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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-11-20, Page 2ai is is EXPOSITOR Wished. 1860 ecl at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ursday afternoon by McLean A. Y. McLean, Editor �t%aerption rates, $2.50 a year in 'wet -foreign $3.50 a year. Single les, 5 cents each. enter of Canadian ee1ly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department. Ottawa 'BEAFORTH, Friday, November 20 tion over all companies authorized to construct or operate inter -provincial or international oil or gas pipe lines. 8. Prvision will be asked for in- surance for boats and gear of fisher- men and the improvement of fish - marketing procedures. 9. The promised revision of the Bank Act and Criminal Code will be undertaken. application. FARMERS' STAND IS VINDICATED Decision of the Municipal Board in approving substantial increases in compensation to district farmers as a result of the erection of hydro lines across their farms two and a half -years ago, vindicates the stand taken by the farmers at that time. With the decision to convert to 60 cycles came the necessity of con- structing new transmission lines through the district, and contrary to previous practice the new lines went across country. Thus farmers, par- ticularly in Tuckersmith, Usborne, Ribbert and Goderich Townships, were affected. When Ontario Hydro arbitrarily entered" on their properties, offering what to them seemed a mere pittance Leer the use of their lands and the damage caused, they objected. The decision of the Municipal Board in- dicates that their objections were well founded. It is only unfortunate that the rights of the individual prop- erty owners were not recognized by the Province at the time. Had this been done, much unpleasantness could have been avoided. DEER SEASON—GOOD OR BAD? Now that the open season on deer in Huron County is over, the argu- ments as to whether there should be an open season will be resumed with even greater impetus in the light of experience. Certainly there were hundreds of deer in the County and in most sec- tions hunters were successful in shooting their limit. There was thus plenty of shooting provided almost at one's front door. Whether the number of deer was sufficiently great to justify the open season is a matter for the experts to decide. But there will be many farm- ers who will find it difficult to agree that the damage to crops caused by deer is greater than the damage to property and stock caused by hunt- ers. PARLIAMENT OPENS The Speech from the Throne, read by the Governor-General as Parlia- ment opened last week, told Cana- dians they could expect no early re- laxation of defence requirements. Much remains to be done before there can be a durable peace, and it was consideredunwise for free nations to slacken their, efforts. The speech outlined a program of activity that would keep Parliament in session for at least six months. Other . matters which Parliament will be called on to deal with includ- ed: 1. A Federal -Provincial assistance program for the totally disabled. 2. Trade policy which was indicat- ed by the statement that nations can best achieve economic strength and security "through more liberal trade and overseas investment policies." 3. Measures to increase the supply of mortgage money so that more peo- ple with moderate incomes will be able to have their own homes. 4. The "designation and orienta- tion" of the Department of Resourc- es, and Development will be changed. 5. Municipal Grants Act will. be amended and the probability was seen ,that it would then permit the pesent Government grants in lieu of :r a tion tci be increased. t An increase in the amount of (Stance for underdeveloped coun- 4 't der the Colombo Plan will be ents to the Pipe Lines t(i dive the Board of SSiO tern jw r'isdi CAWT BE PRICED We commented a few weeks ago on a story having to do with the value of a good farm wife, and we said then we doubted it was possible to arrive at an amount that would fully represent the value, or, for that mat- ter, that would even be agreed on by the ladies. Now the Moose Jaw Times -Herald goes a step further and after chiding the group of farm wives who first heard the valuation, for not object- ing at once, states: "A value tag on a good farm wife of $69,000 is ridiculous. It's more than that—it's downright insulting. A good farm wife is a pearl 'beyond price." The Times -Herald doesn't make such broad statements without back- ing them up with pretty sound argu- ment. Here it is: "She is a general utility on the farm, on duty 24 hours of the day. She is required to get up before the sun rises, light the kitchen fire and prepare a feag't for the family that includes porridge, bacon and eggs. toast or bread and butter, jam and marmalade and, as often as not, fried potatoes and gallons of coffee. "She is supposed to have the chil- dren who attend school scrubbed and dressed, ready when her man pushes himself back from the table, or the school bus is sighted down the road. She has the morning to herself, wash- ing the breakfast dishes and prepar- ing the noonday meal, which includes several kinds of fresh baked pies. "Then, after polishing off the dish- es, while the man she married snatch- es forty winks or listens to the mar- kets and the sports news on the radio, she is ready to go out and drive the tractor or do the barn chores for an hour or so. The evening meal is pre- pared while greeting the youngsters home from school and delegating them to collecting the eggs, chopping the wood or bringing in the coal. "She is called to the telephone 40 times during the day to answer in- quiries as to whether John, or Bill, or Harry will plow the back quarter tomorrow, whether she has been to town to get the mail, and possibly to hear a little gossip about the school teacher or what the Jones boys did when they went to town last Satur- day. It's all in the routine. 'For supper she seldom errs if she has two heaping plates of fresh bread, buns, some cold roast meat, more fried potatoes and a three -layer cake, swathed in icing and still a lit- tle warm, a couple of big bowls of strawberries or raspberries, peaches or stewed apples. She gets glower- ing looks if she suggests that the family go easy on the butter as she has been too busy to churn this week. "The evening she has to herself again, helping the kids with their les- sons, shooing them away from the radio and then off to bed. Meantime she has sewed buttons on underwear and shirts, put a patch on here and there, darned socks and, just before banking the fire for the night, mix- ing up a batch of dough for buns and bread." Certainly these are convincing ar- guments with which all who have any knowledge of farm wives will be in complete agreement. It simply isn't possible to place a price tag on a good farm wife. • lit :I• is y�y� 1+I {� ,�yT K N.ovii,T1+s TRE. I URO�N 4";X J O S"TORT ��� SEEN IN- THE COUNTY PAPERS Installs Television Blyth Branch 420 of the Cana- dian Legion has installed a televi- sion sett in the Legion Home, and branch members should derive a great deal of entertainment enjoy- ment as a result—Blyth Standard, Re-elected Director C. S. MacNaughton, of Jones, MacNaughton Seeds Ltd., was re- elected recently to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Seed Trade Association.—'Exeter Times - Advocate. Zurich Band Plays The Zurich Bbys' and Girls' Band, led by Mr. Robinson, of London, made a fine contribution to the Young People's anniversary service in the Evangelical U.B. Church last Monday evening. They gave three hymn selections, well rendered and much appreciated by the audience. —Zurich Herald. The Retired Farmer (The Printed Word) A worthwhile sociological inquiry might be made into what has become of the cold -time retired farmer. Has inflation made retirement impos- sible? Has his realism been corrupt- ed by urban ideas? Or is the modern faun such a comfortable place that he sees no advantage now in chang- ing his way of life? A partial answer to the inquiry is that, when the retired farmer's farm has been near to a large city it is now subdivided into expensive ' building lots, and the r.f. is hitting the high spots of Florida or California. ,. • swc..l ipk 4 lators were checked and charges will be laid under the est.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Museum Records 8,000th Visitor The 8,000th visitor at the Huron County Museum was recorded on Thursday of last week. He was Robert Peck, R.R. 1, Zurich. At press time the number had moved up to 8,150, a remarkable tribute to the widespread interest in this fine museum. From now until May 1 of next year the museum will be open to visitors by appointment or by going to the workshop at the rear of the museum where the cura- tor, J. H. Neill, will be engaged during the winter months: At- tempts are being made to secure for the museum an 1877 upright steam engine of 12 H.P. It has been located at Port Albert near the lakefront and, if possible, will be moved to the museum. — Goderich Signal -Star. To Work With Montreal Surgeon Miss Ruth 'Gollnitz, Reg,N., of Montreal, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gollnitz, town, .has ac- cepted a position with Dr. McNal- ly, ear, eye, nose and throat sur- geon of that city. She is now tak- ing a course in the Royal Victoria Hospital prior to entering her new duties December 1.—Mitchell Advo- cate, On Hunting Trip Messrs. Watson Reid, Harry Stur- dy, Arthur and Thomas Colson, Tom Allen, Ken Thompson, Bill Leiper, Keith Arthur and. Nelson Lear are on a hunting expedition to North- ern Ontario, near Bracebridge. Messrs. Ben Walsh and Joe Ewing, Blyth, also left Sunday morning for a holiday hunting trip to the north. —Blyth Standard. Wins L.O.L. Prize When L,O.L. No. 908 entertained Thursday night in the Town Hall, 23 tables were in play, guests be- ing welcomed by W.M. Allan Mac- Dougald. Mr. Broadfoot, R.R. 3, Seaforth, was the lucky winner of the pig on which tickets had been sold and door prizes went to Ray Davidson and Orval Cook, town. Winners at cards were Mrs. Bill Carruthers, St. Pauls, and Mrs. Karl Staffen; Lloyd Elliott, R.R, 3, Mit- chell, and Jack Hill, town. Har - burn's orchestra supplied music for dancing with Earl Dick as floor manager.—Mitchell Advocate. Builds Path to Tomb Improvements have been made' to the approach to the Dr. Tiger Dun- lop tomb at Saltford by the Huron County Museum curator, J. H. Neill. These improvements are designed to increase the number of tourists who might visit it next season. Some 24 feet of stairway have been built from the highway up the hillside and from there on a pathway has been constructed in the farm a `Wr to make the climb- ing easier. Half way up the path, a Oat has been built on which visi- tors can rest in their climb to the summit, Further improvements will likely be made in the future. This tomb can be made into quite a tourist attraction and if the same were located in the United States there would be considerable more glorification of it than has been done here. By floodlights and other means, the spot could be made in- to a definite tourist attraction.— Goderiah Signal -Star. Many Deer Bagged About 350 deer were shot in the Huron district during the four-day season recently, according to Con- servation Officer Ross Wormworth, Wingham. Mr. Wormworth said that it is difficult to estimate the number bagged, because deer hun- ters are not required by law to report their, kills. About 1;000 lic- enses were issued in the area, Mr. Wormworth reported that there had been no hunting accidents during the season, in spite of the feet that so many hunters were shooting in the district. Several game law vio- HICALTS Crossing the street is safe,enough If only you watch your step. Butyourpassageacross can be mighty rough Iftosafety you're not hep. Dept. of National Health and Welfare 1. Years Agone Married 50 Years Fifty years ago on November 18, 1903, Mr. and Mrs. John Prance were married in sit. Janes' Angli- can Church, Parkhill, by the Rev. John Berry, M.A., B.D. Mrs. Prance was `formerly Mary Anne Bullock, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Bullock, of Greenway, and Mr. Prance was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard Prance, Parkhill. They settled on the groom's farm at R.R. 3, Parkhill, living there till 1922 when they moved to a larger farm at Win- chelsea. In 1944 they moved to Exe- .er and the farm has since been worked by their youngest son, Gor- don. They have six children: Har- old and Mrs. Mervin Pym (Olive), of Thedford; Mr. Cliff Moore (Aud- rey), Exeter; Clarence, of London; Gordon, Winchelsea, and Mrs. Wil- son Yule (Lois), of Science Hill. There are 22 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. .Mrs. Prance has not enjoyed the best of health late- ly, but Mr. Prance is hale and hear- ty and believes in keeping busy, going out to the farm almost every day.—Exeter Times -Advocate. A Hibbert Review (By ISABELLE CAMPBELL) A street—little used—separated the brick cottage from the frame house built by John Sadler in 1897, higher up on the Bill at the bac]; of his store, Mrs. Alex Morrison was the first to live in it. In the middle 20's. Roland Kleinfeldt bought it and had it moved to his farm on Concession 9, Sadiers still own the lot. Occupants John Sadler, Mrs. Alex Morrison (R). Alex McDonald (R), John Mahaffy (R). Sadler's Store " William Abbott, who had a har- ness shop in Mitchell, owned from 1856 till 1463 the corner lot and the one south of it. Both lots faced on the Centre Road. Ambrose Tuffin had them from 1863 till he died in 1873. One of these two ,bpilt a house on the south lot, and Tom Dunn lived in it from 1864 till 1871. John Carmichael was here before he built at the north end of the village, Isaac Yeo used it for a home and small store. When Abra• ham C. Jones first bought it he had a cobbler shop in the house, and later built a. small store north of the house, but attached to it by a passageway. Sam Chesney run the small store, but had his cobbler shop in the house. John Sadler moved here in 1893 when his son, Robert, got married. After Mr. and Mrs, ,Sadler died, the Standard Bank at Dublin had a branch of- fice here on certain days each week for a few years, It was John M. .Midler who had it remodelled and made into a comfortable modern home. It was here le and his wile lived after they left the farm. Occupants—William Abbott, Am- brose Tuffin, Thomas Dunn, John Carmichael (R), Isaac Yeo, James Hoskin, Abraham C. Jones, Sam Chesney, John Sadler, A. K. Fergu- son (R), John Sadler, Standard Bank (R), John M. Miller, Mrs,' John M. Miller. After John .Sadder bought the house and small store mentioned above in 1890, Mrs. A. K. Ferguson run the store two years while her husband was still at college. Later, he graduated as a doctor and prac- ticed at :Kirkton, Ont., then in To- ronto, where he met a tragic death. One day when he was on a profes- sional eon, the bicycle he was rid- ing skidded and threw him off In front of a moving street car. When picked up he was conscious enough to make the remark, "It will soon be all over with me now," which was true. It wap in 1893 that John Sadler moved the small store back and enlarged it. From then it had liv- ing quarters above the store. Ills daughter, Lizzie, and P. D. Hutchi- son Were assistants for a time. H ttchigott later had the bustlleds hfntseif, and Agnes McDougall was Interesting Items Peeked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago Farm Mechanization Recent figures studied -by the Economics. Division of the Depart went of Agriculture indicate that the post-war rebuilding of machin- ery inventories arising from war- time shortage of materials is al- most complete in the Prairie Prov- inces but is still lagging to some extent in the rest of the country. Although she number of horses on farms has been declining steadily since about 1930, the drop has been much accelerated since the w as. From The Huron Expositor November 23, 1928 Last Thursday's windstorm caus- ed destruction to windmills and barn doors and left some patching to do on the roofs in the vicinity of Manley. Material is on the ground for making improvements to the U.F. O. building at Cromarty, now occu pied by Mr. Quance, general mer- chant. It will be veneered and a new verandah will be put up. A disastrous fire occurred on the 7th concession, Tuckersmith, early Friday morning, when the large frame house on the farm of Reeve Roland Kennedy' was burned to the ground, together with practically all the contents. It is believed that defective wiring in .the car caused the fire in the garage, which was close to the house. Mr, and Mrs. Theron Betties, of Winthrop, entertained the Glee Club Tuesday evening. The evening was spent in progressive euchre. Prize winners were: ladies, first, Lydia Reid; consolation, Margaret Eaton; men, first, Nelson Goven- lock; consolation, George Eaton. Ross McGregor, David and James McIntosh, John Fotheringhanr and Frank and Gordon Reynolds were winners in the Huron judging con- test in Toronto at the Royal Win- ter Fair. A public speaking contest be- tween members of the Brucefield Y.P.S. and Egmondville society was held in Egmondville Church Mon- day evening. Two speakers were on each side, Miss Hazel Raugh and Archie Jeffery representing Brucefield. They spoke on "Chris- tian Stewardship" and "Why Go to Church." Egmondville was repres- ented by Miss Jean Smith, who spoke on "The Home Field: a call to the Young People," and Wm. Mc Nay, "A Call From the Foreign •Land." First place was awarded to Jean Smith, and second to Hazel Haugh. Judges were Miss R. C. Hicks, Miss B. M. Grieve of the Collegiate staff, and Mr. F. D. Hutchison. Mr. George Sternagle, McKillop, has sold his 50 -acre farm to Mr. Leslie Beuermann for a good price. Mr. and Mrs. Sternagle intend to retire from active Life. There were 340 who took Com- munion at the morning service in First Presbyterian Church on Sun- day morning. Evidence provided by, trends An farm machinery sales show that this rebuilding and replacement process has taken place more rap- idly in the Prairie Provinces than elsewhere in Canada. While the valtie of all equipment sold reach- ed a peak it} 1952,tractor sales were at a high"[Joint in 1949 and have declined steadily since. Most of the drop in total sales is ac- counted for in the Prairie Prov- inces while sales were almost as high in the remainder of Canada his clerk till she went West in 1909. Open evenings provided a gathering place in the village store for the young men and some not so young. A game of cards was sometimes added to the evening's entertainment in winter. F. D., not wanting this to become a habit that might add another hour to his 14 - hour day, posted this sign: "This store closes at 10 o'clock Please linger longer not." After Robert Sadler took over the business his son, John, and daughter, Ruby, had charge. An- other generation of Sadlers, John's son, Bob, now has an interest in it. At present Vera Hambly is their clerk. Occupants of new store — John Sadler, F. Decoursey Hutchison, Robert Sadler, John Sadler. In living quarters—F. D. Hutchi- son, John Sadler, Bob ,Sadler. The next lot south was owned by two Mitchell residents, William Hill and William Hugill, from 1856 till 1872. Jimmy Hamilton then bought it. His brother-in-law, Thomas Muir, a carpgnter by' trade, bought it 111.1886 and •built the brick house which is still in use. In 1890 he sold to the blacksmith, Robert P. Nichols, and Muir went to Detroit to live. Joseph Worden owned it till his death+in April, 1953, at the age of 91. Till a few months be- fore, he was quite alert and active, in spite' of 'his tailing eyesight. In 1952 he was present on thresh- ing day, January 5, at Thomas L. Scotts, when the 75 -year-old mach- ine, which had been idle for 27 years, was .brought back into ser- vice again after being rebuilt. Back in the 80's Joe bad helped many times to thresh with this same machine. ' Occupants—William Hill and Wil- liam Hugill, James Hamilton, Thos. Muir, Robert P. Nichols, Frank' Hambly, Joseph Norris, Mrs. Joseph Norris, Harvey Leslie (R), Joseph Worden. Thomas Dunn, 'a native of Ire- land, bought the next two lots in 1858 and lived here till 1864. Thos. Halhris,:4 carpenter from Fullerton, and A 'hative of Devonshire, Eng- land, theti got the north lot and built on, it the frame house that George' Butson remodelled and made into a bungalow some years after" he bought it, While others lived in it, the house was best known as the Campbell home. Wil- liam Campbell bought it in 1878 from Harris and owned it till he died. 'Occupants—Thomas thine, Thom- as Harris, Dick Randle (10, Mr. Leggatt (R), Wharton Hodgson (11), William 'Campbell, Mrs. -V011- 10m Oarppbell,. Mr, and Mrs. Geo. Butson, 1Vlarshall Dearing. (continued on Page 7) Lt ray • From The 'Huron Expositor November 20, 1903 Alex Darling, the well-known hay presser and dealer, who resides on the Huron Road in McKillop, has received the contract for supplying bay to the new stock yards in To- ronto. This will mean a lot of hay from this county and should be a good thing for Mr. Darling. The annual meeting of the .Sea - forth 'Curling Club was held in the Commercial Hotel Friday evening, The meeting was largely attended and enthusiastic. Officers elected were: honorary president, James McMichael; president, F. W. Twed- dle; vice-president, James Hill; sec- retary - treasurer, G. F. Rogers; chaplain, Rev. J. W. Hodgins; ma aging committee, A. Wilson, W. DI Bf'ight,R. S. Hays, W. Ament and J, Beattie. Mr. John Grainger has purchased Mr. H. R. Pfaff's dwelling on Brock St. in Hensall, and intends moving into the village. Mr. J. W. Otr•twein, Hensall, re- cently shipped nine tons of onions. This is a good showing. Mr. George Murray, who has been in Brandon, Man., since last spring, where he is engaged in the manufacture of cement tile' and brick, had returned to Seaforth and will spend the winter with his fam- ily here. William Riley, Londesboro, while getting off a wagon, had the mitt.: fortune to fall, the wheel running over his foot, and as a consequence he is laid up. The following have recently en- trained at St. ,Colu:mban for the places following their respective names: Miss Minnie O'Connor, Mrs. M. Krauskopf and John Holland to Detroit; Mr. and 'Mrs. Jas. O'Con- nor and Miss Crotty to Strathroy; Miss, K, Dows to Pennsylvania; the Misses Devereaux to Mitchell; Rev, A. McKeon to Stratford; T. Mc- Quaid to London; 1Vfary and J. Mc- Quaid, James Cronin and James Shea to Toronto. On Saturday morning Mr. John Smith, Wlalton, met With an unfor- tunate and painful accident, which will lay him off Work for a while, While engaged With a slckle grind- er, the sleeve of his• cost became entangled in one of the handles, drawing the secantl ringer of she right hand into the • gearing, and tattiest , severing the finger. in 1951 as in 1949. The significance - of these shifts in the .Prairie Prov- inces lies in the fact that machin- ery achinery sales dropped considerably while the level of income 'in the" hands of farmers was quite favor- able and outstanding farm debt was declining. In general since 1936, there has been considerable expansion in the proportion of total expenditures on harvesting equipment, both grain and hay, and on miscellaneoUS equipment with a decline in the proportion spent on seeding and tilling equipment. The proportions 'spent on tractors has remained'• about constant over this period. Haying and harvesting equipment has been almost wholly responsible for the increase in the total value - of machinery sales from $217 moil - lion in 1949 td $250 million in 1952. Sales of heavy tillage" equipment" have risen considerably but 'these represent a small proportion of the - total. There has also, been a Marked' (Continued on Page ¢) "We can't afford to take chances .. . that's why we like Debentures" "When I retired, 1 lookrd for -an investment that was safe, "that paid good interest and that could be bought for a short term. 1 wanted to be sure of one hundred cents on the dollar at maturity. My Huron & Erie five year debentures do all this for me ..:' at interest on my money." Ask for the folder '20 Questions° Huron °' rhe MORTGAGE CORPORATION ."Older than the Dominion of Canada" District Representatives listed below: ;u,:.17 ;7:::t;;VA, y`Y:Y Hensall — F. G. 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