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EXPOSITOR
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'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.
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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.
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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.
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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'
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that's why we
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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."
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