, their energy, their thrift, their faith in democracy and in education. They brought com- mercial enterprise. They brought thatmilitary spirit which has en- abled the Scottish regiments of the Canadian army to cover their battle flags with the names of great strug- gles in distant lands., "The Scots brought with there their religion, and it still remains One of the bulwarks of Christianity in a land which, thank Heaven, remains sub- stantially Christian. "They brought their interest in science and philosophy, and the intel- lectual life of Canada shows their traces in every field. "They brought the Scottish char- acter -that combination of practical shrewdness and romance of which that character is built. That charac- ter contains, as an apparently inerad- icable constituent, a Iasting affection for a distant land, which, perhaps, many of us here have never seen, nor will ever see, but which "is still to all of us the very origin of our life." What Other Papers Say: r► A Fire Draws Them! (St. Thomas Times -Jour, al) Desertion of a hockey ,_ ame by spectators when the fire al m sound- ed is proof that there's n i' t ' • • like a good lively blaze for excitement and, if you care to -hook at it that way, entertainment. • The Bumper Bumper( (Minneapolis Tribun) Progress in automobile design is proceeding so rapidly it is catching up with itself. Once upon a time the automobile had a perfectly good, ser- viceable bumper. It was of solid steel construction, capable of dishing out more punishment than it receiv- ed. But, as designers moved further away from the - horseless carriage theme, 'bumpers began to degenerate. Today they are little more than anemic decorations splendid to look at bait affording Little protection to malleable fenders behind them. As most any motorist can attest, a healthy bump nowadays means a sizeable repair bill involving more than the bumper itself. Clearly, a bumper, to protect the bumper is needed. And so we're glad to welcome a new gadget called the "hush bumpier." It is a hunk of inflat- ed rubber (polyvinyl -chloride) to be attached ahead of the strip of polish- ed chrome. We're told it plain but rugged and can be easily replaced. This promises- to provide ample pros teetoti at least until the designers Start trying ; to pretty it up. Then we eXpeet they l come Up with a butnper t:. t`( teet the Limper bur aper CROSSROADS (By James Scott) ANYTHING FOR LAUGH It :has never yet been properly understood what it is that makes a man , laugh. Whether laughter. Comes..from the gods or the devil is an equal mystery. But there can be no delubt that. sometimes a joke is inspired by '-malice and anger rather than by good will and fel- lowship. In the wrong • hands, laughter can easily lead to tears and there's probably not a mother's son among us who hasn't at some time suffered from being laughed at. It bas always been• like this and it is sad to record that the greatest poet Scotian() ever produced suffer- ed from this careless kind of rag- ging at the end of his days, when he was not far from death in Dum- firies. Just about the last large social event Burns attended—and how he Ioved ahem!—was a Hogmanay fes- tivity at Friar's Carse, the manor of Captain Riddel, one of the local gentry and brother of Maria, one of the many young • lasses whom Robert held in ,high regard, When the ladies had retired from the din- ing -room and the port was passed and passed again, certain 'officers and gentlemen" conceived a bril- liant joke. Well primed with wine, they would converge d"n the draw- ing -room, and lay siege to the lad- ies. Each gentleman guest was assigned a lady whom he was to kiss. Burns, the only poet, was given the honor of embracing the hostess. It would be a startling and capital joke, they all agreed in- cluding the boat. Including Burns, too, -for herewas a jape after his own •heart. But alas; poor Rob little knew how' lightly the cede of honor lay on the shoulders of these provincial gentry. Tossing off a final cup, led by Burns, they crowded into the drawing -room. Burns s -wept to- wards the hostess and bussed her firmly much to her astonishment and chagrin. Then the cold horror of what had happened came over the poet. He had been duped. Not one of his gay .companions had fol- lowed his Lead as planned. As he stepped back from his hostess, ev- ery man and woman in the room stood silently, regarding him with disapproval. He attempted to • apologize— thoueh flet to explain the trick for that was not part of Burns' code— but his hostess was insulted and Robbie left the house in diltgrace. He wrote letters asking for forgive- ness; he penned humble lines seek- ing eeking Mrs: Biddel's • pardon. They were not answered or. acknowledg- ed. Never again did Bemis visit Friar's Carse. The joke had turned sour, but those responsible were too proud to admit their guilt. • Thus the spirit of ragging had disrupted a fine friendship, which was never repair- ed. Captain Riddel died before Burns without ever seeking him again. His sister, Maria, who bad loved and honored Barns met him in the streets without recognizing him. The poet went to his grave carrying yet another bitter memory of -how the careless and indifferent gentry had •allowed a poet to be shamed. So it goes. Whatelooks like a harmless prank tonight may bring long-laatidg borrow and disaster to- morrow. What masqueraded under the innocent mask of good fun have beneath it the ugly countenance of malice and pride. And the more sensitive the victim, the worse are the results. And sooner or Tater, those re- sponsible have to face their guilt. Every year, for example, the courts of this land receive countless an- onymous letters admitting guilt for some careless• deed which turned entertained about 200 friends Fri - out to be harmful. People send in day evening -when a most enjoyable time was spent. The many friends of Mrs. Whit- taker will regret to learn that she met with a serious accident Satur- day while walking on Main Street She slipped on the icy pavement and fractured her arm. Mr. Frank Tuffin, Staffa, held a successful wood bee Friday, cut- ting about_ 25 cords of wood. The evening was spent in cards and dancing. On Tuesday evening of last week the Firemen of .Heasall held their And to this day, the laurel crowns second annual ball and euchre in the poet's gravy the Town Ha1I. At the close of the +com.petition, Mrs. Edgar Butt, Kip- pen, carried off the first prize for Iadies and Clarence Park for the A taffy little boy is Patfr Slumping at his desk like that! Margie, shapely little miss, Sits up straight and tall, "'dike this. Dept. of National health and Welfare •1YearsAgone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty five and Fifty 'Years Ago From'. The Huron Expositor January 28, 1927 Miss Agnes Smith, of town, has seamed a position in `Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller, Staffa money to try to atone for what they have done. The laughter terns to tears seed the burden is heavy on the strongest shoulders. So it was with Burns. Five years after Burns had been bourne to his last resting place in "a desirable situation" in the Dumfries church- yard a slim young lassie approach- ed the grave. Maria Riddel, who had refused to speak to Burns on the High Street, had come back to plant laurel and "other emblematic flowers" on the bard's grave. Hardy Rootstocks NeededI Mr. Watson feels that. the beef For Northern Orchards producers have been most receptive The farther north an apple' ver to this program. All municipalities iety 'can be grown, the 'better the in the Counties of Bruce and Duf- quality"of the fruit. This fact has Perin, and the majority of Town - quality -of recognized for many years ac- ships in Huron, Grey, Victoria and cording to the horticultut; t at the Peterborough have engaged in the Kemptville Agricultural School-' control program. In addition, sever - This means that apple orchards of al township councils in the Counties the more northerly areas such as of Ontario, Perth, Renfrew, Sithcoe, Eastern Ontario - can provide a Wellington and Manitoulin Island source of top quality fruit, provfd have passed by-laws in this regard. ed attention is given to getting out - As mentioned already, most of keen which will withstand the sev- the producers are• well satisfied ere winter conditions to .be expect -with the job. However, some who ed in these areas. live in 'townships which have car - The most important factor to be ried ,out the program of Warble considered in .this regard is the. Control, but whose neighbors in an rootstock. The majority of apple adjoining municipality have taken orchards in Canada today are grow- ing on French Crab or allied root- stocks. These ate not sufficiently hardy to withstand the severe win- ters which are experienced periodi- cally in Eastern Ontario, Howev= er, apples grown on such rootstocks as Malus robusta, Malus .baccata, Anis, Antonovka or Patten green - no "action, are not too happy about the failure of these neighbors to stamp ;out this pest. For this rea- son, •Mr. Watson hopes that appro- priate action will be taken in at least the remaining townships„ of counties where some work is al- ready being done. While the first treatment of ani- ing have proved their hardiness. mals for warbles does not take They have survived such severe place until early April, Mr. Watson winters as 1933 when whole orch- suggests it is not too early for cat- ards grown on lire French Crab tle owners in municipalities where stock were practically destroyed. (control mea$tirea have not been January 31, 1902 While it is sometimes difficult to undertaken to start making plans. Mr. Joseph Bolger has sold his secure young apple trees on these Under the Warble Fly Control Act farm on the 2nd concession, his hardy rootstocks, it will be worth- Mc - e, municipality is obliged to pass a while for growers in Northern ar- eas by-law requiring all cattle to be Killop, to his neighbor, Mr. Thos treated for warble Pty, if and when McQuade. The farm consists of 60 gas to make sure they get such 66 2/3 per cent of all cattle owners acres and the erice paid was $3,365 nursery stock. Indeed; when nee- 66 for such action. Thus, the Mr. Bolger will shave an ,auction, essaryit would bem wise delay cattle owners must take the first sale and will move shortly to Bruce planting for a year or morree in or- cattle These include holding meet- 'County, where he has secured a der to 'melte arrangements to have ins for thelarge farm one-year whips of the desired type g purpose of explaining grown by nurserymen or competent why warble fly control is important I Mr. Geo, Stogdiil met with a pain - growers. There are some firms pro- in efficient livestock production, ful accident at the furniture factory ducing this type of young tree, and and getting canvassers -to circulate Monday evening. While working on information regarding reliable petitions in their communities. He the shaper his hand slipped and' sources of supply ca nbe obtained adds that the Ontario 'Department came in contact with the knives from the Horticultural Division, of Agriculture has prepared a film with the result thet the tips of Central -Experimental Farm, ot- which 'portrays the life history of three fingers on his- right :hand tawa, or from the Kenaptville Agri the warble fly and the methods us- were taken off. cultural School. ed in its control. This team is avail -1 Mr. Harry .Bullard and his son, able to any group interested in W. H. Bullard, lift Thursday morn- * * * eradicating the pest. ling for Brandon, Man„ where they He also points out that munioi- have secured positions in a route panties which comply with the Act dry. in regard to the type and number I Mr. S. A. Dickson, son of Post - of treatments and the appointment master Dickson, Seaforth, has {iass- of inspectors receive financial as- I ed his final examinations •before• the sistance from the Livestock Branch. ,Law Society, and if he proves as This amounts to 50 per cent of the uceessful in practise as he has cost of the warble fly powder used en a student, he will soon make and 60 per cent of the salaries and his mark in the .profession, expenses of the inspectors. Under these circumstances, he feels that The new music hall over St. cattle owners are missfne an op- James' Sehool, Seaforth, has been gentlemen. Music was furnished by Wm. Hyde, Fred Beer and Rvsseli Brintnell, while Mr.•Hayter was the caller -off. Seaforth Rebekah Lodge held a most successful euchre and dance in the G.W.V.A. Monday evening Forty tables- of euchre provided the early entertainment and the prize winners were: First, Mrs. W. D. Hopper; Ione hands,_Mrs. Roy. Mc- Geoch; consolation, Mrs. W. A. Crich; men's prizes, first, E. C. Chamberlain; lone' hands, Roy Mc- Geoch; consolation, Dr. J. Grieve. Hogg's orchestra furnished music for dancing. A reception was held at the home of Mr. and .Mrs. William Wright, 6th concession, Tuckersmith, Mon day night when about 50 friends and neighbors gathered and spent a most enjoyable evening. George Bell acted as chairman for the pro- gram and called on Peter MacKay Harry Tyndall and Alex Simpson for short speeches. Robt. Doig's selections on the accordian were Much enjoyed. An address was read by Mrs. Montgomery Patrick and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson' Allen pre- sented Mr. and Mrs. Wright with a wicker rocker and arm chair. The music for dancing was furnished by John McLaughlin, Syd. Gemmell, Sandy Doig, Thos. Hodgert and Iv- an Forsyth. From The • Huron Expositor Warble Fly Control Warble Fly Control ea carried out in 76 Ontario municipalities last year under the Warble Fly Control Act has proven both effective and inexpensive. This statement comes from W. P. Watson, Livestock Com- miasioner for Ontario. So far as effectiveness is con- cerned, he points out that where the program has been carried out furnished this week with a full for several years, there bas been a tlortunity to reduce their costs if compliment liment of chairs by the Broad - progressive reduction In the num- they fail to have the •program' or- foot Box Furniture 'Co., and a ber of warbles. In Brace Township, gatifzed in their municipality. a check on a number of immature animals showed they hadan aver- age of about thirteen warbles each in the spring of 1948. A check on immature animalslin the game area last spring failed to reveal a single warble. 'He admits, this Is an ex- ceptional case, but states that the reduction in grub population in all municipalities where treatment is carried out, has been highly sails- -factory.. So far as cost to the farmer is concerned, thttt ranges from lOc to 15c per head per treatment where the spray method is used. Since two treatments per year are neces- sary this means a cost to the pro- ducer of about 30e per ahead ---the dost of one pound of beef en the hoof. Losst3s•'rom flies chasing the cattle exceed this, and When the •ons frons grub injury to ,bleat (and hide is addled, the cost aW gas verj; slight./or the beneatteeteebe gailielr teeintilltledell I7� �lon�� a�attel o Bong. Only Bare Essentials On Livestock Certificates',MeTav!sh, paying $5,800 for same. A standard registration certitl- cate applicable to all breeds' of livestock and acceptance, to all breed associations with information Platform is being fitted up. Mr.- Samuel Coleman, Tucker - smith, has purchased lot 11 on the &h concession, IER.S., from James Mr. Adam Dodds, Leadbury is busy moving hay and, machinery out to his new home at Seaforth. reduced to the bare essentials cuss Mrs, .Edweerd Mcti'aul and Mr. 13. the main .proposal suggested ata D. Wilson: attended the funeral of recent joint meeting of delegates of the late Mrs, Kirkman, at Elora on about 25 breeders/ `associations and Monday. officials of the Department of tlmgri culture. The new arrangement, if endors- the eve of Burns' birthday. The ev- ed by the associations at their re- ent was of, a decidedly Scotdh cast, spective annual meetings, will re- most of the pleats being .Scotch or stilt .in a simpler and prompter live Scotefi-Canadian while the stack registration; aerviee cat aeee songs and dancesw ,iso savoredmenu of pat't of the Canadian National Live the "land of the brown heath' and Stock Recorder to, all Canadian shaggy a rood." Mimic for dancing breederk,+ On the tether hand, as-' was .furnis'hed by the McSettet sedations tbenaselveia will have a ,7Datattl! Sataley, Wii(iie iibert Mr. and Mrs. McLaren, of the London Road, entertained a nem her of their friends Friday evening, Fractures Ankle A very unfortunate accident ee- curred in the Belgrave • arena on Saturday evening • when Miss Ila Pengelly fell on the lee and -Lett - her ankle. She was rushed,to ih ,Wingham, were an X-ray was tk- en and it was found that the bone was cracked. Her mile- will be'in a cast for some time,—Winghamn Advance -Times. Mayor Of Adastral Park In a very keenly, contested elec- tion held at Adastral Park, R.C.A.F, Station, Clinton, Flight Sergeant Pfaff was elected mayor for the year 1952. The following will be his councillors for the ensuing year: F/O. Sturgess, Sgt. Pratt, Sgt. Butler, and women's council will be Mrs. Haines and Mrs. Boys. —Clinton Citizen's News. Choir Entertained At Supper The chnii- of Knox Presbyterian Church enjoyed a social time on Saturday evening when they were entertained at a conundrum supper at the home of Mr, and ,Mrs. Jas. Fulton. Much hilarity resulted from efforts to interpret the 'print- ed menu for the sumptuous repast to which everyone did justice. This was followed by an impromptu pro- gram contributed by the choir members --Mitchell Advocate. A Busy Clergyman Mrs. T. R. Waugh and three chil- dren, of Lambeth, Ont., spent sev eral days of this week visiting at the home of Mrs. Waugh's parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Roppel, of Zur- ich. Rev. Mr, Waugh has been tak- ing a post -graduate scholarship course of theological studies at Em- manuel College in Toronto since last September, and as a side line in addition to hie own studies. he also teaches both. Hebrew and Greek languages there. He is how- ever also maintaining his pastoral connections at Lambeth. — Zurich Herald. Ship Mink To States Reg DuVal has left for Illinois to deliver eight trios of live Ungava mink to ranches there- This is an interesting and unusual shipment, the Ungava :mink being a larger size than usual and are causing a great deal of interest in the States. They are a breed specially •develop- ed by Mr. DuVal. While in the U. S. he will attend the American Na- Wii l auction sale of ray- furs it; Milwaukee. He -is shipping some of these Ungava mink to Quebec this week and next week will `send` -scjme to • •Brutish Columbia.-=Wingr• ham; Advance-Titneg: Fire Damages Laundry Plant' Fire which caused damage (NAP .mated at approximately $2500 gut- ted the rear portion` of • i. "and $. , 'Entet,prises Laundry at the end of South St, on Monday morning. The blaze occurred in the wodden ante nex containing the wash room anee heatingplant at the rear,' Of 'thee laundry. The front main` portion of the. plant, containing the ironing and storage facilities, is covered. with aluminum sheeting which is thought to, have prevented the fire - spreading. ` There was no loss to-•• any of the cuetomer9'' goods or the - ironing• equipment which wore re -- moved during the blaze Charles Williams, proprietors/of the laundry, - said that regular service would be - maintained by arrangement withr other terms until the equipment which was destroyed has ,been re- placed. The loss was covered by' insurance,---Goderich .Signal -Star. Hold Dedication Service The carillonic bells recently in-••' stalled in Melville' Church were ded- icated at the ramming service last Sunday by the Rev. R. J, Boggs,.. of Molesworth, who was the special preacher. In his sermon Mr. Boggs said the message of the bells ie, peace. "Peace on earth to men of good will." Church bells are a calf to worship and prayer. They seem to say: Come! Come! The speaker' related that as. a boy en Ireland', wi'tlking across the fields to ohurchr he was always impressed with the. ringing of the church bells in the distance. As an illustration, Mr. Boggs described Millet's great pie-. ture, "The Angelus." The picture, has a three -fold meaning. It repre- sents work, prayer aand worship, and love. A full choir, under then leadership of organist, Louis D=' Thompson, rendered the anthems, 0 Song, Hope and Peace" by San Souci, and "Holy Art Thou," set to the music of Handel's Largo,. William King and Mary Lou ids Farlane taking the solo parts. ' At this service a 'generous gift of 25, new hymnals with music' were pre* sented to the choir by 'Mrs. Short reed and Wilfrid.—Brussels Post. isown, branch.... RE's GOT a lot behind hien ... and a lot still ahead, now he becomes manager of his first branch. Years of work and study and growing responsibility have prepared .him. He saw a lot of Canada as he moved to different. branches. 171e got to know the people int farming, suburban and industrial communities, and how they use the bank.- Now he takes over from the mai Who ... moves up ... and the road to the top is openfor both 'Of them. - Call upon the manager of your chartered'. bank. You will find 'flim experienced, understanding, eager to verve you; One of a series by your bank 01 4 � J 8