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The Huron Expositor, 1953-07-24, Page 2TWO Established 1860 Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean A. Y. McLean, iikthscription rates, $2.50 a year in fence; foreign $3.50 a year. Single dies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 11 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa EEAFORTH, Friday, July 24, 1953 Lower Than Others Recalling the criticism that is be- ing levelled in some quarters that Canadian taxes are not as low as might be the case, the Toronto Star has this to say: , "Those who cry 'high taxation,' and denounce the Abbott budget as favoring the rich man, never refer to the fact that the budget restored the income tax rates to what they were in 1949 before the campaign in Korea sent defence costs kiting. For. the lower income groups the Cana- dian rates are lower than those of the United States, the United King- dom, Australia or New Zealand. The ;higher income groups still pay more than in the States. Three-quarters of a million Canadian wage earners pay no income tax at all." Rabbit Problem Ifanyone has any doubts as to the ability of the rabbit to multiply, it is necessary only to look into the situa- tion that exists in Australia to prove one's point. In 1907 a resident on the Island im- ported five rabbits from Scotland, thinking they might improve the lo- cal hunting. By 1952, the rabbits had spread over the entire 1,200isquare miles of the Island. They have invaded and destroyed many plantations. They have killed many young trees by eat- ing the bark. They have cleaned off xnost''of the grass and even invaded end stripped ped of foliage t he local cemeteries. As a result Gottland sheep are rap- idly declining in numbers. Rye and tcarxot crops have had to be abandon- ed. The top soil in many places is blowing away. Severe shooting and trapping and the introduction of animals that live on rabbits have failed to improve eonditfons. The Forestry, Depart- ment is about to try inoculating the rabbits with a contagious and fatal disease, known as Myxomatases. This has given some relief, except that a new generation of rabbits that are immune to it has appeared. Scientific Wonders Those of us who are not .blessed with scientific know-how continue to marvel at the manner in which the electrical wizards cantransmit scores of long distance telephone conversa- tions through one thin wire — and have everything come out right at the other end. The explanationounds simple— frequencies. But it's like trying to understand electricity itself, insofar as most of us are concerned. Wonder increased as we read the anther day of the new "radio -relay skyway" linking Buffalo, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Covering a distance of four hundred miles, fif- teen great towers have been set up, each one with intricate equipment on top which receives, then amplifies and beams on to the next station television programs—and Iong dis- tance telephone calls. The system, we are assured, is now in, successful operation. This is all to the good unless someday, by some Mysterious influence, the business esn't work properly. The Winnipeg Free Press imagines hat Would happen "Imagine the nnta travelling man .phoning his 1'roni Montreal. What would be if lilting ties of • a TV. ie al`lcept`breaking in on the wire! inipor ant business er te'with da. gs'� circumstances -- think of the impact of a telephone conversation inter- spersed with the agonies of an after- noon soap opera." It would be a handy thing to have, but on the other hand it might be risky. Hens and Eggs There was a time not so many years ago when a farmer in order to raise chickens and sell the resulting eggs, had only to get himself some pullets and he was in business. Regu lations designed to safeguard the public and to ensure a more uniform products have since been introduced, but fortunately in Caiada such regu- lations are held to a minimum. That is not true in all countries. A report from South Africa quotes the following government directive, which obviously has something to do with eggs: "With the approval of the Minister the board may from time to time pro- hibit any person or any person be- longing to any class or group of per- sons or any person other than a per- son belonging to any class or group of persons from acquiring, selling, or disposing of any quantity of eggs." The other despatch is from Eng- land and tells about Mrs. Margaret Weston. Some time ago Mrs. Weston tried keeping hens in her back yard. She soon gave it up as a bad job. That was 18 months ago. But the Ministry of Agriculture still sends her, regu- larly and in spite of her protests that she now raises nothing but roses and sweet-william, department form No. C412/CSS. This form contains 113 questions pertaining to "rough graz- ing land, stallions, pigs and cows, moorland and combine harvesters." Just to read the questions, says .Mrs. Weston, "makes my head spin." What Other Papers Say: Glass Houses (Hamilton Spectator) We rather like ranch -style houses and we have nothing against picture windows. But . sometimes their ad- dicts baffle us. Near where we live, for instahce, a house is being built on a lot which fronts on a built-up but unpaved street and backs on a A wooded ravine. monumen- tal reallyo m tal picture window is being installed, right down to the floor and almost the full width of the living room. And where is it? On the front. And who will be looking through it? Why, the people across the way and passers- by on the street. Frank Speaking By Canada (Halifax Chronicle -Herald) Waspish though it may seem that Canada, the closest neighbor of the U.S. and the ally most closely bound in with U.S. fortunes, should express opinions more in line with those of Britain than of the U.S., it is probab- ly a good thing that the people of U_S. should know that even their best'' friends can differ honestly from them on matters of international import, and insist that sound policy is the re- sult of general consultation and agreement and not of categorical de- cisions made upon unilateral inter- ests and sentiment. Two Conservative Appeals . (The Toronto Star) The St. Laurent Liberal govern- ment has done so well that the best, the Conservatives can do is to spread the untrue yarn that the Liberal gov- ernment after August 10 would be some other kind, of a government— that Mr. St. Laurent would retire. The St. Laurent Liberal govern- ment has done so well that the best the Conservatives can do is to say: "Vote Conservative to reduce its big majority." And if that advice were generally taken the majority would not only be decreased, but wiped out. The elector who "falls" for the sec- ond of those pleas, and votes Con- servative Simply to reduce the St. Laurent majority, will be voting against a government which, is so good that the Conservatives have to invent the retirement of its leader in an effort to defeat. it. And that will be true also of any electors who stay, away from the polls to keep the government's big majority . down. There is only one democratic course for::an.elec`lor and that is to vote for the gone im n.t which he thinks Will Seen in the Coenty Papers Woodham Rand Wins Honor. eWoodham Fife and Drum Band was judged top band at. •the July 12 celebration at Goderich on Satur- day. The Agnes Watson Memorial Lodge, Woodham, was one of five women's groups taking part in the parade.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Newlywed Honored A shower and dance was held in the Biuevale Community Hall in honor of Mr. and Mrs. William Ad- ams, Brussels, newlyweds. Mrs. Adams was formerly Viola Brad- shaw. The presentation of a purse of money was made by Glenn Fras- er. Miss Wilma Johnston read an address. Walbee's orchestra sup- plied music for dancing.—Brussels Post. Hold Reunion At Lions Park The annual Higgins reunion was held on Saturday afternoon recent- Iy in 'Seaforth Lions Park. There were over 70 present, coming from Londoafi Guelph, Mitchell, Wroxe- ter, Wingham, Belgrave, Blyth, Bel - more, Gorrie, Brussels and Ford- wich. The weather was ideal and social chat, games and sports were enjoyed. Supper' was served and all decided to meet next year at the same place. -Blyth Standard. Drives From Whitehorse Cpl. James Low, Mrs. Low and their daughter, Penny, arrived in town Monday morning from White- horse, where they .have been sta- tioned for the past three and a half years. Leaving there by car on July 1, they travelled 3,800 miles. They will visit with Mrs. Low's mother, Mrs. T. M. Dinney, until Cpl. Low reports at' R.C.A.F, Sta- tion, Hamilton, early in August. -- Exeter Times -Advocate. Receives Call From Workman James Hill, town, had an inter- esting visitor this week when Gil- bert McKenzie, for many years a resident of Monkton and now of Stratford, paid him a call. Mr. Mc- Kenzie, 91, is in good health and enjoyed a chat with Mr. Hill about the days when he assisted the lat- ter in the erection of the Canadian Pacific Railways bridge at Galt, that crossed the Grand River. That was 55 years ago.—Mitchell Advo- cate. Active at Ninety -Two Mrs. W. J. Carling celebrated her 92nd birthday on Wednesday, July 8. With her for the occasion be- sides her daughter, Mrs. Craig, were her son, Thomas Carling and wife, her grandson, John Carling and wife. and her granddaughter, Mrs. W. Jarvis, Mr. Jarvis and their daughters Anne and Barbara, all of London. Mrs. Carling is very ac- tive and takes a keen interest in her family, her home and her gar- den. --,Exeter Times -Advocate. All Smoke at Court House Fire Did someone say something about a new Court House? It almost look- ed as if they would have to build one here Tuesday - ni ht. as melte go poured from the building when Mrs. Mabel Gray, stenographer for the Crown Attorney, opened the door. Firemen were hastily summoned and found that the door of the fur- nace, . in which some paper had been burning, had come open send- ing smoke billowing up into the building. No damage was caused, but it was some tiine before the old structure was aired out.-Gode- rich Signal -Star. Negotiating For 25 More Houses The Town of Goderich is now negotiating with the Ontario De- partment of Planning and Develop- ment for the building of another 25 houses here, Mayor J. E. Huck - ,ins stated. 'Riese houses would be on a straight rental basis rather than on the system under which the 25 houses recently completed are rented. If the houses are built it is expected they would be ready for occupancy by December. since some 15 of them would be needed by families of employees of •Code- rich's new industry, The W. A. Shaeffer Pen Co„ of Canada Ltd.— Goderich Signal -Star. New Wing Approved by Council Morris Township Council, at their regular meeting last week, agreed to accept their percentage of the cost of a new hospital wing, in accordance with the number of their patients admitted to the hos- pital during the past five years. The motion was made by Charles Coultes and seconded by William Elston. Morris is the first of the municipalities in the Wingham Hos- pital area to accept its share of the cost of the proposed new wing, The Town of Wingham has prev- iously announced its intention of paying W'ingham's share in the new building, at the town cbuncil meet- ing last month. — Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Veteran Physician Passes Dr. Robert 0, Redmond, who practiced as a physician in Wing - ham for nearly 50 years, died in Wingham General Hospital on Sun- day, after an illness of several weeks. He was in his 84th year. Born in 1870, near Lansdowne, On- tario, Dr. Raymond; spent his boy- hood there on the farm his grand- parents had settled on early in the 19th century, after emigrating from Ireland. After attending the local public school and the high school at Athens, he taught in a country school during 1888-'89, and in 1890 he entered Queen's University, where he received first his arts de- gree, and later his medical degree in 1898.—Wingham Advance -Times. Club Gets 20 Pheasants The Huron Fish and Game Con- servation Association met in Clin- ton recently with its president, Mit- chell McAdam, in the chair. As a result of request forwarded to the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, 20 pheasants were receiv- ed by the club and were placed on the club grounds. As permission has been granted by the Clinton town council, the club plans to er- ect a trap shoot immediately, to the south of the clubhouse. Plans for the recently erected clubhouse include the purchase of additional chairs and the painting of the trim on the outside of the building. A raffle will be held in the early fall to raise money to further the ad- vancement of the club. — Clinton News -Record. . Busy At the Waterfront Shipping was fairly heavy at the waterfront during the past week, with five boats arriving. In addi- tion, the Goderich Elevator and Transit Company has been shipping g grain out by rail 1 at the rate of about 80 carloads •a day. The ship- inientss go as fax as the Eastern United States" and Prince Edward Island. The Imperial Cornwall ar- rived on Wednesday along with the Superior, which carried 100,090 bushels of wheat, oats and screen- ings. The Ontadoc arrived with 284,885 bushels of wheat and oats on Friday, while the Prindoc brought the barge Colliugdoc with 207,696 bushels of oats and wheat on Saturday. The Sandland arriv- ed Tuesday with 162,888 bushels of oats and the Starbuck was due late Wednesday with the Ontadoc due back Thursday.—Goderich Signal - Star. Farm News of Huron Haying is approximately 75 per cent completed and aftermath growth ,has been excellent. Most of the barns damaged by the hurri- cane winds on May 25 have now been repaired or rebuilt. A few fields of fall wheat were cut in the south end of the county last week. The hot humid weather has caused all of the grain crape to turn color more quickly than ex- pected. Cultivated crops, 'such as boynbeans, sugar beets, white beans and more particularly corn, have benefitted from the warm weather and made excellent growth this week. A Satisfactory Horizontal Silo In recent years trench and hori- zontal silos have become increas- ingly popular for storing grass, legume, or corn silage. Not only can such silos be constructed at considerably less cost than the familiar lower type, but with the newer kind, spoilage ie not exces- sive. The sidehiil stack silo is sat- isfactory butconsiderable spoilage of from six to eight inches may occur on the top and sides. The sidehill trench silo suffers from the disadvantage that unless well drain- ed it may partially fill with Water in wet weather, and if some or all the construction is below ground level it is more difficult to remove the silage—particularly in winter- time. One of the latest and must sus cesstfdi types of horizontal silos consists simply of two well con- structed board fences set paallel to One ariother. The skies, to should he of dressed lumber tight- ly fitted, may be ibahked• with eal'th to a height of &bent three feet to give support for greater atrefigttli by t1i'Jgortdi bfacete • Spoilage id -11060 ,0 'file rtop gof tits 8118 is �4ac zis a i tl eeh m'gs fr s1t 'vt I straw. With this silo it has been found that the spoilage at the top is only two or three inches in depth —a much smaller percentage than would commonly be found in a vertical silo bolding a similar vol- ume. There is no side spoilage if dressed lumber is used because no air can penetrate between the tight- ly fitted side boards. In constructing the silo each stde wall should slope outward from the perpendicular by one foot, that is, if the bottom width of the silo is 12 feet, the width..at the top should be 14 feet. Twenty feet in length should be added to the main sec- tion of the silo to allow for the sloped ends which develop as the silo is filled. These are actually the ramps to allow entrance end exit of the vehicles used when fill- ing and packing the silo. Hints on the construction of trench and horizontal silos may be obtained from Information Service, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Use of Farm Labor Important Farm Item Effective use of the labor supply on farms and the balance of invest- ment between productive and non- productive enterprises are among the important factors contributing to the profitable operation of a Canadian farm. Farm labor, in- cluding that of the operator and his family of working age, cofisti- tute a charge against, the farm or- ganization. If the value given to family labor is etiuivalentin amount to wages paid in the open market the need for effective itt11- ization of such labor is shown by the farm Operating'statem'ent, says Ar E. Barrett, Associate Chief, Div- talon o'f Illtlstration Stations, • In an antalysis of Labbe incenses' oil 1111 tral en Stetion:fdelne in life ;Praii1t i>*v esiurougi tt xb ear Ona trip, don't be a drip! Be careFul what you drink, Boiled water§ best bq every test, No matter what you think. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty.11ve and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor July 27, 1928 One of the last tournaments on the old Seaforth bowling green was held Friday evening. Twelve visi- tors from Hensel] took part in the game, making a total of 54 players. Two 12 -end games were played. The prizes went to Dr. McTaggart, Hen- sall, and W. R. Smith and Angus McRae, Seaforth, Mr. W, M. Stewart has purchased the Reid & Wilson block of stores on Main St. from the Chisholm E's• tate in Oakville, It consists of etwo large stores, and is considered one of the best business sites in Sea - forth. Mr. Stewart is moving his pool room into the larger of the two stores. The special numbers at the Sun- day evening band concert will be a solo by Mrs. Leo Fortune and a piano solo by Miss Alice Daly, the accompanist being Mrs. F. Dev- ereaux. Miss Thelma Johnstone, who has been teaching at Little Current for the past two years, has accepted a position on the staff of the Mount Albert Continuation School, York County. On Friday afternoon a serious fire broke out in the dwelling of Melville Traquair, Tuckersmith, be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock, destroying what was known as the Traquair homestead. The fire spread with great rapidity. The house contained some fine furniture and furnishings of all kinds, and the los's is a heavy one. The condition of Emmauel Reich- ert, who was seriously injured • in an accident some days ago when• the rig in which he was riding, was struck by an auto, is still critical. He is in a hospital in London. • Miss Winnfred Savauge, a pupil of Miss H. I. Graham, obtained 75 percent (honors) in the recent ele- mentary piano examination in con- nection with the Toronto Conserva- tory of Music. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Deis; of the London Road, were pleasantly sur- prised during the week when a number of their neighbors and friends gathered at their home and presented them with numerous gifts and a nicely worded address which was read by Mrs. James Wright. Two months ago their house and contents were completely destroyed by fire. We understand Mr. James Rivers has sold the McGregor farm, on the 6th concession, McKillop, to Mr, John Malone. • From The Huron Expositor July 24, 1903 Mr. Alex McGregor, of the 5th concession, McKillop, had 34 large loads of hay as the yield off 10 acres. It was mixed timothy and clover. A serious accident occurred on the farm of W. G, Hart, McKillop, last week. He had just driven into the barn with a load of hay and was in the act of pulling the hay fork into the lock when the trip rope broke, allowing him to fall backwards onto the floor. On ar rival Dr. Mackay found that his shoulder was badly injured .and three ribs broken, The following were -ticketed to distant points: Miss Evans, Beech- wood, to St, Anne de Beaupre, Que.; Miss Reid and sister, to Detroit; Mrs, Neil Gillespie, Cromarty, and her cousin, Miss Maggie Cuthill, Brussels, to Glasgow, Scotland, where they will spend the summer; Mrs, W. R. Bianshard to North Bay. Mrs. John Kerr, Sr., McKillop, has purchased the Adams' -proper- ty on Goderich St., and intends er- ecting a residence on it, with a view to removing to town to re- side. The 33rd Battalion Band, under the leadership of A. J. Kuhlman, Will give the usual musical enter- tainment In Victoria Park Friday evening. The Mende of Miss Annie O'Brien, Seaforth, will be pleased to hear that she has passed a most Creditable examination in piano theory. , Miss Mima. Sclater has returned from Toronto, where she completed a threeyear course in nursing in Grace Hospital, taking honors, and standing second highest in the class. , .. Contlractor Edge, Seaforth, ,has had hie ]ergo staff of workmen er- ecting a commodious poultry build- ing on the farm of the Case home- tead bear paSeaforth. The Misses iutieeizltei d .going into the businese 8f "raising 'young ;po`ultry for the fi city thitritet8 ° fd iWlf f t It these is an, er-liteke cif iaiitl. 4'+ y $SAB:EI,iLE cA,nnPRE .L.) - Lot 27 John Chambers, - a brother of Tom on Lot 22, got Lot 27 in 1853 and lived there till he died in 1891,. His wife was Mary Lynn and they had a family of .five—Mary (Mrs. John Caldwell), John, Jane (Mrs. Albert Ryckman), William and James. William and James died in 1877 within six weeks, aged 18 and 25 years. John, Jr., after living in Tuckers•mitb, for a time, came back here later, While in Tuckersmith his son, William, was struck and killed by lightning in 1904 when alone in the barn doing chores. The extra house in which the parents lived after they retired was later added to the other house for a kitchen. It was while Ira Cham- bers was the owner that the house was built, which is still in use, Occupants—John Chambers, Sr., John Chambers, Jr., Albert Ryck- man (R), John Cahmbers, Jr., Dick Robbins (R), Ira Chambers, Orval Cooper (R), Dick and John Kins- man, Ed. Dearing (R), Gordon Coul- son.. Lot 28 Hon. James Gordon, Stratford, bought Lot 28 from the Canada Company, but it was John Nichols who lived on it from an early date. It is known that Nichols came from England, possibly Devon, and set- tled in Reach Township, Ontario County. From here he came to this lot in Hibbert. He married Eliza- beth, the only sister of James Stoneman. They had nine of a tam- ily—Elizabeth (Mrs. Isaac Moore), John, Thomas, Martha (Mrs. Jim Dobson), Jane (Mrs. Dave Dobson), Emma (Mrs. Lou Sands), Grace, Richard •and William. Several of the family went to Manitoba and it was with them the father, who liv- ed to be over 100 years old, spent his last days. While William Kins- man owned it, William Cook lived in the house for a time, Shortly after this the house and barn were burned—the house first and the barn some time later. Occupants—Hon. James Gordon John Nichols, Lou Sands, William H. Kinsman, Earl Kinsman. Lot 29 James Stoneman owned Lot 29 from 1855, but may not have lived here -till some time later. He was a brother of William, at Rodger- viile;-John, who was a carpenter and undertaker in Mitchell, and Elizabeth (Mrs. John Nichols). It is said the Stonemans were of Spanish descent. James married Tamsine Burton in Cornwall, Eng- land. Tamsine and Thomas, her brother, were twins — hence, her name. Shortly after their marriage the Stonemans came to Canada and settled on a rented farm owned by a -Mr. Nichols, a cousin of John Nichols. This farm was near Ux- bridge in•"Reach Township. While here they worked and paid for their bush land. Later they mov- ed with their young family to their vied) new home in I4i'bbert, where they.' built a house end •barn and cleared • their bush: lot. They had a, family Of five, -.William Henry, John Rich • ard, Mary Ann . (Mrs. Mattes 'Mb, son), Emily Jane (Mrs. Henry 5. • Yeo), and Sarah Elizabeth (Mrs. James Stark). John Richard died` at the age of three years and six - months, While playing with a hoop, he drew a bean back through his nostril and it lodgedthere. This swelled and choked the child. James Stoneman died on this, lot in 1894. His wife spent her last, years here with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and -Mrs. James• Stark. Richard Kinsman has lived- here since 1934. Harry Stoneman,• James' son, lived on the West 5t for a number of years after he mar- ried, then moved to concession 13. No one has lived in this house on* the West 50 since Mrs. Jack Sim- mons and her brother, Jim Vance,. left it a number of years ago. While Jack Simmons lived here, be and Jim Wright, in January, 1914, drew the stick of hewed timber 22" x 24"r' x 541 long from the Campbell farm on Concession 10 to Hensall. Many could scarcely believe that their two teams of Percheron horses - alone made the trip from Hibbert. to Hensall. This was the largest, piece of timber ever taken into the - town, and from there it was ship-• ped to the Old Country to be used in the building of boats. Occupants—East 50: Jas. Stone- man, Harry Stoneman, John J. El-• gie, John Simmons, Mrs. John Sim- mone, John and Richard Kinsmans. Lot 30 Richard Meters, a native of Eng: land, came to Lot 30 in 1850. He first married Charlotte Muxworthy% and later Miss Looker from •Mit- chell. After his death Mrs. Meters- and her son, William, carried on' till Donald McDonald bought the' farm, Mrs. Meters then went West to live with other members of her' family.. Edwin Dick, the present owner, works the farm and also; takes cement contracts. Occupants—Richard Meters, Mrs; Richard Meters and son William,. Donald McDonald, Roy McDonald, Edwin Dick. CONCESSION 12 . Lot 1 • A James Balfour, an old-time friend of the Morgans, who married Cath- erine Worthington, was the first owner of Lot 1. •He died here ine 1902, He was a stonecutter by trade, and did this work while the - family cleared the• land. One job, on which he worked was the locks at Welland, Ont. Two of his sons, , William and David, first farmed in: Hibbert; then David went to Fuller- ton and William to the Heal farm near Mitchell, Ont, Another son, James, graduated as a doctor. John, Ewen, a native of Scotland, in the• (Continued on Page 7) • eeremereeeere `The nfernation, •. 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