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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-05-08, Page 2;y! ,�:Qntarin, ev- noon by McLean ,! Ya McLean, Editor ption rates, $2.50 a year in 8 . ee;,. foreign $ 3.50 a year. Single , 5 cents -each. eapber of Canadian WPeely Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 11 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post, Office Department, Ottawa ''SEAEORTH, Friday, May 8, 1953 The Salvation A rmp This week there commenced in the Seaforth district one of the most worthwhile appeals with which the people of this community are faced each year. The Salvation Army is snaking its annual appeal for funds with which to continue providing lielp for the helpless. The Salvation Army in Canada is meeting human need—irrespective of race, creed or color. People of all ages, in spiritual or material difficul- ty, find help and hope in its more than 100 social service institutions and numerous Corps centres. The redemption of the soul ...! the rehab- ilitation of the body ... these are the twin aims of this "Army of the Help- ing Hand." The Weather We have become so accustomed to turning on the radio or looking at a paper to learn what the weather is going to be like that we perhaps fail to realize the extent of the data -col- lecting system that makes reliable forecasting possible. This year, is the hundredth anni- versary year of international co-op- eration in meteorology. Out of a Meeting of "met" men in Brussels in 1853 grew a body which served the world until 1950, the year the Unit- ed Nations took over and established the World Meteorological Organiza- tion. A review of the growth of in- ternational co-operation in meteorol- ogy is contained in the present issue of External Affairr�, The role of W.M:"R is a facilitating one; it does not operate stations. But, almost as important, it main- tains uniform reporting practices for most of the world. "Thus atmos- pheric conditions reported •by the chain of weather posts jointly oper- ated by the Canadian and U.S. Gov- ernments throughout the Canadian Arctic can readily be expressed in terms intelligible to meteorologists in Norway or the Federated States of Malaya. • "Likewise, although the countries of the Soviet bloc use a slightly -dif- ferent code, Soviet meteorologists can warn British farmers of; the ap- proach of weather dangerous to their crops having its origin in Siberia. Aircraft flying non-stop over great distances can now pick up weather reports and forecasts along their routes. The same is true of seago- ing vessels which not so many years ago had no earlier storm warnings than could be provided by their bar-. ometers or the eyes of their look- outs." It can be said of weather forecast- ing as justifiably as of the radio, the telephone and electric lights that we take it for granted and would prob- ably value it more highly if deprived of it for a little while. As the Winnipeg Free Press points out, "the invaluable service perform- ed by W.M.O. is one of the thousands of `fringe' benefits to mankind of the United Nations Organization." ' `. 7'he‘Motor Car in- Canada Some interesting facts concerning the use of motor cars in Canada were given by I'Ir. Rhys M. Sale, President of Ford of Canada, in a recent ad- dress in London. It is not so many years ago—cer- tainly not more than thirty or forty —that the motor car was an expen- sive luxury. The top speed was 20 _ta_.2&nniles per hour* ...if _a __suitably straight and level road could be • f ' bili -i Fight driving and winter c riOng,''wer'e' out of the gl teStion. To - day, ears are used in all weather, evr ery day of the yew,: More than 3•$10/0i000 cars a$ trucks are On the roads—one ear or truck for each. 4.8 persons. On aver- age, ears are driven 6,200 • miles per year. Of this, only '9 per cent is for pleasure. No less than 65 per cent of all driving is for purposes having to do with malting a livelihood. Eigh- teen per cent is for shopping, school, church -going and similar essential uses. _ The balance goes for visiting or driving to theatres, games, etc. No less than 42 per cent of all peo- ple go to work by automobile, 13 per cent by bus, 6 by truck and 14 by street ear. The rest walk or ride bicycles. Fifty-four per cent of all homes have at least one car. Six per cent have two or more cars. Sixty-five per cent of the homes in Ontario have a car; 64 per cent of prairie homes; 55 per cent of B.C. homes; Quebec 37 per cent; the Maritimes 34 per cent. Of the 2,100,000 passenger cars, 800,000 are 10 years or older ; 630,000 are 1950-51 or '52 models, 399,000 are 1948 or '49 models. Sitxy per cent of all cars were built since 1945. Only 300,000 cars were made in 1937 or earlier. Haw long do the cars run? per cent have run more than 100,000 miles. Thirty-eight per cent have run more than 40,000 miles. What Other Papers Say: i Young Horse -Trader (Fort William Times -Journal) The Fort William boy who has just • reached school age brought a rusty old gun into the house. The piece had long since fired the last shot it would ever fire. "Where did you get that thing?" the boy's father asked. "I got it in a trade with Bobbie in the next block." "What did you give him for it?" "Thirty-five marbles." "Thirty-five? Where did you get all ''those marbles?" "I only had 18," the boy explained. "But Bobbie can't count yet." Voices of Spring (Hamilton Spectator) Spring, the bright childhood of the year, is with us again. And as the days lengthen and Nature recreates the smell of grass and flower, our thoughts turn nostalgically to the simple pleasures of youth. We remember the soft warmth of sunlight in the school yard at recess time and the proud possession of multi -colored marbles, envied by friends and guarded by the prowess of a flicking thumb. Then there were games of duck -on -the -rock; sand -lot ' baseball, French cricket and the joy of bicycle rides on ice -free roads. Who can forget the feel of a warm Spring breeze blowing gently through an open schoolroom window .. the sight of budding trees, vying for attention with the teacher's writ- ing on the blackboard ... the pros- pect of fishing for suckers in a swol- len creek? Although Spring uplifts the hearts of all, none is more in tune with its spirit and its promise than the grow- ing child. Dogs Smarter Than Cats (St. John Telegraph -Journal) -In New York, the re-echoes of the international fuss over Winnie the goose prompted T. C. Schneirla, cura- tor of the animal behavior depart- ment at the Museum of Natural His- tory, to observe to an interviewer that bird lovers may have interpret- ed too much from the actions of Win- nie's companions; he is inclined to think that the "rescuers" were simply distressed by Winnie's reluctance to fly and were not really trying to lift him. Then Mr. Schneirla evidently took the opportunity to switch over to one of his more favorite subjects, for the remainder of the interview is largely denoted to his praise of 'the relative intelligence of the chimpanzee, which he says, has the ability to reorganise past experiences anduse them to solve a new problem. He also. remarked that horses are _smarter -than .cows, and pigs -smarter than horses; dogs in general are smarter than cats in general, and racoons are smarter than dogs. Lot 11 • formerly GraceSoper, carried on George Miller, who married Ag- with the help of he •family --John, nes McDougall, was another early Dick, William, 'Tom, Isaac and Har - settler. He and his family came ry. The two daughters, Ellen and to Lot 11 from Lanark County, in the fall of 1849. Three generations of Millers have owned this farm since it was taken. up from the Canada Company. George took an active part in municipal and church affairs while he lived. His wife, Agnes, or Nannie as she was call- ed, on the whole, was very con- tented- and good-natured. She had her ideas, but the reading of nov- els was not included among them. `Nihon a grandchild was given the name Selena, she was very much displeased, and to her daughter El- len she said; "Eeln! Eeln! What novel have you been reading, now to give the child such a name as that?" George and Agnes had a family of twelve: Mary (Mrs. John Carmichael), John, Agnes, Mat- thew, Margaret, Ellen (Mrs. James Mahaffy), George, Archie, James, Lillie (Mrs. John Cornish) Isabel- la (Mrs. James Campbell), and Lizzie. Occupants—George Miller, James Miller, Mrs. James Miller, Leslie Miller. Lot 12 • Emily, married Richard and W. A. Gill. Other ocettpants were '.Harry: Yeo, Mrs. Harry Yeo and son, Frank. Frank was •killed in an accident in 1952 when he was plow- ing with a four -horse team en a farm at Streetsville. Cecil Bow- man, a brother-in-law of Frank. Yeo, is the present owner. John McDougall, while still living in Lanark, contracted for Lot 12. His son, Duncan, came to .this lot in September, 1849, at the same time his brother-in-law, George Mil- ler, came to Lot 11. When Duncati's parents, sisters, brother and Aunt Lillie Campbell arrived from Lan- ark in the fall of 1854, they stayed with Duncan for a time. At this time he had some clearing done and was planning soon to take to himself a wife, and was not willing to give up this lot to the family. "Weel! Weel!" said his mother to her husband, "we'll let Dunkie keep the fairm, and we'll take -up an- other for oorselves, John, and start a' over again." This they, did in 1855. Another house was built on this farm for the Aunt Lillie Camp- bell. It was here she lived till she died in March, 1864. She was the first person buried in the grave- yard at the stone church in Crom- arty. In Duncan's family there were John, Esther (Mrs. Alex Mc- Lachlan), Agnes, Jane (Mrs. Joe Webb), and Dan. Sometime before Dan McDougall left for the West, ,his strawstack took fire within only a few feet of the barn. At the wery height of the .fire the wind changed, and the barn was saved. Some said it was a mir- acle; others, that it was the an- swer to an old Saint's prayer, In later years these lived at dif- ferent times in the McDougall house, or part of it: Agnes McDou- gall, Maggie Miller, Roy Butson, Bob Butson, Lorne MoKellar. Occupants—John McDougall, Dun- can McDougall, Dan• McDougall, George Golding (R), Frank Baxter (R), Leonard Butson, Frank Yeo (R), Jim Simpson, Sam Norris. Lot 13 • William Yeo, a native of Devon- shire, England, lived on Lot 13, from an early date till he died in 1863, while still a young man. Af- ter his death his widow, who was o. Years Agone - Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The 'Huron Expositor May 11, 1928 Miss Ena Holmes leaves Seatorth on Friday , for Alaska, where she will .spend some time with her aunt, Mrs. W. Pinkerton. Richard Hoy and son, Earl. and Duncan Johnston, Walton, were on a fishing trip to Port Albert the lat- ter part of last week. It was not a fish story they: returned with, but a real supply of fish. Mr. E. F. Klopp. Zurich, has bought the insurance and lightning rod business from Mr. G. Holtzman., who' was active in those lines for many years. Mr. Oscar Koehler, Zurich. had thei misfortune to upset his ca: in+ a ditch near Baden while returning from Toronto. The car 'was- badly smashed. Mr. John Dallas, Hensall, receiv= ed this week 150 famous Togo Bar- red Rocks from Guilds, Guelph. Mr. Dallas is quite a large and suc- cessful poultry raiser and seller, and has worked up a good busi- ness. Mrs. Robertson. Cromarty, post- mistress,•ha.s disposed of her prop- erty to Mr. Joseph Speare." Mr. Andrew McLellan will occupy the residence in the near future, Lot 14 Qed -ilk a • hokse on the senthWeStt+ 4r Rel oR this iiarf in $rte 90 p 11410x* -#444 tfq!nflweth water' _,,.;#1/4•• 4' 1Y?l4' 40rtew X.014kl1au, .440f040.0H. Brae aGurne fi leKeliar, 1) '', Losl� fi, M eilar. • Qccupazt'ts, 'Walter .Ileitderson, lames Shillirtg & .' George. Thorn- ton, James Butson, Mrs. James But- son, George Butson, Edgar Butson. Lot 15 Thomas Shillinglaw came to Lot 15 in 1848 and in the 60's was fol- lowed by his son, Wattie. "Tam" and his wife were born in Scotland. She was formerly Grace Hender- son, While Wattie lived on this lot in the early 60'a, he started to buy and ship cattle, which he continued to do for many years, It was on this farm one of the first Staffa fall fairs was held. On •the south- east corner of the lot, around 1890, Jafhes Delmar Walker built a creamery, which was burned in 1900. A small part of the village— the township hall and tavern—were also built on this lot. Not fa tis om the hall the stream was da led, and in this pond sheep were wash- ed. It was also the village boys' swimming pool. In 1950 temporary accommodation was provided here for'—the workmen who -built the high-powered electric line from Devizes, to Seaforth. (Continued Next' Week) Walter Henderson, no doubt a relative of Mrs. Tom Shillinglaw, owned Lot 14 from 1851. Tom Shillinglaw's son, Jimmy, was liv- ing on this lot when his wife, Eliza- beth Oliver, died in 1859. She left a son who in later years came back from the States and was known as "Yankie" Tom. '"Tam" Shillinglaw, Sr., and his wife also spent their' last years here. Henderson sold to George Thornton when Jimmy Shil- linglaw left for Missouri. While George Butson was the owner, the owner, the barn and Butson thresh- ing machine, which was at that time in hhe barn, were burned. William Butson, George's son, died of wounds in France during World War L James Delmar Walker built and • "Old:at 40;50;60?"` Man, You're Crazy Forget your age! Thousands aro peppy at 70. Try pepping ap" with Ostrex. Contains tonic for weak, rundown feeling due solely to body's lack of iron which many men and women call old." Try Ostres Tonic Tablets tor pep younger feeling. this very day. New "get acquainted" size only 00c. Tor sale at as drug stores everywhere. Sin—ii1117–Eff f IlRGIpOW ER WOOL JACKSON HOMES LTD. Seaforth, -Ont.. is collecting wool for grading and sale on the co-operative plan. SSHIPPERS may obtain sacks and twine free of charge. from the above or their Lic- ensed Operators. Canadian Co -Operative Wool Growers Limited 217 Bay Street, Toronto, Canada From The Huron Expositor May 8, 1903 Mr. James Sparks, Hensall, while recently engaged in Mr. Welsh's mill there, had the misfortune to slip, seriously injuring the knee joint, and hat since been laid off work. Mr. R. Cudniore, Hensall, the old established tnason and contractor, has secured the contract for quite a large number of dwellings and barns to be erected this summer. Mr. Thomas G. Scott has pur- chased his father's' residence on John St., and is busy fixing it up and moving in. On May. 1 the St. Columban post offce was moved from Joseph Nigh's residence to the Holland General Store on Huron St. ,Mr:1 Wm. Pickard has ,purchased a- large bankrupt stock of dry gbods in Hamilton, and is having ll placed in his mammoth establish- ment here. _Before -leaving LonriotrMr::"phos: Pinkney, the new proprietor of the Royal Hotel, was presented with a goldheaded cane by members of the Myrtle Lodge, K.O.P., of whihh he wag a former chancellor. Dog --Fight discou.ra¢er Ws KNOW one bellicose dog who won't welcome the latest thing in aluminum: an electric dog -prod. Next time Towser rushes into battle, you can nonchalantly produce this two -foot aluminum' rod and apply it to. the handiest part of the dog's -anatomy. The resulting shock is quite harmless, but they say a few "treatments" cure the pugnacity of even the toughest tyke. Speaking of electricity, Cana- dians can take pride that the largest stranded electrical cable ever made for an overhead trans- mission line bas been delivered by Alcan's Shawinigan Falls plant to the West Coast, to carry power to our new smelter now a -building at Kitimat. Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. (Alcan). • • Announceiflnt', As DONALD WOOD hastaken over our Plumb" ing and Heating Business, I wish to thank the people of Seaforth and vicinity' for the pleasant. business transactions we have had with them for the past 25 years. I trust my efflcielnt and able successor may enjoy the same privileges. Thank you! P. J. Dorsey SEAF.ORTH SEAFORTII LIONS CLUB SALVAGE DRIVE In Seaforth and. Immediate District WED., MAY 13th SCRAP PAPER — NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES — BOOKS -- RAGS MATTRESSES If unable to place salvage at the sidewalk, Call 35-W between 6 and 7 p.m. Wednesday and a truck will call. 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Today, there are more bank branches to meet the needs of changing, growing Canada... they are being used more... they are doing more for more people... than ever before. Since 1900, branches of the chartered • banks have increased from 700 to 3,800. In the past ten years alone, 3,750,000 bank at -taunts have beer um -fwd.— THE BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY