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The Huron Expositor, 1954-05-28, Page 2^ar POiSITOM established 1860 „ed at .Seaforth, Ontario, ev- preday afternoon by McLean &. Y. McLean, Editor r of Canadian -y Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Peat Office Department, Ottawa AFORTH, Friday, May 28, 1954 WHEN BOYS WERE BOYS There used to be a time when youthful pleasures resulted from -something or other which the boy of that era accomplished for himself. 'The thought was prompted by a writ- er in the Indianapolis Star, who won- dered:. "Whatever happened to the boyhood custom of making whistles from sections of willow, paw paw and other tree branches." lie recalls that when he was a boy most every lad used to cut a piece of mall lirhb, crush the bark until the wood inside would slide freely. Then they'd cut a notch in the wood near one end, cut a sliver -out of the top from the notch to the other end, re- place it in the bark and then blow. Made a fine whistle, he says, with a pitch that could be varied by sliding the wood back and forth, in the na- ture of a trombone. That, of course, was back in the days of long ago in the pre -movie, pie -television age, when youngsters had no alternative but to entertain themselves. But perhaps all this business of looking. baekwards in an effort to seek the ideal boy or, for that matter, the ideal era, is nonsense. In any event, the Sudbury Star suggests Ghat perhaps the millenium in so far 118 youth is concerned, never did ex - The conclusions at which the Star arrives come, it explains, because of a Kitchener news item. But let the Star tell its own story: "The boy of our dreams -=the Tom Sawyer type, pockets stuffed with string and turtles and bottle caps, heading for the raft on the river— probably never existed. But still we •fie to dream about him, and the idyllic existence that he stands for, and it's sad to see that science is once again chipping away at our youthful ideal. "This time it's the disappearance of the reluctant schoolboy's badge, ink: smudged fingers. "This alarming sign of `progress' comes in a Kitchener news item, which reports that the days of the -school straight pen are numbered. The school inspector, retreating in disorder, is giving in to the ruthless advance of the ball-point pen." SALES TAX AND THE MUNICIPALITIES There have been many thousands of words written and more thousands of words spoken, particularly by op- position members, about the fact that sales tax, applicable to municipalities, was not sufficiently eased by the re- cent Federal budget. It will be re- called that the budget removed the sales tax in so far as it affected fire- fighting equipment, or major road maintenance equipment of a value in excess of $1,000. It remains for the Toronto Star to put the matter in proper prospectus when it says: "Mr. R. B. Bennett, who became Conservative prime minister in 193(i. inherited a sales tax of only one per cent. He `upped' it to four per cent in 1931, and further increased it to six per cent in 1932, and it was still at that point when he went out of office in 1935. He left it six times the height he found it, and of course gave the municipalities no exemp- tion. A number of provinces levy their own sales taxes and none grant municipalities exemptions. "There is the further fact that if the municipalities require assistance, the proper place for them to seek it is from the provincial government's —Ontario's, for example, with its huge surpluses. The Canadian con- stitution specifically assigns munici- pal affairs to the provinces. To the provincial authorities the municipali- ties should go." IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE There never has been a Winter or A. Summer but that someone has said it was the coldest or the hottest on record. And so it is with Springs. This Spring has attracted more ndious comment than most. It has been wet and cold, and it was late in arriving. The Peterborough Examiner re- minds -us that no matter what we think of this Spring of 1954, it .can't have been the worst. "Spring came eventually in 1816," the Examiner says, "farmers sowed their crops, green shoots appeared. Then, in the middle of June, snow came Tradition has it that from the first fall of snow in June until the following Summer, the ground was not free of snow. "There were no crops of any kind. All the grains rotted in the field. The population had to live on fish and meat. The latter was plentiful be - use there was no hay to keep cat- tle alive.' Thus many were slaughter- ed. In Quebec, hay had to be import- 4ed from Ireland. Flour—no grain w—rose to $17 a barrel, and pota- cost a penny a pound. In New Iainpshire the price of hay was $180 •a ton." Concluding that it is difficult to separate legend from fact, the Ex Ter points -out that the Dominion teerolog cal office in Toronto con - that 1816 was known as the {infinteriess Year" because it Was usually cold and 'unusually wet. Advertising Pays! (Exeter Times -Advocate) ; It pays to . advertise! The ancient Egyptian thought so too, and what better thing to advertise than your own good conduct, so that the gods could take this into account when they passed judgment on your soul after death. The wealthy ancient Egyptian had his tomb outfitted with all manner of equipment which he felt might be needed after death for everyday life in the underworld, but he left little to chance. If the gods were not aware of his good behaviour on earth he reminded them. The Royal Ontario Museum has re- cently acquired a fine piece of relief sculpture that is a good example of this "advertising". It is the gift of the Estate of Reuben Wells Leonard, and is from the tomb of a noble, Metjetjy, who lived in the twenty- fifth century B.C. He is depicted with his son, Ptahsabu, before him, - and the inscription tells of the owner's good conduct towards his parents, his fellow -men and the king. THE HURON EXPQ`OE1 Y 280 SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAP Observe Charter Night . With Lion President Charlie Scott thumping the gavel and a good attendance of Lions, their ladies and guests, officers and members of the Blyth Lions Club Observed their ninth birthday at their annual Charter Night meet- ing, held in the Memorial Hall last Friday evening.—Blyth Standard. Marks 95th Birthday Mr. and ,Mrs. John McLean, high- ly respected citizens, new residing at Braeside Rest Home, Mitchell, end formerly, of the 13th concession of Hibbert, where they farmed on the east half of lot 8, entertained guests on the occasion of Mr. Mc- Lean's 95th birthday on May 13.— Mitchell Advocate. Help Injured Neighbor Sixteen farmers in the Dashwood district joined forces Wednesday to assist a neighbor who was injured while helping out his church. The men staged a work bee on' the farm of Carl Oestricher, just north of Dashwood. They plowed, man- ured and packed 15 acres of land to make ie ready for bean seeding. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Named To Lion Post A. J. Sweitzer, former president of Exeter Lions, was elected Depu- ty -'.District Governor of clubs in this area at a Lions rally in St. Thomas on Monday night. Mr. Swe'itzer will supervise clubs in region- two, district A-1 of the Lions. He waspresident of the Exeter club in 1952-53. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Boat's Coming Goderich will be a- port of call of the. S.S. South American next month, according to word. received by Harbormaster Tom Pritchard. In a letter from the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co., Mr. Pritchard was informed that the ship would arrived here on June 9. On board will be a group representing the Erie Fed- eration of Fraternal Clubs.—Gode- rich Signal -Star. Attending Reception Those from i distance attending the Benanti-Middleholtz wedding reception in Zurich on Saturday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gilbert and daughter, Sharon; Mrs. Albert Harrison, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith, Mr. and Mr§. John Smith and Son, Leonard, of Windsor; Mrs. Jerry Karges, of Port Dover; Mr. and Mrs. S. Smith Of Hamilton; Mrs. Charles Hagan, of Seaforth; Miss Patricia Mittle- holtz and Mr. 'Claytus Mittleholtz, of London.—Zurich Herald. To Fnieh Boiler Room at Hospital concert nights presented by the youngsters. Mrs. Mae Ranee Mac- kinnon, who is the music supervis- or at the school, was in charge of the musical endeavors of Grades 1 to 8, and Mrs. George Falconer, kindergarten teacher, looked after her own group.—Clinton News -Re- cord. Split' $2,000 At Bingo A lady from St. Catharines and a gentleman from Blyth were the two people who Mound that at- tending the Kin car bingo was a very profitable evening. Mrs. Irene Carthy, the mother of Maureen Carthy, who was the figure skat- ing instructor in Clinton and Gode- rich during the past winter, and Clarence Johnston, Blyth, both "bingoed" on the car bingo and chose to split $2,000 rather than draw for the car. 'Phis was the highlight of the largest bingo ever to be staged in Clinton and which proved to be a huge success with close to 1,200 people in attendance. —Clinton News -Record. Years Agorie Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- tyfive and Fifty Year. Ago• From The Huron Expositor May 81. 1929 Following a meeting of the Sea - forth bowlers' executive Monday evening, it was decided to go ahead and 'beautify the entire block containing the bowling green. A citizen's 'committee composed of R. J. Winter, A. F. Cluff, W. J. Dun- can and Harry Stewart, was form- ed for the purpose. of accepting and soliciting subscriptions, that a suit- able clubhouse could be erected in conformity with the beautiful sur- roundings. Six Egmondville boys, Frank Kliegs, Glenn Hays, Rod MacLean, George Kruse, Raymond Nott and Morris Wolsh, tried a stunt ride on Thursday afternoon that came very nearly proving their last ride of any kind—except that to the ceme' tery. Taking the chassis of an old Ford oar without engine orsteer- ing wheel, they pulled it to the top of the hill on the Kippers Road and then proceeded to coast down. The first trip was such a thriller that they tried another. The second time it was ,different. The toys were using their feet on the radius rods as a steering wheel, and some- thing went wrong. The chassis struck the first left hand post of the guard fence at the bridge head- on, and stopped there, but the boys were scattered pretty much over Egmondville. Two of them are still confined to their homes: Ray- mond Nott with serious internal injuries, and Morris Wolsh, who had to have numerous stitches put in his leg. The rest escaped sea itfus injury, but the earth is still spinning around in the heads of most of them. Youth Injured in Crash Bruce Edgar, 17 years old, of Brussels, was in a semi-conscious condition in Palmerston General Hospital following an accident Sun- day night on No. 87 Highway, about two miles south of Harris - ton. A panel truck, owned by W. E. Willis, of Brussels, and driven by his son, Tom, left the highway, broke off a guard rail post and rolled over twice into the ditch. Edgar, a passenger, Was thrown onto the pavement. Another occu- pant, Glen Bridge, of Brussels, suf- fered leg injuries but was nottak- eu to hospital. The driver, Tam Willis, also escaped with minor in- juries.—Blyth Standard. Brussels Cleric Honored Almost 200 people attended a social gathering in the basement of Melville Presbyterian Church last Wednesday night, in honor of Rev, and Mrs. W. H. T. Fulton and their family-, who left by motel- fof British 'Columbia. There Mr. Ful- ton will organize the work of the I'resbyterian Church in the new settlement of Kitimat'fpr the mis- sion board of the church. Wilfred Shortreed, chairman of -the board of managers, was chairman for the evening's program, which included several selections by the men's chorus of the church, a vocal solo by Miss Jean Smith, a reading by Mrs. Christeua McDowell; vocal solo by Gerald Gibson, and a piano solo by Miss Margaret Perrie.— Brussels Post. Seek Planning Information Contract for the completion of the boiler room and laundry at the Wingham General Hospital a as awarded to the David Ross Con- struction Company, Goderich, at a meeting of the hospital board last week. Work on the Moiler ram and laundry had originally been started by Duncan McDougall, of Wingham, but was halted over two months ago due to the death of the contractor. About two-thirds of the work is still to" be done.— Wingham Advance=Times. The Girls' If Under 21 (Kingston Whig -Standard) Someone in the Federal Depart- ment of Labor has been hailed as a genius by George Bain, staff writer of the Toronto Globe and Mail. The unnamed one's claim to genius, in Mr. Bain's opinion, is that he has drawn the line between "girls" and "women" at age 35. In one para- graph of a Labor Department news release there is reference to "girls from 14 to 35"; in the next, to "wo- men from 35 to 45" and 55. With due respect for Mr. Bain's opinion, we feel that this Labor De- partment news releaser has furnish- ed support and comfort for those coy chumps who invariably call any group of women "the girls'', even if. some are creaking grandmothers. These- "folksy" persons should be discouraged as firmly as possible, and we are dismayed to learn that a Federal employee has provided some- thing which might be interpreted as encouragement. (Incidentally, we find equally unpleasant the reference to a group of men of all ages as "the boys"—a practice common among some politicians). We doubt that a rigid line can be drawn separating girlhood from wo- manhood. Some leave the one late; many achieve the other early. But for those who feel a line is desirable, we suggest that the legally acknowledg- ed age of 21 is a fairly reasonable place to draw one. And if it is necessary to refer to a group of females of disparate ages, .. the references may be to "the ladies". - It may not be altogether accurate, but it is preferable to that silly rem- , nant of the smart slang of the turn of the century -7 -"the girls". vn..✓ 'Q.9wvAil ry�yyryp-uvn•ere Exeter Boy Scouts, under Scout- master Harvey Pfaff, were author- ized to look after Riverview Park this summer and council voted to buy the troop a tent for their work. Although members view the idea with mixed reactions, Exeter coun- cil will investigate town planning. The council will invite an expert in municipal planning to attend the next meeting and discuss the pro- ject. This action arose out of a report from Mayor W. G. Cochrane and other members of council who attended a conference in Toronto last week. They termed the con- ference a "waste of time and mon- ey" because it dealt exclusively Hold Concert with city problems. The mayor Parents of the public school suggested the council should invite youngsters in Clinton and music some authority to give details on lovers as well, gathered in the the preparation of a plan {or muni- auritorium of the new school Wed- cipal expansion. = Exeter Times- nesday night for the first of two Advocate:' CROSSROADS (By James Scott) ROYAL CELEBRATION a... - This This we>ek, at least up at our end of the town, -we marked the Twen- ty -Fourth of May with considerable energy. Maybe it was because this year the holiday and the annivers- ary actually came on the sante day. I don't know. But this I can say. We did a little bit more than use the day for sleeping and getting in the garden. When dusk fell, there was an at- mosphere of excitement among the young fry and much importuning to get going. For, I would say, a couple of hours, the children mov- ed from one back stoop to another, sharing in the delight which comes from setting something off with a real big bang. The sky was not exactly filled withbursting balls, flares and stars' but it was a pret- ty good show. Part of this I saw from an up- stairs window. I was holed up in there putting the finishing touches to a chapter on Huron's history. In my hand I had an old volume which had been written exactly 100 Years ago by one of the first men to build a house in Goderich—Sam- uel Strickland. As the sky rockets and the Rom- an candles sent their showers of light up into the May sky, I turned again to StrickLand's account of what was ;probably the first royal celebration ever held in Huron County. King George IV had just died, but In those days news did not travel in a split second as today. Several weeks had passed and Bri- tain had a new king, although no one in the Huron Tract knew it. But, in time, the newspapers did come through and one sunny day Pryor, John Galt's secretary, who had taken charge in the new town of Goderibh, walked into the Can- ada Company's storehouse and an- nounced that George was demi and William ruled in his stead. There was no quibbling about what would be the moat suitable and convenient time to mark the event. On the spot Pryor declared a holiday. But he did not let the matter rest there. He decided that there must be a celebration whit" everybody ' in the district could share. Communications and travel being what they 'were—that is, very peon --several days had to el'a'pse, • NOTICE! Town of Seaforth All persons in the Municipality owning or harboring dogs must purchase 1954 License for same on or before June 30, 1954. LICENSES WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE TREASURER'S OFFICE IN THE TOWN HALL, OR BY THE .. TAX COLLECTOR, H. MALONEY. After that date, summons through the Court will be issued to the owners or harborers of dogs not having licenses. ALL DOGS MUST WEAR TAGS No dogs are to be allowed to run at large From The Huron Expositor May 27, 1904 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rathwell, who have been over in the States for several months, have returned to Stanley and are spending awhile here before going West for the benefit of Mr. R•athwell's health. Mr. and Mrs. Elder motored to Niagara Falls last week. They were accompanied by Mrs. Donald Mc- Kellar, where they spent a few days visiting the latter's daughter, Mrs. Weitzman, who lately moved to Niagara !ails to reside. A good many intend going from Seaforth to Mitchell to hear the celebrated Mr. Gamey, M.P.P., for Manitoulin, who addresses a meet- ing'in that town. The cottage formerly owned by the late Dr. White, has been pur- chased by Mr. Field, of Tavistock. John Hewitt has purchased the comfortable residence on William Street from John Leckie, and mov- ed to its this week. Mr. Errat, of Varna, has sold his fine driving horse to Mr. T. J. Berry, of Hensall, for the sum of $250. This horse is pronounced by the best of judges to be one of the finest road ,horses in these parts, in quality, speed and action, and is hard to beat. When T. J. comes across one of this kind, it don't take him long to make up his mind to purchase him. but when the day came and people arrived from miles around, it was a gala occa'sion. They hoisted the Union Jack down on the Button -wood Flats and Mr. Pryor made a speech—a short one. ..He then read the proclama- tion making William IV king, which was followed by "nine rounds. of British cheers." After that, they all joined hands in a• circle and sang the National Anthem, follow- ed by "Rule Britannia" in honor of the new Sailor King. As: soon as this was over, a pail of whiskey with a tea cup floating on top, was circulated among all those present, followed, by another pail of spring water to wash ^ it down. According to 'Strickland, ev- erybody present drank the King's health. "Even the fair sex," he says, "on this propitious occasion, did not disdain to moisten their pretty lips with the beverage." The feasting and the celebrating continued until dusk with ball, games and dancing—"country danc- es, Scotch reels and 'French Fours' were kept up with great spirit on the level turf." To top it off, Pryor had a ball and supper at Reid's hotel, and Strickland says, "the refreshments were excellent; the supper capi- tal." All this in the midst of uncut bush, in honor of a sovereign three thousand miles away! •You know, as I finished.Strlck- land's account and took another look out the wihdow, I was greatly moved to think that on that day, over a 120 years ago, it 'w'aa very likely that one of the ladies who moistened her pretty lips to honor her king was probably my own great -great -great-grandmother. And here, in the same country, all these years after, we were celebrating the little lady who succeeded him' to become a great Queen. And, as we remembered Victoria, we thought too of her granddaughter, another bit of a girl, who today . sits on the same throne. In it all was the grand march of history in which king and queen and commoner alike share a part. 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