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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-06-19, Page 2et: • 1stabibeiI 1860 baled at S,eaforth, Ontario, ev- nrSday afternoon by McLean Oa, A. Y. McLean, Editor Obscription rates, $2.50 a year in ranke foreign $3.50 a year. Single , opies, 5 cents each. liber of Canadian ,IWeekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mali Post Office Department. Ottawa application. SEAFORTH, Friday, June 19, 1953 Temporary Evils Trade Minister Howe says Canada and Britain are at the opening of a brighter chapter in commercial rela- tions. Canadians want a strong and prosperous Britain and they are ready to accept as necessary the pre- sent trade restrictions which econ- omic conditions have imposed on the British economy. As Mr. Howe says, it is encourag- ing 'that these restrictions are uni- versally recognized as nothing bet- ter than necessary evils, and that they will ultimately be removed. In the meantime, Canada is ready and willing to buy British Goods. No country in the world has fewer quan- titive restrictions on trade or with lower rates of duty. Mr. Howe is not one to say other than what he means. Recently speak- ing in Britain, he said in part: "A country that can lead the world in jet aircraft, that can produce the Centurion tank, that can tender the lowest price for power plant equip- ment in the highly -competitive mar- ket of the United States, a country that can do things like these is sure- ly not lagging behind in energy and enterprise. There are, indeed, good reasons for the people of Britain to hope that thiS is not only the begin- ning of a new reign, but the opening of a new and promising chapter in their history." The Ottawa Journal, commenting on his _speech, went' on to say: "It was inevitable that the logical Mr. Howe should go on to suggest that the United Kingdom would not wish to persist unnecessarily in restrictive and discriminatory trade policies, and he hoped for improvements in trading relations between Canada and Britain. That is the way a busi- ness man should speak, and the Min- ister of Trade is, above all, a man of business." Farm Markets Sometimes in all the talk about agricultural markets we fail to ap- preciate/ the fact that the volume of agriculture exports in 1952 reached an all time high. The same trend continues to be apparent in 1953. During 1952 Canadian agricultural products valued at more than a bil- lion dollars were sold to more than 100 countries throughout the world. As has always been the case, much of Canada's agricultural exports go to Britain and the United States. But the feature 'of the export situa- tion that gives evidence of assured markets in the future is the extent to which the tharket is diversified. In 1952, for instance, slightly more than half the agricultural exports went to the United Kingdom and the United States. At the same time 47.8 per cent of the exports went to more than 100 other countries. At no time in the history of Canada has its agricultural trade been based on such a broad demand from so many countries. To suggestions that Canada had lost the British market, Minister of Agriculture Gardiner recently had this to say: "Britain is buying carcass.beef in Londdn at 16 cents a pound. We are telling ours at 39 cents a pound in Montreal. Britain is buying her badon at 31 cents a pound. We are --telling-trurs at 45 e-ents in Montreal. "Irritain is buying her butter at 41 'ft a pound, We are selling ours cents in Montreal. Britain is ,,egcaeeSe iron), New Zealand •otind. We are selling., •$its in Montreal: Britain go at46 cent g dez- iSesse:." We are selling ours at 53 cents a. Z% "WV laid we wish to sell those products in I4Ondon at those prices in preference to prices received in Montreal or Toronto?" That is the question. A Good Job Huron County Council at its meet- ing last week made reference to the assessment of storm damage that had been prepared by County Asses- sor Alex Alexander, working in con- junction with local assessors in the municipalities concerned. He was commended for the fact that a com- plete assessment of the storm dam- age spread over four townships, had been prepared in a matter of some eight days. Attention was paid; too, to the complete manner in which the report had been prepared. It was appreciated that in making available such a comprehensive report so quickly, many hundreds of miles of travel and long hours of work were involved on the part of the county assessor. But it was not until a meeting in London this week, presided over by Acting Premier George Doucette, that the full extent of the Huron job was learned. Huron, it was disclos- ed, was the only County of those which suffered storm damage to have completed an assessment and filed a claim with the Province. 5 (By Juges;eta GRADUATION TIME Long Association The fiftieth anniversary which the Ford Motor Company is celebrating this week recalls that a Seaforth family has been handling Ford pro- ducts for 43 of those 50 years. It was in 1910 that John F. Daly undertook to sell Ford cars in the Seaforth district. For years prior to his death in 1947, he was proud of the fact that he was the oldest Ford dealer in Canada. He was proud, too, on the several occasions when the Company recognized in various ways his years of association as a dealer. True, there is a change in the name of the firm, from John F. Daly to Daly Motors, but it is still the same . Daly family, now represented by a son, Edmund Daly, that is selling the 1953 version of the Ford which first came to Seaforth in 1910. itaso..ftsomftwooftwoomumsourassoolomoor• sisainsftwalmeft What Other Papers Say: tolimanromm—www Be Careful With Trees (1$yel Banner) Town Council this week took steps to eliminate indiscriminate cutting of the town's trees. From now on, a permit, in writing, will have to be ob- tained from the chairman of the pro- perty committee before any pruning or cutting of town trees may be un- dertaken. This seems only prudent, considering the rapid disappearance of stately trees that have been the pride of the town for many years. There has been some confusion about the rights of property owners re- garding the trees on their street frontage. Some trees have been re- moved with verbal permission from some member of council. Others have simply disappeared. Evidence, Please (Winnipeg Free Press) It is the cry of the Opposition par- ties in the Federal Parliament that the St. Laurent Government has ruined the country. This is odd, because the facts point to a quite different conclusion. Here are the statistics on international trade for the four leading trading nations. In 1951 Canada stood fourth among the nations in the value of trade. In 1952, Canada stood first. The figures for 1952 are as follows: Imports Exports, (millions) (millions) U.S $11,632 $15,164 U.K. 9,733 7,540 Canada 5,458 4,729 Fran -0 4,431-3,896 Considering that the United States has about 12 times our population, the United Kingdom about four times and France a little less than four timesthat isn't a bad performance for a country which is supposed to be in an advance .stage of decay. All the colleges and universities across the country have been busy these last couple of weeks or so handing out aheepsktne,-to hundreds and hundreds of young men and women, which will prove that they have graduated from one of our recognized halls of "higher learn- ing." Almost everybody now agrees that, in the main, this will turn out to be a good thing for the country. At Toronto last week they had a banner crop and graduated 410 stu- dents from the arts colleges alone. That's a lot of potential school teachers, and we can stand them. But there was one fellow I am particularly. wondering about. I've forgotten his name now, but he was a student in his last year at Victoria College at the U. of T. Maybe you remember him. He caused quite a stir a few months back when he announced that he didn't choose to graduate. Such a decision in itself is not too surprising. I have known more ,than one student who, just before exam time, decided that he wouldn't bother to graduate. His reason, for such a decision, of course, was simply that he had come to realize he had squander- ed his time all jeer and he didn't have a chance fi5 graduate no mat- ter how much he wanted to. In such a case, perhaps, discretion is really the better part of valor. The /ad I'm talking about, how- ever, was not that sort of student. On the contrary he was one of the steadiest, brightest, hard-working men in the college. There was no doubt in anybody's mind, that if he wanted to graduate,' all he had to do was write the exams and he would probably come out at the head of the class.' But he said he didn't want any part of this at all. He said that after four years of it, he now knew that colleges were a waste of time. They make people empty-headed snobs, he s/aid. The things they WW1 you are often wrong. Well! Well! • You know, I bet there never was a fellow who got up as far as his entrance who hasn't discovered af- ter going out into the world that quite a lot of the things he learn- ed in school don't work too well, Take, for example, the problems we used to have in our arithmetic books about how to measure room for wallpaper. Never in my life have I met a paperhanger who did it the way I was taught in Junior Fourth.. So what? Does that, mean, I'm sorry I ever went to school? Does that mean that I am going to go around ev- erywhere running down the old school? If I did any such thing you would say I had turned out to be a pretty foolieb fellow. And you'd be right. As for colleges being snobbish, I don't think -they are different in any way to any other sort of school. Half the people 1 know get worked up every time they think of the little red school house. Just listen to any of us, and tell you that our particular red school house was the best, the very best, there ever was. We'll start telling you about all the great men who learned the three R's there and we'll boast about how we had the best football team in '03. Come right down to it we're snobbish as all get out when it is a question of our own school, If that 'chap didn't graduate the other day, I'd say he didn't deserve to. In spite of his high marks and good record, he hasn't grown up if he can't see that the thinga lie criticized Victoria College for are just the plain simple, human things you'll find anywhere. Seaforth Spectator Tells Of Coronation Splendor (Continued from Page 1) colors are undressed. This inter- esting ceremony goes on just below us where they take the salute. A busload of Yeomen of the Guard, or beefeaters, as they are familiarly known, go by in their long scarlet tunics, heavily em- broidered in gold and their gleam- ing white stiffly -starched ruffs about their necks. At first glance they give the impression of white beards. A bobby has a little girl up in his arms. She is apparently th trdubie as she is crying. In her hand she has a Union Jack. Sev- eral people have been taken away under St. John's Ambulance escort —some stretcher cases. What a disappointment! 9:15: It is still cloudy, but no rain. 9:30: A procession of Beefeat- ers, this time on foot; are swinging along, like thessseterans they are, also the Queen's Bargemaster and twelve Watermen. They are in long red tunics with black vel- vetee,n caps.' The glass coach, which is to car- ry the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, goes by empty on its way to Clarence House. The escort is the first and second division of the Captain's Escort Household Cavalry with Standard. Mounted on beau- tifully matched black horses -they are an impressive sight with their white plumes waving in their hats, a study in red. black and white. Uproar From Canadians 9:40: The Commissioner, Metro- politan Police, Sir Harold Scott, mounted on a white horse, under escort, clears the way and then the procession to the Abbey begins. We follow the order from the loud- speaker and our progrananaes. In the carriage procession of colonial rulers, Her Majesty the Queen of Tonga, with the Sultan of Kelantan, steals the show. She is one of the few who rides in an op- en coach. Wearing rose colored satin with a headdress of two thin sticks and flowers, she flashes a beaming smile as she acknowledg- es the wild cheers of the crowd. We are able to recognize Sir Winston and Lady Churchill lead- ing the procession of prime minis- ters. They are escorted by eight Of the Queen's Own Hussars, the regiment he joined as a subaltern 58 years ago. Closely folloiving is Mr. and Mrs. Louis St. Laurent, escorted by four Mounties repre- senting Canada, the first ,Dominion. No mistaking where the Canadians are sitting from the uproar! After the Prime Ministers Come the Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, Most of these we are able to pick out, .being familiar with their pictures.' Some of the mounted officers of the Navy and Air -Force have dif- licutly managing their horse, At one point they get quite out of hand but no casualties resulted. The Great Moment a 10:20: The great moinent we have been waiting for! The state coach, in all its splendor, is com- ing out of the Palace gate, led 'by the Queen's Escort. It rounds the Victoria Monument and is now in plain. sight. It is coming along the Mali drawn by eight Windsor greys, from the Royal stables. Amid the uproar they remain undisturbed, for they have been especially condi- tioned for large crowds and land noises. Continuous waves of cheer- ing roll along, and no it is our tura, for here below us le the coaeh, with Her Majesty, stalling and wav- itg to he peePle, looking every neh queen. Oti her left ia the Duke 'who take e hie Place In the toy -d1 Plettire so gallantly. The en- chanting Stone hi' :Iasi or a Mom, ww ent and we settle down warmed with the radiance of her personal- ity, while the cheers roll -on and on. Thus, it is, all the way to the Abbey—cheer upon cheer is record- ed on the loudspeaker, Now we know why people have come from the four corners of the earth. No matter what our race, color or creed, we are united in this great Commonwealth of Nations, with the crown as its symbol. We are indeed a fortunate people for even though our governments may waver and all we still have our Crown which knows no politics and is con- stant as the sun. May it ever be so! Even the Queen's dress of white satin symbolizes the Crown uniting the Commonwealth. On, a back- ground of white satin it is encrust- ed with emblematic embroidery, on the full -flowing skirt in diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts, rose- colored stones, gold thread and col- ored silks. "Fairy Tale" Coach Emblems are the Tudor rose, leek, shamrock and thistle of the British Isles, maple leaf of Canada, Wattle and fern of Australia and New Zealand, protea flower 'of South Africa, two lotus flowers of India and Ceylon, the wheat cot- ton flower and jute leaves of Paki- stan. Scallops of seed pearls en- close the emblems. The gold em- broidered white satin of the six maids of honor make a striking contrast by their simplicity'. The state coach has every ap- pearance of coma; 'straight from a fairy tale. From the golden palm trees flanking its doors, to the four fearsome sea gods at the front and rear pf the undercarriage, the coach is a magnificent and imagina- tive creation. It was built in the reign of George III. The panels on the side were painted by the Italian artist, Giovanni Cipriani. They symbolize industry, justice and the arts and sciences. For this state occasion it has been regilded and made much more comfortable for riding. The entourage, passes quickly from our sight and we relax to await thetriumphal return from the Abbey. We explore our lunch basket as we feel the need of food; nine hours is a long time, but it does not seem long to us. Two trucks carrying camera -men go swiftly by. On the loudspeaker we hear the cheers of the children on the Thames Embankment and voices from, the Abbey describing the scene—including Ted Briggs, a Canadian. The Queen is entering the Abbey and, as she does so, the sun tries to peak through. A Queen is Crowned , 11:10: The guards along the route march off in small groups. The service from the Abbey Is COM- ing over the air now, the same to US as to Canada and all parts of the world. There is a definite sil- ence over the crowd as they follow the service from their programmee. After lunch we leave out seats to stretch ourselves and have a cup of hot coffee—good coffee, too, in spite of the great demand. Behind each block of seats, light refresh- ment booths and other convenienc- es are established. The ceremony goes dn. It doesn't seem long Un- til the actual crowning takes place. and we hear the forty-one gun sa- lute from the Tower of London. A Queen is crowned! I have a long chatAewith Frank Golding,. . . Viten cortling through the gate to resume our places the attendant, in a jovial mood, said to nie, "Yoti'll have to shoW your ticket, lady, evert though you are sporting that Maple Leaf." Per - hap that ivrattt,!4 Leaf 'Will get Me Mit of feW tight PitideS. •- s ' ; ' • k (4. i We Settle '0Ureeleee again,A l'he rain cows, gane,--thaswoyee • Yet,1 444,,,001' 1,4014.0iY1 4ree ipe :eVieryene draws in tapir elaehl,ditet PAPA fOr Vulllr,Aggek911S4. reMiading me of -chickens *he pre - D140 for au ell -day rain,:The guardn don their grey capes, concealing their scarlet einies, and the eciefie becomes grey and dull. The cere- mony continues and wesjoin'in the singing of "All People That on Earth Do Dwell." The guards car- rying the colors wrap them up but continue to march up and down. 1:20, p.m.: Still raining. Waiting For the Procession 1:40: More rain, but in our crouched positions, ..n.ci one seems to care, One can get used to any- thing. The service in the Ab,bey is over and we await the procession back to the Palace. The rain stops and the sun makes a feeble attempt to shine. We are thankful for small mercies. The H.M.C.S. Que- bec boys, have come to life and stage a real sing -song. The crowd Joins in lustily when they know the words. One sailor, a self-appointed leader, leads us through "Alou- ette," with its many verses, much to the amusement of the Scots Guard Pipers below us. It is now their turn. On the march they .play. some rousing Scotch tunes on the bagpipes. A lone horse of the Lon- don mounted police takes exception to this type of music—some call, "Who can blame him!" Others,, "We want more!" And more they give us. Time passes pleasantly. 3:20: The guards remove their capes, brightening the scene once mwao3yr:e4a, d things are beginning to Mounted Police clear the happen, The Royal Parks trucks go by spraying and cleaning the pavement, Overwhelming Pagentry 4:10: The Mall is bristling with activity as we hear the bands com ing closer, This is the procession which seems to dwarf the previous one. Never before have I seen, and certainly never again do I dare hope to see such pageantry -29,200 troops from every corner of the globe—moving along wave upon wave. It is overwhelming. Such a riot of color, such variety of uni- forms, such precision marching— on they roll to •the martial music of the many bands grouped by twos and placed at convenient in- tervals. It takes 45 minutes for the procession to pass a given point. The Mounted Band of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues) are spectacular. The horses are train- ed to guide themselves, leaving both hands of their riders free to use their instruments. We may well be proud of the Royal Cana- dian Mounted Police. They are a gallant company in this proud pro- eession, which mere words fail to describe. The Royal Coach comes into view and the continuous cheering rises with ever-increasing enthusi- asm. The Queen is smiling. On her head is the Imperial State Crown, in her right hand the Scep- tre, and in her left the Orb. These symbols remind us of her voice so strong and resolute as she dedicat- ed herself to the service of ,,her people. The coach moves along out of sight, but the grandeur, the pageantry, the solemnity, and the deep meaning of it all is echoed in our hearts. By the radio, over television, and on the Royal route itself, many eyes are misty and many prayers are offered for her, whose great responsibility it is to rule the peoples of her vast Com- monwealth wisely and well. Long may she reign! Ninety-four Years of Age Ms William Souch celebrated his 94th birthday last week at his home on the third line of Morris. Mr. Souch, has lived at his present home nearly all his life. His wife, formerly Charlotte Jewitt, died 20 year ago. He has three sons, four daughters, 35 grandchildren and 57 great-grandchildren. Some members of the family live in the West. Present at the birthday supper pally were two daughters, Mrs. Frank Stamper, of Bluevale, and Mrs. Mildred Stewart, who lives with Mr. Souch, one son, Charles Souch, of Morris, two sisters, Mrs. Henry Bone, of Morris, and Mrs. Adrian Porteous, of Seaforth. The dining table was centred with a birthday cake, and ,floral decora- tions. Numerous gifts, messages and visits from friends made the day a memorable one. Mr. Such enjoys fair health, though suffer- ing somewhat from the effects of a recent ,fall. --Blyth Standard. s ears Agp. lititijootinp items Plckd Fifoip; the HuronExpositor :of tit.thf• and, Fifty Years A410 From The Huron eepositor June 22, 1928 The large bank barn, straw shed and hog pen of Mr. Walter H. Mil- ler, 14th concession, Hay, south of Zurich, were totally destroyed by fire Saturday evening. All the live stock was ,save4 except 17 pigs. The loss la partly covered by in- surance. IDr. William Al berhart has leased an office in the Queen's Hotel block, and la having it fitted up for use in the practice of his pro- fession. Dr. Aberhart is; well- known in both town and district, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Aberhart, He is a graduate of Seaforth Collegiate and Toronto University. Dr. H. H. Ross, his daughter, Miss Margaret Ross, and her aunt, Miss Schaeffer, Listowel, left on Tuesday on an extended trip to the 0111, 'Country. Messrs, W. A. Crich, C. Adams, C. Glow and G. D. Haigh are up in the North Bay district' this week on a fishing trip. Mr. Dawson Reid, customs collec- tor, and Mr. Gordon Dick, teller in the Provincial Bank here, are spending their holidays in New Ontario. Mrs. P. M. Chesney leaves Sat- urday on an extended trip across the continent. She will go to Van- couver by the Canadian route and will return...to New York through the States, • From The Huron Expositor June 19, 1903 On Wednesday Mr.' Chas. Schroe- der, Dashwood, met with quite a loss. He had been at work swamp- ing out wood and at noon unhar- nessed his horses that they might pick grass while he went to the village for his dinner. On his re- turn he was surprised to find, his wood, wagon and harness .reduced to ashes, they having caught fire from a stump which he had lit. MacArthur & Co,, Hensall, who have carried, on a private banking business for a great many years, have disposed of their business, to the Sovereign Bank, who have tak- • LtI16444.!.-*114::411,4:$110:4trpft4,40.4:: ,W1:11:111171, paft0 k 'polo, Will be iman,- Ich• • •. The excurij to Niagaaa under the, auspices of 'the Cana.diala Order of Forresters on Friday was attended. The special train con- sisted of six oa.rs, all well filled. There were 200 tickets sold here,, There were 170 tickets sold at Seaforth for Stratford on Saturday, that being the day of the chose there. Kennedy Rros. recently Purcluts- eci four spring laraibe three months bld from William OliesneY, Tu.clrer- smith, which averaged •57 pounds each. • • (9e,tut, 8460e., IN INDIA, scientists have workef!. out a way to cook'food bie sun -- power. A polished aluminum bowl' suspended above a. cooking -eine directs the sun's rays to a mirror,. which reflects the heat to the bot- tom of the pot. 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