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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-07-10, Page 2TIM RV .1• rl R Estabhs ed 1800 linblished atSeaferth, Ontario, ev- Thursday afternoon by McLean Una. A. Y. McLean, Editor lber of Canadian ivy Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office DtlarMont, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, July 10, 1953 Another Argument One can always get an argument when the matter of equalizing taxes is raised. There is never agreement as to whether a particular plan of assessment is fair to everybody. Just to add fuel to the fire, a Saskatche- wan paper has this to say: "Why not tax the man who lets his property go to wreck, rather than the man who keeps his property in good condition? As it is at pre- sent, the man who employs the paint- er and the carpenter to make his place of ' residence more attractive and who thus improves the appear- ance of the whole neighborhood is penalized by increased taxation, while the man who allows his prop- erty to become an eyesore, and thus decreases the value of his neighbor's property, is encouraged in his neglect by reduced taxation. The slightest change in appearance of a property, even to the. extent of a storm porch, never fails to catch the eagle eye of the assessor, who incidentally, is em- ployed and paid by the assessment commission in Regina—not by the town." It's a Week's Work Many times people say to us, "It must be easy publishing a weekly. You only have to work a couple of days a week." Apparently the In- gersoll Tribune has had the same ex- perience: In any event, a writer of that paper has been prompted to in- dicate just what the problems in publishing a weekly are. "As a matter of fact, a weekly newspaper is set up like any other business . . . with the staff and equipment to do in a week, a week's work. In our case it is to publish a paper each Thursday and to do that we start one Thursday to work to- ward the next," explains the Tribune writer. "The size of the paper must depend to a large extent on the amount of advertising sold. So time and thought must go into the adver- tising problem and a decision reach- ed on eight, ten or twelve pages. And those pages are printed not more than four at a time, so printing may start on Monday. "And all those words and ads you read in the paper just don't appear as if by magic. Long hours have gone into selling advertising, report- ing newsworthy events, into .delving into features that will interest read- ers . . and into writing them up. Every bit of reading material hand- ed in . . . every report or personal must be checked over, put into eas- ily readable shape for the linotype operator and headings written. Then it is set, proof read and corrected. The ads must be drawn up' . . . and set, proof read and corrected. And that takes longer to do than to tell. The make-up of the paper, the plac- ing of the ads and the type in suit- able, attractive style requires skill . and time. Then there is the printing section by section, the fold- ing, the addressing, the mailing or delivering to our dealers. "Do you see what we are driving at? Publishing the Tribune is not a matter of a few hours work on Wed- nesday and Thursday. Therefore we appreciate receiving both ads and copy as promptlyas it is possible to get them. If you have a report to nand in or if there is some item you would like us to know about, please tell us right away. When the meet- ing or an event that has taken place the previous Thursday and a meet- ing or event that has taken place Tuesday night are both reported '+dnesday morning, which do you think Should have the priority? you of yn faded with that decision. knot fraud past experience t ial►4 "rx > e reafio s Awe :prettyco, operalav : Q ,n(t we that tat. the town an co ltli my . can boast of some of the host„possible press re- porters and correspondents. Just once in a while we have, to pass along a little reminder about time . . and the lack of it. We know the reminder is all you need." Crossing Crashes "What kind of a driver," asks an astern paper, "is most likely to run into a train?" And then the news- paper gives an answer, supplied by a U.S. railroad: "It is the `average driver' at the wheel of a seven-year- old automobile and he lives within 20 miles of the grade crossing concern- ed. And the chances are one in five that he'll smack into the side of the train after the locomotive has passed the crossing." The Winnipieg Free Press thinks that there are other important fac- tors—that nearly all such accidents occur at night and that in many cas- es the drivers involved have been driving at speeds which were unwise under the conditions existing. No one, the Free Press says, pur- posely ploughs his car—be it seven years old, a jalopy or a brand new Stupendous Eight—into a train. But it can happen very easily at night, even if one is travelling at a rate that would be judicious for daytime driv- ing. There are no warning lights or bells at most country crossings, and a procession of unlit box cars is not us- ually visible until your car is very near the crossing. One suggestion has been made, possibly a practical one, that freight cars be required to bear a strip of reflecting tape or some oth- er'luminous device. Even that might not be enough. "The best safeguard," according to the Free Press, "is in the hands of the driver himself. It is a parallel to another practical rule of safe-driv- ing—that of `always drive as if the other fellow is a fool.' In respect to railroad crossings, we would suggest —always approach a crossing, day or night, assuming that there is a train there ahead of you or one just com- ing." (Sy ISABELLE CAMpB,EL ,); , . What Other Papers Say: Honest Gloom is Hard To Find (The Financial Post) -Financial Post writers have been having a close look at the business outlook and they ,write about it in this issue. Honest - to - goodness cause for gloom is hard to find. We suppose nobody is making as much money as he would like to. In some Iines the going is tougher. In many industries break-even points are, by all traditional yardsticks, high. But for most people indications are generally good. After all, there can be some slowdown and things will still be pretty good. Ever since 1945 there has been a widespread belief — or phychosis— that "it can't last." The gospel of what goes up must come down has been rampant. A kind of Puritan conscience has made a great many people unhappy and dubious about their enjoyment of prosperity. As Post writers probed for facts, they found many executives making sceptical remarks about the outlook. But pin them down as to how speci- fically they are budgeting for their own firm and pessimism is uncom- mon. Appliance dealers often talk woe. So far a lot of them haven't tried the traditional cure for inventory and sales problems — lower prices. The real estate salesmen are one group inclined to be sad. They have had a decade of terrific business, but some- thing less than terrific does not spell hardship for their industry. The farmers are unlikely to do so well, but here is another place where a moderation must not be confused with real trouble. Businessmen are wise to be wary and generally we think they are look- ing at their operations more careful- ly than in many past years. That is good and to that extent scepticism about the outlook has its value. But if we can be spared a psycholo- gical panic in the United States, the steam pressure in Canadian business boilers still seems quite passable. , n Normal Students Successful Congratulations are in order for Misses Marguerite Hall and Lor- aine Hamilton, both of whom were successful students at the Stratford Normal School, Commencing with the fall term, Marguerite will be on the teaching staff at Stratford, while Loraine has secured a simi- lar position at Sarnia.—Blyth Stan- dard. Lightning Strikes Lightning Tuesday afternoon of last week struck a tree in front of J. Hookey's home on William St., breaking off a large limb. It also followed a hydro wire into D. L. Hammond's home on Waterloo St., and blew out light bulbs. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Constable Resigns From Force Constable John MoNicol has re- signed from the police force of the town of Clinton, effective July 26. This action taking place so soon after the resignation of Constable Ralph Chisholm in favor of the position of Chief of Police in Mit- chell, Ieaves Clinton with only Chief of Police Joseph Ferrand on permanent staff. Mr. McNichol's only reason for resigning appar- ently was for financial reasons, and the municipal authorities felt they could not advance his salary at this time.—Clinton News -Record. Students Win Contest In a letter writing contest open to high school students of Ontario entitled, "Invite Your Friends To Visit Ontario This Year," names of three students of South Huron Dis- trict High School appear on the list of winners. Ronald Rowcliffe, R.R. 1, Hensall, and Beth Taylor, R.R. 3, Exeter, won $25 each, and Bill Batten, who received honorable mention, won $10. The contest was sponsored by the Ontario De- partment of Travel and Publicity. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Editor's Lucky Day We've bought tickets on raffles over the years, but never won any- thing better than a tie, a pair of sox, or a five -cent bingo. The law of averages finally caught up with us last Friday night when our name was pulled for a brand new 17 -inch television set at the Brussels Lions Club draw. Naturally the news giv- en us early Saturday morning by Mrs. Luella McGowan, who was on central office' duty, created a hap- py glow around the office, albeit one that was soon forgotten in the rush of installing a new press over the weekend. We have the set com- fortably resting in the living room waiting for the installation of a suitable aerial. Our thanks to the Brussels Lions for drawing our ticket, and especially to Ike Rand. who sold us the $2.00 book of tick- ets.—Blyth Standard. Lightning Strikes in Hodse During the early hours of Wed- nesday *horning, Dominion Day. a 1 series of heavy thunder$tmeine pass- ed over this district and while one of these was passing over, a bolt of lightning struck into the tame brick residence • of kir. Ted ''Haber' er, at the westerly outskirts of town, the bolt lodging on the bed in which Mr. Haberer sleeps him- self. Luckily he had gotten up: earlier owing to the bad weather. It was about 6 a.m. and as the hy- dro was off the town siren could not be put into action, so the local central operator had to call the lire- men individually, who responded quickly, as the bedding took fire which was soon extinguished. We are pleased to report that no ser- ious --'damage was done, and Mr. Haberer, who has jest recently re- turned from the hospital at Lon- don, recuperating from an auto ac- cident, was indeed fortunate that he was not in his bed at the time the bolt struck the house. --Zurich Herald. . Winners of Proficiency Awards Mary.. Lou Dunlop daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Dunlop, was named winner of the annual Lions General Proficiency Award for Grade VIbI students at the Wing - ham public school. The award is made by the staff members of the school to the proficiency in the en- trance class, and student attaining highest all-round consists of 'a $25 scholarsdiip. The Marion Inglis Medal, awarded annually to the student with the highest marks in Grade VIII, went to Jean Rintoul, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ab. ��1n- toul. The John Croyn Ctllirie awards to the five Grade VIII stu- dents showing the greatest im- provement in their work between Christmas and the Easter holidays were made to Joyce Moffatt, Jim Bain, Gail Colvin, David Scott and Jamie Rae. The awards are of $5 each.—Wingham Advance -Times. Radio Equipment Bequest to Cadets Maitland Air Cadet Squadron of Goderich expect/to go "on the air" this fall as the result of a gift made by the late Group Capt. E. A. D. Hutton. In the will of the late air force officer,It was stipulated that his "ham" radio equipment should be given to the air cadet squadron nearest the R.C.A.F. Sta- tion at Clinton. Since the. Gode- rich Squadron is closest, the equip- ment has been given to the local group. With the designated call letters of aU3, the station will be operated by the squadron . from quarters at Sky Harbor. Command- ing officer of the cadets, FO. Max Cutt, said that it is hoped to put the set into operation in Septem• ber and train some of the boys in the operation of the equipment, in the hope that some of them might receive their "ham" licenses. Radio technicians in Goderich will likely give the squadron assistance in setting up the equipment, and El- liott Rivers, who expects to receive his amateur license this summer, will assist in training the cadets.— Goderich Signal -Star. Farm News of Huron Very heavy rainfall the earlier part of last week caught farmers with a considerable amount of cut hay. With a little better weather, most of this hay was harvested Friday or Saturday. All row crops, particularly corn, made good growth this past week. Pastures and livestock are both in excellent condition. Fruit growers report considerable scab in their orchards and wet weather has made spraying most difficult. - Strawberries are just about at an end and have been selling from 30c to 35c per quart. How To Ventilate the Barn .Barn ventilation is a winter problem but remodelling the barn to provide for it is most easily done in the summer. In "Principles of Barn Ventila- tion," Wm. Kalbtleisch and J. W. White, Experimental Farms Ser- vice, Ottawa, describe why venti- lation of barns is necessary and two,iethods of doing it effectively —o e where electric power is avail- able, the other where it must be done by natural movement of the air. A thousand -pound dairy cow breathes approximately two cubic feet of air per minute. In this action oxygen is absorbed and warm moist air containit}g carbon *dioxide is given off. This moisture. may range from 10 to 15 pounds per day, or from a gallon to a gal- lon and a half, Other livesteck in groups of 1,000 pounds each, give off about the same amount of mois- ture as the dairy cow. For the health of livestock stabled in the barn it is necessary to remove this foul moist. air and admit a con- tinuous supply of fresh air. The amount of fresh air requir- ed to remove moisture from a barn varies considerably depending on the temperature and humidity of the air inside and outside the -build- ing. A large amount is required when the outside temperature is about the same as the temperature inthe barn. A relatively small volume is sufficient if the outside temperature is low because cold air will absorb more moisture when heated to barn temperature. With the natural draft method of ventilation, a vertical stack or flue is used to remove foul air from the barn while fresh air is admit - ed through vents located along the outside walls of the building. A movement of air is obtained in this system of ventilation because warm air is lighter In weight than I cooler, air. Thus the relatively warm air from the barn tends to rise through the stack as it is dis- played by cooler .air that enters the barn through the fresh air in- takes. In mechanical or fan ventilation, • warm, moist, foul air is removed from barn with fans powered by an electric motor, while fresh air enters the building through intake vents similar to those used for a natural draft system. This system, properly installed in an adequately constructed barn, is superior to Rue ventilation in many respects but , its use is restricted to farms that have electric power. It is particu- larly advantageous under moderate weather conditions when the out- side temperature is within about (Continued on Page 7) At tour desk you earn your pay And let your muscles waste away. Sowhen your vacation rolls around Pont drive yourself into the ground. mot. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen. ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor July 13, 1928 Mr. Claude Blowes has been en- gaged as principal of Hensall Pub- lic School, and Mr. Ferris Cantelon as principal of the Continuation School. Seaforth Public School Board, at a meeting held: Tuesday evening appointed Miss Mary Bell as teach- er of the second class, and Miss Ruth Thompson to teach the prim- ary room. Mr. Henry Edge, who has been engaged for some time in erecting the fine new Supertest service sta- tion in town, learned this week that he had been successful in securing contracts for two new stations in Windsor. A severe electrical and wind- storm visited parts of Huron Mon- day afternoon, No serious damage was done in Seaforth, but hydro and telephone poles between Sea - forth and Clinton were blown down. An interesting musical evening was held at the home of Miss A. Govenlock last Thursday, when members of her piano class enter- tained their parents and a few friends. The musical program was in charge of Treble Clef Club, with Master Jim Scott acting as chair- man. Prizes were wonin the year's work by Irene Aberhart, Eva Scar- lett, Jim Scott and Ethel Shinen. • From The Huron Expositor July 10, 1903 John Deickert, Jr., Zurich, left Wednesday morning for Chicago, where he will undergo an opera- tion. Dr. Gunn, Clinton, went with him. Gladman & Stanbury, Exeter, are opening a law office in Hensall and have engaged` rooms over J. C. Stoneman's jewellery store. Master Garnet Cudmore, Hensall, had the misfortune to get his leg broken a few days ago by coming in contact with a. hand car, when alighting from a moving train. As evidence of the advantage manufacturing establishments are to a town, we may state that the pay sheet of Tthe' Bell Engine Works now amounts to over $2,200 per month, and expectations are that next year it will be double this amount, Dr F. J. "Burrows returned to town Monday, and has settled down to business again, better qualified than ever to heal his numerous patients "Honest John," an old British soldier, now an umbrella mender, from Whitby, paid his 35th annual visit to Seaforth last week. Master Leslie Reid, son of J. H. Reid, town, has been appointed sec- retary of the Young Men's Chris- tian Association in London. This is a very good position and it is very creditable to the new secre- tary that the position came to him unsought. Lot 9 *Sandy Park" was alsoa the first owner of the south 50 of Lot 9, and sold it at thb same ,time as Lot 8 to Hugh Currie in 1852. No one has ever lived here, and it has been owned and worked by those who have had Lot 8. The north 50 was very swampy and was left with the Canada Com- pany tillat least after 1888. James Scott, bhe first owner, had it rent- ed many years before he bought. Thomas Scott and his son, Gordon, have had it in later years. In the early days -there was a house on it and James Hood, alao Alfred Mit- chell, lived in it. Jack Laing came next. He moved to Bad Axe, Michi- gan, in. 1879, and was burned out there by the Michigan fire in 1881. Gottfried Pehlke, a Dutchman, who wore leather pants and wooden shoes, came next. His son, Luther, was a champion boxer, and died from a fatal blow received while in the ring. Another son, Arthur, who never studied medicine, wrought some wonderful cures and had a large following for a timein the Hespeler district. In the 1880's Bob Wilson, also Mrs. Mary Dick, iived here. After Mrs. Dick went to Dakota, the house was torn down. Lot 10 David Henderson, who was born at Chinquaconcy, C.W., was the first owner of Lot 10, from an early date. He married Mary McMillan in November, 1862. It was still in the 60's when his log barn burned, and shortly after ,he moved to near Clifford, Ont. Robert ?Hamilton came next. Robiirt M., one of the thirteen children of Robert and Catherine McInnis Hamilton, was a Presbyterian minister. It was he who conducted the 50th annivers- ary services of Cromarty Presby- terian Church in 1915, Wlhile Rob- ert Norris had the farm, Martin Frawley lived in a house near the back of the lot and worked around till he moved to McKillop Town- ship. His son, Tom, a pupil at No. 5 School, was a big overgrown boy, but was very clever. Occupants — David Henderson, Robert Hamilton, Robert Norris, John A. Norris, Francis R. Hamil- ton, William A. Hamilton, Frank Hamilton. Lot 11 ,Francis Hamilton was born in the Parish of Lesmahago, Lanark- shire, Scotland. He was a carpen- ter by trade. His wife was Janet Dunn. The Hamiltons carte to Can- ada with the Lesmahago Society in 1820 on the Ship Prompt and set- tled in Dalhousie Township. Fran- cis came to Hibbert from Lanark County in 1851. He took up and lived on Lot 11 from then till he died in 1366. They had a family of nine, namely: John, Chrisiena, George, William, Francis, Chris- tena, Mary (Mrs. John Barr), Rob- ert and Janet. 'Dhe two Christenas and Janet died_ young. In 1852 Francis Hamilton donated an acre on the corner near the concession and sideroad for a church and graveyard, The log, church was built facing the east in the north- east corner of the plot. The graves were south and west of the church. Only a few stones now remain. This was the first Presbyterian Ohurch in Hibbert, and it was , used till 1864. The descendants of Francis and Janet Hamilton erected a monument on this plot he 1922 in memoryof their kith and kin bur- ied here, and a memorial service was held in September that year. Mrs. Joseph Hoggarth, who died on March 16, 1852, was the first per- son buried' in the graveyard. Other names noticed on the stones are: Gorle, McNieol, Henry, Miller, Rob- ertson, Drake and Parker. No doubt others were buried here with- out markers, These were all early residents in the district. James Park, Sr., followed the Hamiltons. His son, Neil, lost his life in Flan- ders Field in October, 1917. Occupants — Francis Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, James Park. Jim Park, Kenneth McKeIlar, George W. Wallace, John Wallace (R), Ross McPhail. • Lot 12 George Hamilton came to Lot 12. 4h We fall of' 1840, and owned It: till he sold `to Robert .Livingston in, f869. George's wife was Mary' Leckie. Their seven children were' Frank L., John . J., Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph Armstroug, later; Mrs, Harry Waghorn), William, Janet Ann, George R., and Thomas L. Before: the Presbyterian Church was built in 1852, services were held in the' Hamilton barn on this lot, and ate one of these servicee George's, daughter, Elizabeth, better known as Betsy, was baptized. Elizabeth. Muir was also baptized 'at the same, service. When George Hamilton'. sold the farm he reserved two and - a half acres on which he had built - a cheese factory and home combin- ed in 1867. On the opening day' there was a big celebration„ with. a ,brass band in attendance. This, was later known as the Poplar - Grove Cheese and Butter Manufac- turing Company. Hamilton's lived here till, they went to Stratford in. 1878. A little later they moved to. Listowel. While here, croquet had become a popular pastime. The girls were very proud of their cro- - quet ground and invited their Uncle "Wulf" Hamilton round to' see it. "Fair better," said he, when he had looked it over, "that the - ground had -been ploughed up and potatoes planted in it." . "After the• factory closed in 1879, only a few: dances were held in the part where, the butter had been made, but the living quarters were used for many' Years. Others who lived here af- ter Hamiltons left were Arthur Colquhoun, C. Brown, Jack Mel- ville, Robert Purdon and Josiah Is-- (Contlnued on Page 6) "Immediate service" IN YOUR LOCALITY FOR Estate Planning and•- Wills Investment Management and Advisory Service 4% Guaranteed - Investments 2% on savings — `" deposits may be mailed Real Estate Services For prompt attention cell RAYE B. PATERSON Trust Officer Hensall, Ontario, Phone 51 or any office of .a$UARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA TORONTO • NoN1UU. OTTAWA • WINDSOR mACARA VALL I • SIDIRgntr SAiit.T STR. NARR CALGARY • TA1!covv Q*, WOMEN TODAY... They do most of the family- • buying, much of family banking. 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