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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-02-01, Page 2'45 ..1.1.n711 ,g,f, Tr, 47,1 t:. 11 iSJ . T. McLean, Editor lished at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- hursday afternoon by McLean , fa; Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in vance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single copies „ 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. PH ONE 41 Authored a.4 Second Class Mail Post Office laepartment. lattaWa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 1 A Profitabte Tour. The decision of Huron County -Council, at its recent January session, to ariange a tour of the County for all the members of the Council, can- not but have a good effect. The tour which is to take place next June, will provide an opportunity for each member of the council to see just what is included in the County of Huron. While it may be true many of the Reeves have been in all corners of the County, there are others who no doubt have seen only those portions nearest their own township or town. It may be said that there is -no great difference in the problems arising at the north of the county as opposed to those at the south. This may be true, but at the same time a meMber of council who has some familiarity with the county generally will do a much better job of legislating for the county as a whole than if he is fam- iliar with only his own municipality. And after all, that is what counts. lie County Council is made up of rgelies of each of the municipalities: forming the countyMid AS gild]. is retiptifisible for the county as a whole. In his capacity as a County Councillor, the Reeve must think in terms of the county and not only of his own town or village or township. Such an objective approach to county affairs will be much easier if mem- bers of council have, at least, an ac- quaintance with all sections of the county. The opportunity of acquir- ing such an acquaintance is present- ed by the tour which is being arrang- ed. • An Outstanding Series It is unfortunate that a greate number of citizens of the district fail to take advantage of the 'opportunity to hear outstanding artists which is presented by the series of concerts arranged by the Seaforth and Dis- trict High School in conjunction with the Department of Education. It can be said, of course, that today the radio provides an opportunity to ahnost everyone to hear in ones own home the best in music. But the radio, even when presenting the best„ lacks something that can be provided only by the artist in the flesh: The radio, too, does not entail on the part of its audience that attention and concentration which. pays such divi- • dends to the audience listening to a - live program. The serious radio art- ist too frequently mustcompete with children, with the telephone, or with ordinary chatter, no matter how good may be the intentions of the listener. Fortunate indeed is the community which has brought to it .programs of the interest and quality which have featured the concerts already pre- sented. To ensure that the series may be continued,- may well require a greater response on the part of those of the public who enjoy and appreciate the best in music.” • Canada's National Health the Health League of Canada is on or,in eittfIggi, E.igh:h,..opAe:ao 1th Annual PebriiOary 3rd to £ is wthkixtg in tA of 'Vlitdeparen itIcatm tion, vsrell as • whih "ai fit i3an'ee" ot„. interested in n'aldttliarl-ins and thtoeirt ealtt-is' a mat g hidlyrdl 1, §,t1CPS4 Wbigh uPeu health tICIP" Ilealth,,,Wkek by means of art - ides, advertiSements, displays and various other means, serves a lisef14: purpose. Health is one of the primary con- cerns of any nation. Without good health, 1ii not worth living, but there are many people who, because of indifference or ignorance, do not take proper care of themselves. They lose time from work and undergo in- convenience, if not worse, while the cost of medical attention_ and hos- pitalization as well as the economic loss involved, may run into serious proportions.. • Medicine is still far from being an exact science, and much illness is due to causes which have not yet been ascertained, but the total impact of ill -health upon a community and a nation might be greatly lessened if individuals understood better how to take care of their health„particular- ly in the matter of diet, sleep and other habits. As is well known, industrial medi- cine is developing into a special field for research and practice. The pro- vision of medical and hospitalization services, however essential it may be, does not solve the problem; what is required is a greater appreciation of preventive medicine. It is of greater value to prevent disease or accidents than to provide curative medicine or workman's ,compensation. • Use of Ice at the Arena (By Janies Scott) CROSSROADS THE FIRST "R" Elsewhere on this page appears a communication which discusses the problem of allotting ice at the Sea - forth District Memorial Arena. The c6rrespondent suggests that the man- agement is discriminating against local leagues in that the arena has been rented to outside leagues on nights when it was thought local gaineg wotild be played. Ever since there was a rink in Sea - forth, the difficUlty of satisfying all the groups who wished to be accom- modated has been recognized, and each year the problem reoccurs - While we have no desire to become involved in a discussion concerning a particular instance, we feel it is de- sirable to point out the situation that exists generally. The arena exists today because in= terested groups and individual citi- zens of the district contributed to its construction many thousands of dol- lars, and because the Town of Sea - forth raised by means of a debenture issue $40,000. If revenue received as a result of its operation is not suffici- ent to meet the expenses, the differ - e ce must be made up -through Sea - f rth 'taxes. The responsibility of the management, therefore, is to en- sure that in so far as is possible the arena is self-supporting. At the same time, the Arena, through its facilities, should have the effect of encouraging as large a par- ticipation as possible on the part of local and district teams. It is a mat- ter of compromise to make the maxi- mum amount of ice available to local , groups, and at the same time to make such arrangements with other teams as will result in the best possible fin- ancial returns to the arena. If this were not done, and the arena restrict- ed solely to local groups, the manage- ment would have no recourse but to charge rentals which might well be beyond the capacity of the local groups to- pay. The end result then conceivably would be that there would be little or no purely local hockey. In other words, the use of the arena by- outside teams, with large gates, makes possible its use by rocal teams. It is a matter...of regret that either those who are following the Indus- triaiLeague games, or players on the teams, were inconvenienced, as was suggested by our correspondent. Possibly this could be' avoided in the future if a .calendar of .arena events' was published- each week by the arena management in local papers. What Other Papers Say: Proof Positive , (.04ihaa :Times -Gazette) We taw* horse and sleighwith the baing# on an Oshawa street e `otherl' day, that being positive hat Ive are 4alithig4:at okkiine Thee thas been a lot of alkathis week 'about how stupid our chil- dren are getting. Dawn at the Tina malty in Toronto they gave the students a test and, found that far too many. of them don't know how to read and write. Well, 1 could have told them that; so could.you. All you have to do is bring Up•the subject anywhere along Main Street and anybody will tell you that the kids of today don't know very much about the English language. If I've heard one, I've ,heard a hundred mothers and fathers get hot under • the collar about the way their young ones are being taught to read and about how they aren't be- ing taught grammar at all. Not long ago I saw a cartoon in a magazine about it. It was a lit- tle boy sitting in what was a very modern and progressive school, but in spite of the comfortable chairs and the big windows ' and the streamlined teacher, he was crying. "I don't want to express myself," he was sobbing; "1 just want to learn to read and write." As 'usual; when things go wrong with the younger generation, al- ready there is a movement afoot to blame the teacher. Handy things teachers, you can always pass the buck to them—that's what most school sections seem to think they're paid for. That's what the disgruntled professors dawn at To- ronto are doing too; Blaming the teachers. Well, now, school teachers are not infallible. They make mistakes all right and sometimes they get so 'interested in methods that they forget what it is they are supposed to teach. Oh, yes, they are partly to blame. But so are the rest Of us. Like parents. In Tact, when a teacher gets driven into a corner he or she always says it is the parents' fault. You see how it goes? The professor blames the teacher, the teacher blames the parents. You know I sort of think they all have a band in this mess. The trouble starts when you lose respect for the proper use of -language. You lose this respect when you stop hearing and seeing been the King's English used Properly. Now then, ma and pa, just ho*- carefuLare you when you're speak- ing around the house, or do you take the -attitude that you always got along all right and Paid tt taxes Raid grocery. -bills without 'worrying too much about the odd "ain't" in the conversation. \ Well, maybe you did, but don't blame anybody else when the youngsters start making slips. And another thing, how much trouble have you taken to make sure that there were good books around the old family hearth—or have you even got a family hearth? And who set the example of listening to the radio or going to the movies instead of reading a good book? The kids had to learn that from somewhere and they don't teach it in school -at least not yet. And who was it that wanted more practical subjects taught in school so the young ones would' be able to make a better living fester— that is, make more money with less work. You had a hand in that too, ma and pa, and that is why there isn't so much time to teach the proper use of language over at the little red school house any more. And see here, oki, schoolmaster, what did you do to stop these ten- dencies? Did you fight beakbe- cause you believed in the value of reading or did you think it better to tag along with the taxpayer and be sure you got your raise next year? And while I'm at it, I'd like to ask you a question, prof. You are the chap who trains the teach- ers,. What kind of a product have you been turning out lately? Looks as if you thaven't done such a 'fine job in' sending out young men and women who had a true sense of real values either. I guess we're all in this together. In a democracy like ours we get the educational system we deserve. In the long haul we get just what we asked for. We have all been getting pretty slack around here and if we don't like it now we had better stop passing the blame on to the other fellow and get busy on our own particular doorsteps. A Smile or Two A man rushed breathless up . to the ticket window in the railroad station. "Quick, give me a round- trip ticket." "Where to?" inquired the agent. • "Why, back here, you fool!" was the exasperated reply. ' • Stator: 'tSir, your daughter wants me for a husbapda: Father: "Three to one she gets you." A man has less courage than a woman. Try to imagine a man with only six cents in his pocket trying on ten new suits of clethes. • It was during the empanelling of a jury that the follotiving colloquy occurred: "You are a property ott-nerr "Yes, your honor." "Married or single?" "1 have beei married for five years, your honor." "Have you formed or expressed an opinion?" "Not in five years, your honor." To The Editor • • Toronto, Jan. 24, 1952. The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: I just want to express one reader's support of the socially constructive principles in your edi- torial, "Little Things Count," deal- ing with programs and efforts of the United Nations "designed to raise the standards of living in un- der -developed countries of the world." I especially liked this forthright assertion: "It is gener- ally agreed that much of the dis- content and unrest in the world to- day arises from the fact that so many of the .people are underfed and thus are easy prey for the isma and doctrines of Commun- ism." Subsequently I noted a news re- port in your Toronto contemporary (GI:11)e and Mail) covering *an ad- dress before the Canadian Federa- tion of Agriculture by Prime Min- ister St. Laurent. The distinguish- ed speaker complimented Canada's farmers on their productive achieve- ments, and on the happy fact that Canada was able to not only look after the nation's own nutritional needs but, also, was able to pro- vide a great deal of food for export to the hungry world. • However, it was. this keen and direct statement which reminded me of the above editorial and has impulsed this little letter: "But," continued Mr. St. Laurent, "those in the world who are not so fortun- ate as -we in this North American Continent are becoming more and more aware of their poverty in re - laden to our plenty . . " I am pretty sure that the idea once proposed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (of the U.N.) as to the desirability of what I think,a41al remember cor- rectly, they termed a 'World rood RAM' Was—and is—the correct one. The lamentable fact that the food -rich governments (back in 1947) vetoed action along this front, has not disturbed my con- viction that the F.A.O. Was ' on the right track. It, would have cush- ioned Many foodsurples headaclies in this country and area a. dozen others; while, on the other hand, food might have been a little more plentiful for hungry folk in the "not so fortunate" lands, • BROT}LERHOOD * * January 21, 1952. the Editor, The tiureit EXpoffitor Dear Sir: This • letter 41+ net meant as crltieIsn o an taristing sySteM, but merely fie an eitpreSSIOtt Of diStatisfaetibit sti".0.1sniber, the do'fatiiuttity iWt; • .''`. ; 4ft, ,a1 Joe to' Ail had never learned But to WHIZZ down hills O he yearned. He tried it once — none deterred him. Sod to say they've .just interred nim. Dept. ot National Health' and Wditats The dissatisfaction I speak of -is the feeling I had when I visited the Community Centre Ice Arena on Monday, January 14, expecting `to see the Industrial League hockey games which, had been advertised for that night. Several neighbors and myself had planned to go, since we know most of the players and most of the fans, for that matter. We awl, heard that the games were improving and that the attendance -was increasing each week. When we eta to the arena, we found that the games had been post- poned until the next night. 'Our group was not the only disappoint- ed dne. I talked to several people who were in the same predicament. There were even some Industrial League players around who had not been informed about the post- ponement. It wasn't until the next night that I found out what had happen- ed. Then I Bras not merely disap- pointed; I was downright indignant. Most of my friends Could not make it for the next night, but I was able to attend. It seems that the Indus- trial League night, a regular Mon- day night event, had been poetpon- ed with little notice in order to make room for an Intermediate game in which Seaforth has no di- rect interest This game probably netted more money to the arena than, the home league could have done, but how about the latter or- ganization? Has the local league no rights in its own community, and in its own Community Arena? Actually, I was not prepared to express my dissatisfattion in this manner until this week when a dis- covered that the Monday night game of January 21st had again been postponed, to Tuesday, A lit- tle more notice this time perhaps, but nevertheless postponed in favor of a strange league. As a result of the last postponement, -attend- ance fell. It seems to me that there is something radically wrong sorne- where when some individual or in- diviclaals can dictate to a hockey league representing the coMmunity which is the mainstay of the „Com- munity Arena- itself. O The whole iden of the league It- self and the interest it has begun, strikes me.as being a boon to the feeling df good fellowship in: this distriet, 6.nd as such should not he disturbed or hampered in any Way. I have spdicen to matey who feel the Mile iedignatkin 1 de, and, so I feel justified in sending this "in tO yott f� Publitation, tottiiii very atneorely, Years Agone IntereSting Items Picked From The -Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron. Expositor February 4, 1927 Mr. Geo. Kerslake, ,Staffa, had a successful wood bee on Saturday. afternoon and entertained about 75 neighbors and friends to a dance in the evening. Mr. James Scott, drover, Crom- arty, made a fine shipment of tat- tle Friday last, malting a record of almost four carloads. About 150 of the young people of Hillsgreen' met at thehome of Mr. and Mrs. Alf. Smith, newlyweds, on Wednesday evening and pleas- antly surprised them in the form of a miscellaneous shower. The evening was spent in cards and dancing. Fire on Tuesday night com.plete- ly destroyed the barn of Alex Cam- eron, Hayfield., together with the contents. Much sympathy is expressed to M'r. August Ducharme, of the 3rd concession of Hibbert, in the loss of his barn by fire on. Tuesday night at 10 o'clock. A strong wind was blowing, but the slate roof on the house kept it from burning. 'sparks frona 'the fire threatened Jelin Dateline buildings half a mile away. An impressive memorial service, the first in the history of the cen- gregation, was held in St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth, on Sunday eve- ning in memory of the late Francis Holmsted, K.C., who was for 5,8 years a prominent niember and church official. Mrs. T. R. Archi- bald and Miss L. Freeman sang the duet, "Sometime We'll under- stand' ' - The plak, "An Old -Fashioned Mother," given by the young peo- ple of St. James' Church in the parish hall, was one of the most successful entertainments given in Seaforth for a long time. Those taking part in the play were Hel- en Heffernan, Mona 'Hughes, Mary Reynolds, Mary Finkbeiner, Ger4 teude Matthews, Basil Duncan, Eu- gene Duncan, Ray McKinnon, Gor- don Reynolds, Hugh McMillan and George Daly. Miss Nellie Boyle, of Hensall, was presented with a fountain pen by Miss Mary McKaig, prior to her leaving to take a training course in nursing. Named ,District MaPq£M!, The United Co-operatiyes of On- tario have announced, the appoint- mentof Mr. g. W. McGill, as Dis- trict Manager of tile Fee= Machin,. ery Branch of Eastern Ontario with offices at Ottawa. Mr. McGill is a native of Huron County, the SOD. of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGittof Olin - ten and is well known in this dis- triet.—Clinton Citizen's News. 'Win Honors At Butter She.** Gerald M. Agar, of Staffa Cream- ery, wen first place - for the best finished butter at the annual dairy exhibititin of the Dairymen's As- sociation of Western Ontario held in Hamilton during the past week. Harvey H. 'Leslie,- of Seaforth, for- merly of Stalka, had the highest ag- gregate butter score in the show. —Mitchell Advocate: Takes C.P.R. Foremanship Mr, Allen Grant left on Monday morning for Eden- to assume the formnanshiP of the C,P.R. s thn gatig, working out of that c' e. Mr. Grant has been with the section gang here for the pa: 10 years, coming here fro., n Canada. He had m e no immedi- ate plans to move es am y. Eden is located in the Tillsonburg dis- From The Huron Expositor February 7, 1002 Among those from Huron County attending London Normal School were: Misses M. Daly, N. Dever- eaux, L. M. Dorrance, E. M. R. Fowler and B. McTavish, of Sea - forth; R. Kirk, of Kirkton; A. Mc- Gregor, Kippen; G. Murray and D. T. O'Neil, Clinton, and A. McAllis- ter, of Hensall. Mr. John McGregor, Jr., of Kip- per', is on a trip to the Old Coun- try, .assinting with a shipment of horses for Mr. James Bell, of Hen - sail. MreLindsay Kyle, of Kippen, has gone to Seaforth to learn, to -be an electrician. On Wednesday Chas. Weight, Jr., and Robert Wright made a wcod- cutting record in the bush of Mr. W. Morrow in MeXillop. In ten hours they sawed, split and piled nine cords of short hardwood. Mr. George Aitzel left here on Monday for the Pacific Coast, where he will push his fortune. • The following young ladies, .pup- ils of Mise Dobie, have successfully passed their exa,minationsat the Conservatory of Music in Toronto: Miss Minnie Beattie, Seaforth, and Miss Vera Taom, Mitchell,- who took first-claas honors in primary Piano; Miss O'BrietaiSeaforth, first class honors In theory, and Miss C. Thompson, Mitchell, pas in prim- ary piano. The following were ticketedto distant points thitt .week by Wan. Somerville: C.',Celeman and Geo, Aitael, to Seattle, Waeha 1Vaide•Hel- en Dickson, to Detroit; •Mrs. Dolg, Tuekerinnith, to Swanton, OW; Mr. Plunttree, of McKillop, to Sank Ste. IVIarie. When selling some eggs last suit - Mer Mr. M. Rottelt wrote hisynanie on one of theni and recently re- ceived a letter from W. Hill, of new Brompton, Kent, +England, dat- ed Jan. 9, fm which he Sark "I received your egg all right, geod and Sound after stth.1 a long jour- ney. I showed it td a nilmberi hir etiatotherS and they were alt intereatee The recent Stormve left ,tile roada In a had Oondltion *COO Oftu cillTake, te i116,*6tr4;Oileg trict—Blyth Standard. Barn and Pigs Burned in Fire Fire of undetermined origin de- stroyed a small 'barn on the farm of Donald Mitchell, Stephen Town- ship. Two sows and 11 young pigs died in the blaze. The fire was dis- covered by the staff of the cpntrol tower of Centralia R.C.A.F. about three o'clock Tuesday morning. They notified Mr. Mitchell, -who called Exeter fire brigade.—Clinton News -Record. Minor Break-in Occurs A minor break-in occurred at the Richmond Hosiery plant on Sunday between 4 and 7 :pm. when some- one gained entrance to the build- ing through .a back window, where a trap had been placed to force a pipe through. The culprit then made his way through. the amelate shop and, taking the cutting ehears from the wrapping table, cut a large enough hole in the screening to squeeze himself through into the stock room, from which it was found goods had. been taken. The matter was turned over to the lo- cal chief of police for investigation. —Mitchell Advocate. Business Change Mr. William Knox, of Hullett; has purohased the Blyth Egg Grading Station from Mr. Borden Cook, and Will get possession on March 1 Mr. Knox is planning to have an auc- tion sale in the near future, and is looking for a house in the village so that he can enove his family to mete. M. cook purchaated tba. "TV, grading station from Mr. Aallie.44W Kernick in allay, 1.947, and baa elaa - erated it sticcessfully since that •a time. Horaen wpuld apt.reveal aka j. future tt plans, but ' many friends hope that they ele not iliclitda the` , removal of himself and. family from Myth' and community. — Blyth S tanalard. • . 1 Accident At MeKenzie Hill All accident at the foot of thee McKenzie Hill juet over the bridge- A at 8 p.m. Saturday afternoon, re- sulted in extensive damage to two-- cers and _cats and bruises to four passengesr. Aemail English paner truck, driven by Edwin .Chandler. of Listowel, skidded on a,n icy patch of road and collidedhead-on withr. a south -bound auto driven by Dav- id Keine, of London. According to - police, Chandler apparently wet control while endeavoring to pult his light vehicle out of a skid. Mrs. Chandler and son, Billie, were treat-' ed for cuts and bruises, as were - Mrs. David Kende' and' Mrs. Mc- Donald, a •passenger in, the car - Chief Constable Irwin investigated- -Wingham Advance-Timeg. Club Holds Boa Social Melville Harmony Club held at., box' social in the Sunday SchoO9 room last Wednesday night 1.1.4v. , F9Iton, the president, opened, the meeting, followed by prayer led by' Mrs. Gerald Gibson. Mrs. Hartley" Fischer was appointed •pianist. Ger- ald Gibson led in a sing -song, much. enjoyed by pa In the game o1. snowballing which followed, thee men, were victorious over the lad- ies by a slim margin of map point., Wilfred Shortreed and Frank Car -- cliff presided over the selling of the boxes, which were very attractively' decorated. Mrs. Alvin Logan and Mrs. Wm. Martin served tea. Phe next meeting will be a Valentine Party, to be held Feb. 6 in Melville: Sunday Schoolroom at 8.30 lama, sharp.—Brussels Post. . Family Celebrates 90th Birthday A former resident of Centralia, Mr. George Essery, celebrated hig, ninetieth birthday • on Sunday at the home of his daughter and on.-• in-law, Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Ander- son, Queen's Ave., London. It was a special anniversary for Mr. Es- sery as his four daughters—Mrs:. Doobs (Winnie), of Centralia.; Mrs,. Tom Carling (Gladys), Mrs. Turner' (Iva) and Mrs. Anderson (Hazel), ail of London, were with him. Or.e• son, Fred, of Philadelphia, was not able to be home. His grandson, John Carling, celebrated his birth- day the same day. he received:: many cards and letters of conarat- 4 N 1,, 1 ulations; also a sum of money and presetns from family. • Mr. Es- sery is hale and hearty and enjoy- ed the -dinner arranged by the fam- ily.—Exeter Times -Advocate. • If Loafing for a Living The "Loafing" or ."Pen" type dairy barn is' ljust one of the many recent improvements in farm buildings. You will be looking into new types of buildings, and new ways to arrange. - present buildings before you go beyond the. planning stage of construction or repairs. Mod- ern farm bOildittgs are designed to save labour,. protect herd health and lead to greater p fits - Discuss your financial problems/with the loCat Commerce manager. He represents a bank that has for many years taken a keen interest. in promoting better farming and in looking after Canaclian farmers' banking needs.' Why, not pay him a visit? Get a free copy of "LOAFING FOR A LIVING" from your Cotnmerce manager. 140-51 rid The Canadian Bank of Comma!: rho Comrnorto" "A44.4,1 • a. 5 ' 4