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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1954-02-19, Page 2Di 10.1 47, rfp.° m ,1Ni(; 2 yri . ' OSITOR Established 1860 Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev Sty Thursday afternoon by McLean A. Y. McLean. Editor Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Ll eekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 19 THE WEATIIFR. . There have been a number of oc- casions during recent months when some comment on the weather has :seemed desirable. Either it wasn't ,/ as cold as in years past, or there wasn't as much_ snow, or there was too much rain or not enough. Now the weather is at its antics again, and in the performance of Tuesdaiy probably reached an all- time high in inconsistency. First, it rained—rained so hard that by Tuesday morning a number of district roads were flooded and all but impassable to traffic. And this, remember, right on the heels of some of the coldest and stormiest days of the winter. As though this wasn't enough, a dropping temperature early in the afternoon brought snow in quantities that by evening result- ed in traffic coaling to a standstill on the same roads which in the morning had been under water. It is all rather confusing. And while we have, every expectation that Spring will come eventually, we real- ly think the middle of February is too early. The best thing the weath- er could do at the moment is to set= tie down and' give us some pleasant winter days, with lots of sunshine. TAKE IT EASY We are told now that if we lie down on the job we may live longer. By lying down is not meant to shirk, but rather to take a brief nap or a ten- minute rest. , That's the advice consulting psychologist Peter E. Siegle of Chi- cago offers in a report prepared for a manufacturer of sleep equipment. But it could go for anyone who works under tension and high pressure. A little rest and relaxation for a few minutes might help avoid heart ,attacks, or fatal auto accidents when driving hometense and worried. Siegle cites statistics that the life expectancy of the average man is nearly 66 years. But bosses in busy occupations may die at any time from 57 to 61. And many in really high pressure fields never live to be 50. Most workers get regular breaks, he says, and so do soldiers on long marches. The man who works like a horse, or the man who is his own boss, should give himself the same break. .MAINTAINING FAIR GROUNDS Every year about this time re- presentatives of agricultural socie- ties in Ontario meet in Toronto to discuss with officials of the Depart- ment of Agriculture and with each other, ways and means of improving the fall fairs. The meetings are worthwhile, and from them come suggestions that, if followed, would do much to enlarge the contribution which the various fairs make to rural Ontario. This year, among other matters •discussed, was : an address by A. J. McTaggart, of the department, on the subject of the proper care of fair grounds. Mr. McTaggart was concerned particularly because so many sociea ties gave no consideration to the ounds until a, few days before fair Vie. By that time, he is reported to e said, "the most beautiful crops f chiieory are surpassed in height by the judges' stand." speaker felt that the grounds d ,be notonly. a place 'where a I exhibit could- be held, but be Where the public would st and it and relax dur` er monthit In most small towns, particularly, there is little enough thought given to parks or similar green spots. Prob- ably because many homes have large lawns and most families have cars, it is not thought to be necessary. But such an attitude ignores the fact that in any given community there are many, who for one reason or an- other, never have the opportunity to travel, or' who have. no private lawn' The agricultural society too fre- quently is hard pressed for funds and it is this aspect of its operation that inevitably dictates the extent to which its grounds may be maintain- . ed. Perhaps this would be an oppor- tunity for the municipality in -which the fair is located, to co-operate by assuming certain of the maintenance charges of the fair grounds on the assumption that the grounds would serve the public in the same manner as a municipal park. What Other Papers Say: Knowing the Neighbors (Financial Post) An unfortunate aspect of develop- ment of the last 50 years has been the growing gulf between urban and rural populations. In the old days each group knew all about the other's ways of life because of close family relations. A great many urban adults had been brought up on a farm and the usual place for city children to'spend their holidays was back on the farm where their parents had been raised and which an uncle was still operat- ing. ' These old close contacts have been broken. It is quite possible that a fairly large proportion of our Cana- dian children today have never even visited a farm. That is true not only for children but for a considerable number of urban grown-ups as well. These peo- ple have driven past farms or flown over them. To them a herd of cat- tle or a flock of sheep or an orchard in bloom are merely interesting sub- jects for their color camera, not an investment of several thousand dol-, lars which may or may not prove profitable. • It is notood for r any country and particularly for a young democracy like ours to have two major popula- tion groups with so Iittle knowledge of each other's Iife and problems. Various cultural and service organ- izations in both town and country might welI give them careful consid- eration. Disappearing Dobbin (Montreal Gazette) According to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics the number of horses on Canadian farms declined another seven per cent in 1953. Thus is the machine age going about the inexor- able process of eliminating Old Dob- bin from agricultural work. There are those who watch this process with a somewhat wistful nostalgia, despite the spectacular achievements of modern farm'mach- iPiery, not only in speed and economy of operation, but in the emancipation of the farmer from much of the grinding toil of yesteryear. Even many of those whose toil was increased and prolonged through use of horses will join in something ap- proaching regret at the passing of Dobbin. For farm horses of ' earlier days were a prime requisite of the pursuit of agriculture. Practically everything depended upon them for the success of a season's operation. More than that, they had names; they had individualities and charac- teristics marking them apart one from another. Too many ,of them suffered from callous treatment, but in the main they were loved and meticulously cared for by their own- ers. Such horses" were almost fam- ily members, in days when family life, perhaps, meant more than it does :yyday. Many a farm horse, grown old and grey in service, spent his final days as a pensioner in choice pasturage with frequent visits, kind words and selected rations from other members of the family. No worn-out tractor dumped in thell behind � y d the barn Fuer hope to arouse ;such human- poaf-Dooin. SEEN IN THE Is Hay Representative The new representative on the Board of the Exeter District High School Area for the Township of. Hay is Mr. Oscar Grab, who re- sides on the Babylon Line, R.R. 3, Zurich. He was appointed for a two-year term and replaces• Mr. T. C. Haberer, who resigned.—Zurich Herald. Hold Oratorical Contest John Kane was awarded flrsrt prize in the first annual Lions Ora- torical Contest at the Goderich Collegiate Wednesday afternoon. His subject was "Tenn Age Driv- ers." Jeanette Austin ,placed sec- ond, Bob Woods• third and Tom Ferguson fourth. They are all Grade 11 students.—God,erich Sig- nal -Star. Toboggan Slides Injures Three Three members of a tobogganing party were injured when .their to- boggan struck a ski -jump at Dow's hill on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. William McLean was taken to South Huron Hospital where X- rays showed injuries to her back were not serious and• she was dis- charged on Tuesday night. On the same sleigh were Mrs. Vernon Hey- wood and Mrs. Gordon McTavish, who escaped with a shaking up,— Exeter Times -Advocate. Chase Cattle. For Week Carl Frieburger who lines south of Bluevale, on Highway 86, had an unforgettable experience last week when his cattle stampeded, resulting in four having .to be shot. The cattle, western Polled. Angus and Herefords, ran wild when Mr. Frieburger attempted to separate one from the others and they took to the open and across country. Neighbors arrived to lend a help- ing hand. They went on horse- back and were able to lasso eight of the number, :but four could not be captured. The chase went on for a week, with 11 neighbors help- ing one day. Ranch cattle which have never been stabled are often hard to handle, and this was an LINTY iAPERS experience one wouldi not want to have a second time: Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Acclaimed At London Concert Seventeen -year-old Jane Graham, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Graham, of Goderich, was giv- en enthusiastic acclaim by a Lon- don audience last Sunday after- noon when she made her solo sing- ing debut in an Opera Musicale.pre- sented by the Opera Workshop So- ciety. The program was presented, in Convocation Hall, at the Uni- versity. of Western Ontario. In. the "all -Mozart" program, Miss Graham sang "Vol Che Sapete" from the Marriage of Figaro and 'Gatti, Bat- a" atti" from Don Giovanni.—Goderich Signal -Star. Enjoy Carnival At Woodham Woodham Community Associa- tion held its annual carnival on Friday evening in the Woodiham• rink with a -good crowd of specta- tors and contestants. Mr. Jack Roundell, of Kirkton; Miss Doris Robinson and Mr. Stirling Ince, of Ebteter, were judges for the event. Reg McCurdy was named King of the Carnival and Ruth Miller was crowned Queen. Other prize win- ners were: Comic, Ray Miller (boys), Helen Shamblaw (girls) ; original, Sharon Thomson (under 15), Mrs. William Rundle (over 15); best dressed couple, Doris and Doreen Brock (under 15), Reg Mc- Curdy. Betty Mills (over le);, old- est skater, William Mills; young- est, Gail Stephens; best skating couple, Marilyn Brine, Ronnie Chatten (under 15), Mrs. William Rundle, Roy McCtirdy (over 16); clown, Mrs. Fred Parkinson; com- ic, Rev. G. Wanless; comic couple, Mrs. L. Rodd, Mrs. 0. Brine; best itgure skater, Betty Hern, Ronnie Chatten. Race winners were: Clif- ford Langford, John Wanless, Car- olyn Hern, .Joanne Webb, Ralph• Hern, Ray Miller, Marilyn Brine, Helen Sham•blaw, Keith Stephens, Reg McCurdy, Betty Hern, Mildred Cowdrey.—Exeter Times-Advoca,,te. The Home, The Bulwark Of Democracy A talk presented by Mrs. T. iLavender, of Hensall, at a re- cent meeting of the •Hensall Women's Institute. No matter how far back• we go, we cannot go 'beyond the family. Early man was a wanderer. He moved from place to place to find pasture for his ,flocks , and herds. He took his family and possessions with him. The father was the head of the, family. He looked after their welfare. Any laws he foftnd it necessary to make were r for their benefit, and punishment was not for revenge, but to teach the offender a better way of life. This was the beginning of government. Later, ,families grouped together into clans, or tribes, under one leader for greater protection, and all members of the tribe benefit- ted by the larger grouping. Still later, w,hen than settled down in one place and .began to .till the soil, villages, towns or other mun- icipalities gfaduaIly developed, and tribal life became community life. The individual still realized that everyone benefitted and the com- munity as a whole progressed by sharing the tasks and privileges of community' life. Thus, govern- ment a.9 we know it today, grew, In Canada, we have found that we prefer to -keep our government on the family basis from which; as I have explained, all government or- iginated. This basis we call dem? ocracy. ' •Citizensip in a democracy carries with it both duty and privilege. We learn both these in the home. Chil- dren in the home learn to co-oper- ate and share. They know that father, although be Ls probably the main -financial support of the .fam- ily, keeps -very little of the money he earns for his owrf private plea- sure. Instead, he shares it will- ingly for the comfort and enjoy- ment of all members of the family. Mother carries out her matronly and wifely duties willingly and cheerfully, without thought of pay- ment, except the b.appiness and welfare of her family as a whole and of each individual in that fam- ily. Children raised in this at- mosphere find It a privilege in adulthood to help their fellowmen. Because they have discovered', through helping at home, that the impression outsiders get of them is ,partly due to their .surroundings; they are willing to give, when grown, of their time, labor and means to further projects which a.fm at community betterment. The boy or girl who has learned to keep his or her room and: belong- ings in order, the. home and lawns neat, will not in all probability de- velop into the man or woman who carelessly strews streets, roadways and public properties with discar$- ed materials, or litter picnic grounds with unsightly or unsani- tary messes, spoiling them for lat- er users. So long as the laws of the land do not conflict with the laws of God, It is our duty to obey them. Children, who are the future lead- ers of the nation, must learn cheerfully and willingly to obey their parents in the tome. Later, obedience to teachers in school, and to the laws the country, comes as a matter of course. Yes, the home is the :bulwark of democracy, but like a seta wall it is constantly exposed' to, elements Which can banter and weaken it, even to the point where that dem- ocracy it defends can be in real Clanger. One of these attackers Is like a. storm. It to sofitie`hhing that can be seen, felt ane edOed with, A few years \agok ydfl toftt remember. thil"d"Were-Us lna(j*" tree in- watch 'Mien altdren t'e tit. P ents had put them to bed, and thinking they were safe, had gone out 'for an evening's entertainment. While they were gone the house took fire with disastrous results. This was a storm whose -damage could be seen. 'Public opinion rushed to the defence, with the result that legislation was passed making it a.,punishable offence for parents to leave email ohildren alone. Not all attackers are so obvious. Some can work quietly, as the waves lapping steadily at the foun- dations of the sea-wall. They be- gin as useful purposes, but grad- ually undermine. the' bulwark. ITS it possible that in our attempt to train 'children -in public duties that we go too far? Community organ- izations, when they bolster and support family life, serve a very useful purpose. But can we or- ganize to the extent that we Are disrupting and undermining the family which is the basis of dem- ocracy? Can community organiza- tion become an exploitation of youth? Are we taking time to be ourselves? Or, are we leaving our children with enough time to die= velop within themselves to the ex- tent that they can be satisfied and find pleasure in their own com- pany? Aire we taking time to think straight and teach our children to think straight? Or, are we spon- soring competition, both within the community and with others outside the community, to the extent that prejudices are formed? Are we let- ting blanket criticisms of parents and home life provide the oppor- tunity for alibis for those who want to justify their weaknesses— lack of skill or laziness? Perhaps you will remember that those totalitarian powers whose teachings had such disastrous re- sults during the late thirties and early forties, gained their hold on the countries, which they controlled by undermining the family. Chil- dren were taught very slowly, sly- ly and efficiently to first, distrust, then suspect, and finally, to defy their parents. We must not let it happen in our democratic Canada. How can we combat this, enemy from without which, like fog, an creep in so quietly a'nd yet canbe- gin the erosion on democrac3'9'which makes it easy for a storm to com- plete? I think there are a few definite things we in the home can do. First, we must given our chil- dren the love, understanding and feeling of being wanted that they need. The world being what it is, we cannot guarantee material de- cunity, but we can guarantee these others. Second: We can teach our chil- dren -that newspaper headlines are news, 'because they are uncom- mon. When dishonesty and mur- der are so rampant that they ap- ply to everyone, they, will %ben have no news value. Therefore, when some blanket criticism of parents and home i,s used to catch the public eye to point up a wrong that needs fighting, it should not be used as an alibi for one's weak- neds. Third: We must teach our chil- dren that no, one is perfect. We all are human, and therefore will make mistakes. The right thinker Owns up to his errors; atones, if possible, and then forgets them. It is notessary to carry with him a sense of guilt. Fourth: We must keep remem- bering that In a democracy, while everyone should, feel free to y1e- velop hIrmiett•to the fullest extent, he should not attain hs a n, .how, ever praiseworthy, through Meth- ods that . laminate and intimidate others to the extent that, :alley are pi'evei'lted from attaining their twat HERE'S HEALTH • FEBRUARY 19,1954 Working on a ladder high? Wobbling up there near the sky? Have someone hold it really steady Or you'II_come down I before you're ready. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- tyflve and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor February 22, 1929 Dr. Moir., of Hensalt, has had in- stalled in the hospital his new electrical diathemy equipment and several patients are taking advant- age of these ray treatments. The annual meeting of the Sea - forth Fire Brigade was held in the firemen's club rooms in the Town Hall Wednesday evening when the following officers were elected: Chief, A. R. Box; foreman, R. G. Parke; assistant, John Cummings; secretary, Henderson Smith; treas- urer, G. A. Sills. There were only four fires in the town during the past year. Last Friday evening Mr. T. J. Stephens and sister, Miss Grace Stephens, of the Queen's Hotel, gave a surprise party in'ihonor of their father, Mr. Thomas Stephens, who that day celebrated his 88th birthday. At seven o'clock four- teen friends sat down to a turkey dinner. After the meal ex -Mayor William Ament took the chair and the good wishes of those present were extended to Mr, Stephens. He was also made the recipient of a meerchaum pipe and a jar of to- bacco. The thermometer registered; 20 degrees below- zero Wednesday morning. Mr. Thomas Purcell had the mis- fortune recently to fracture several ribs while working at the .flour mill. Daniel Regele, of the 14th con- cession of McKillop, has sold his farm to Messrs. Drager, of the 12th concession. Campbell Eyre, Glenn McLean, Bert Riley, Calvin Horton and Alex McGregor, of Chiselhurst, motored to Detroit and spent the weekend with friends. Miss Olive Harrison, of Bruce - field, has taken a position in Hen- salL " An enthusiastic " meeting was held in Dublin on Monday when William J. Byrne was chairman and Mr. Thomas J. Molyneaux sec- retary. Almost $5,000 was sub- scribed of the $15,000 required to erect a canning factory there. Mr. William Smith gave a most inter- esting talk on the cultivation of peas and corn. Mr. Ward Fritz, of Zurich, visit- ed in Oshawa during the past week and, brought home a new car. • From The Huron Expositor February 19, 1904 Mr. William Drager, of McKillop, has sold his fine farm. on the 13th concession of McKillop to his neighbor, Mr. Henry- Bennewies, for the sum of $7,000. The farm con- tains 150 acres and has on it a two-storey, brick house and a Targe bank/ barn. • Mr. Malcolm McKay, of Tucker - smith, has sold his farm on the 5th concession, L.R.S., to Mr. Wm. Cameron, of the Mill Road, for $7,800. Mr. John Shine has purchased the warehouse at the railway track from Scott Bros. We understand that Mr. Shine intends going into the coal business. Mr. John B. McLean, Tucker - smith, met with a painful accident on Saturday evening. While walk- ing. down Main Street he slipped on some ice and in trying to save himself a from falling, .gave his ankle a bad twist. Thinking it nothing the. put his horse in the barn and walked to the house. Dur- ing the night it became very pain- ful and on consulting a doctor it was' found that the ankle was dis- located and one of the small bones broken. The annual meeting of the share- holders of The Robert Bell Engine & Thresher Co. was held in ,tltp council chamber Wednesday. The company has ;been in existence for seven months, and the prospects for. the future are most ,promising. The former directors were all re-elect- ed:. George McEwan, M.P., A. Young, W. K. Pearce, J. C. Greig, Dr. C. Mackay, John Finlayson, Robert Bell, E. McFaul and M. Y. McLean. M. Y. McLean was re- elected president; Andrew Young, vice-presldent; John Finlayson, sec- retary, and D. J: McCallum, audi- tor. el The Bell Engine works shut down on Wednesday for lack of coal, and: the Seaforth Electric Light plant has. been supplying on- ly half service for the same x'ea- icon. ,Mir. R. 5. Hays has been ap- p'oiiited local agent for the On. teria *Altai late 1n:00af1es - '06.,, Instead of W. K " Nano_ Requirements of Plants In the sixteenth cent Van Helmont `conducted; an- exper ent which "proved" that water was the sole nutrient for plant growth. He packed 200 pounds of oven -dried soil into -an earthen vessel, plant- ed therein a willow sIi -sot 'weighing five pounds, and kept the soil moist witli rain or distilled water. Atter five years the tree weighed. 169 pounds and the soil in the vessel weighedonly about two ounces less thfin. the original' 200 pounds. Therefore Van Helmont concluded that the water had supplied all the material necessary to the tree growth. We now know that Van Helmont overlooked two very important it- ems—the - carbon dioxide supplied by the air and the mineral elements in the two ounces of soil. How- ever, he was right in attaching. great significance to the water. As an example, modern research has shown that alfalfa may require as much as 1,000 pounds of water to produce one pound of dry matter. On this basis a yield of three tons of hay per acre would require near- ly 3,000 tons of water or about 2r/2 acre-feet. A the Central Experimental Farm, ti a, Agronomist K. W. Hill reports that the 'production of pasture was doubled during the summer 'of 1953 by the application of 10 inches of irrigation water with an aluminum pipe sprinkler system. At the Kamloops Range Experimental Station where sum- mer rainfall is almost negligible, some of the best pasture produc- tion ever recorded. ie Canada has been achieved by adding about two acre-feet of water during the pas- ture season In the sugar beet area of Southern Alberta the Expert:- mental xpertmental ,Station at Lethbridge has shown in some years that best yields of beets are obtained with five 6 -inch irrigations at approxi- mately three-week intervals. If the soil in the root zone be- comes dry the yield of crops grow- ing thereon will be reduced•. Eves a temporary drought of two or three drays will have its effect. 'This fact is becoming realized •and hence interest in irrigation is increasing all across Canada. This is quite justified because there are few ag, ricultural areas that do not expert• ence a moisture deficit occasional- ly. At Agassiz, B.C., an annual av- erage of more than 60 inches of rain is received but in spite of. this, distinct improvement in pas- tures has been obtained from irri- gation in the months of July and:- August ndi-August which are normally quite - dry. If water is available, the deci- sion, as to whether to irrigate- or not depends on economics. Usual- ly the production of relatively thigh, priced crops, is required to justify the added; expense.' 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