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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-05-06, Page 2ilT i 44: 14110, 1 E HU: ON EXPOSITOR EXPOSITOR EitabliShed 1860 Published at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros. 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 Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, May 6, 1955 d Aids To Highway Safety Next week in Seaforth, attention will be directed to -highway safety, when in co-operation with local po- lice and the Chamber of Commerce, district motor vehicles will be given .free mechanical checks and bicycles will have reflectors attached to them- • The safety check which is avail- able on• Tuesday is free. It is to the advantage of every motorist to elf - sure that his vehicle is in prime op- erating condition. The finding of a }defect in time to have it corrected may well be the means of saving a life. In arranging. to provide • reflectors for bicycles, the Chamber of Com- merce is going a long way in elim- inating one -of the most serious night driving hazards. In their own in- -terest, and in the interest of high- way safety generally, cyclists should take advantage of this free offer. Attitudes Of Motorists Since attention is being (Erected to steps being taken in Seafort•h next week to reduce motor vehicle acci- dents, it might be advisable to give a moment's thought to other factors that contribute to accidens. The National Safety Council pub- lished twelve. accident producing at- titudes they have found in the course of research into accident causes. They are: Selfishness: The "me first" atti- tude to blame for lack of care or con - ,sideration for others. Self-importance: The feeling that 'I'm too 'big for rules—they apply :only to the other fellow." Over -confidence: • "I'm good. t don't have to be ,careful. I know it .all. Never had an accident yet." Chance -taking: The "live dan- gerously" philosophy, often involV- ing great belief in luck- "It can't happen to me." Fatalistic Attitude: You're here today and gone 'tomorrow. You go when your number is up' and what you do won't make any difference. Hostility: "I'm not going to ..be pushed around." Competitiveness: Trying to get ahead—to beat the otber. fellow. Unconscious Self-destruction: Psy- chologists have frequently noted this attitude—a need to injure oneself. Exhibitionisrrl: Showing off. Pleasure in destruction; A per-' tonality maladjustment in , which Measure is derived from destroying things. Transfer of guilt: Creating situa- tions in which blame can be placed film others, thus relieving feelings of ui t on the part of the instigator. There is not much doubt but that ach of us, at one time or `another, liras been guilty of adopting many of Mese -attitudes. Dr. John W. Shaw The death in Clinton Sunday night of Dr. John W. Shaw, in his ninety- fourth year, removed one of Huron County's best known citizens. Thor- oughly active until less than a year no, Dr. Shaw probably, at that time, was Canada's oldest. practising Rhyi- ian. While the -record he established as ° a physician was an enviable one, it was as a citizen who fully pattici- pated in theactivities of 'the com- Inunity, where for more than sixty . ,'ears he lived and practised, that he will be best remembered. His work as physician provided n.outlet for his inherent interest in le. This interest wasreflectedto extent to Which he participat- au`d'st , ,forted the activities of efinn .ride was a former r at: 0 tai and served for many years on various boards and organizations. His greatest interest was probab- ly politics. A keen. student of gov- ernment, he was a lifelong Liberal. While he never sought office, his broad insight knowledge, his objec- tive approach to the problems of the country, and his lack of any desire for personal gain or recognition, made him a highly respected and eagerly sought adviser. The opportunity is given to few to •serve so many years. Few, indeed, regardless of years, have served- so faithfully as has Dr. Shaw. An Election is Called While every action of the Provin- cial Government for some months past has suggested an election was imminent, it was not until Saturday night that Premier Frost made it clear his government would go to the people early in June. Even then the Premier hesitated to make a clear- cut announcement, coyly refusing to give the exact date. Subsequently, the election was confirmed as being on June 9. The election result. of course, will not be known until then. It is in- teresting to note, however, that as of last week a Gallup poll revealed th.t the Conservatives could count on only 28 per cent of the vote, a.' compared to 25 per cent for the Lib- erals and 12 per cent for the C.C.F. The rest of the voters, '34- per cent, are undecided, and how they cast their votes will be the decisive factor in the outcome of the election. That such a large segment of the public is undecided five weeks before the election, ;suggests the desire to examine the availability -of an altern- ative to the Frost regime. It suggests, too,. that despite the efforts that were made to minimize the magnitude of the highway scan- dal, the public has, to a great extent, withheld judgment. It suggests, too, disatisfaction with the general ad- ministration of those matters, such as education and hydro, that are the entire responsibility of the Province. It is remembered that in these areas of responsibility, taxes and rates have continued to rise year after year. Premier Frost is properly held in high repute throughout the Prov- ince. It will beinteresting to see whether his personal popularity will be a factor in overcoming the fail- ures and shortcomings of depart- inental administration. Everything is =' of Bad In these days of disaster and near disaster, of tragedy and trouble, it is good to know that all is not bad. A ,publication of the Canadian Citi- zenship Council lists some of the reasons it finds for being, not too pessimistic regarding the state of af- fairs. "There are 15,400,000 Canadians who are not members of the Com- munist Party. "At feast 15,425,000 Canadians have not been frightened by seeing_ flyingsaucers, piloted by little green men, hurtle through the air. "Some 3,440,000 couples will stay more or less .-happily married during the year. "On theaverage, there are 5,500,- 000 people working 'to bring home the bacon. "The Department of National Revenue will find that 3,000,000 in- come tax returns for the year 1954 will be filed correctly. "Last year Canadian airlines safe- ly carried passengers more than 1,000,000,000 miles. "The Canadian railroads safely carried' passengers about 1,700,000,- 000 miles last year. "Of the 1,348,000 children under 10 years, only four or possibly five will have to go through the increas- ing ordeal of being prime minister of Canada.' "About 840,000,000 acres of forest land will not be set on fire by care- less smokers and picnic -goers this year. "Probably 3,400,000 motor vehicles will not be involved in fatal acci- dents. "More than 4,700,000 children un- der 15 will not lose their Jive's in a fire. "And more than 2,400,000 youth and teenagers will not be involved with the police. "The list is endless." • YEARS AGONE Interesting Items picked from The Omen Expoositar of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago, From The Huron Expositor May. 9, 1930 During the severe electrical storm of last Thursday evening, the barns of Mr. John Aston, of Tuckersmith, were struck and de- stroyed by fire. The horses and cattle, excepting one calf, were saved, but a binder, cutter and some other implements were lost. The loss, which is heavy, was in- sured in the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Mr. and Mrs. Ben D. Kaiser, of Detroit, spent Sunday with Mrs. Kaiser's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Zapfe, and her sister, Mrs. R. MacKenzie, Brucefield. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bonthron moved this week into their new home on King St., Hensall, which they recently purchased, a n d which will be completed in the course of a few weeks. Miss Margaret Habkirk, who has ably filled the position as assist- ant in Hensall post office, has re- signed and her position is being taken ' by Mrs. C. Hedden, the former assistant... Dr Charles Mackay and Miss Mackay. Seaforth, spent the week end in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. William ' Somer- ville, of Toronto, spent the week. end' `with friends in town. 'Miss Mona Sills, of St, Joseph's Hospital, London. spent a couple of days this week at the home of Tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sills. Seaforth. Mr. George Smithers, of Toron- to, is .visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J, J. Sclater, Sea - forth. Miss Irene Wankel left on• Satur- day for London, where she will take a course in training in Vic- toria Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McDonnell, of Hensall, -accompanied by friends, motored to Forest on Sunday and spent the day there with relatives and friends. Mrs. Charles L. Jinks, Hensall,, is visiting this week with relatives in Staffa, From The Huron Expositor May, 5, 1905 Mr. Frank McGavin left Walton on Monday to resume his studies at Toronto Business College. We wish Frank success. Work is now being rushed to a finish on the construction work of the C.P.R. The fencing gang are now nearing Walton_ Mr. Dan. McCallum has rented the house and lot belonging to Mr. D. McLaughlin and will be- come a resident of Walton. Mr. E. Rannie was appointed re- presentative of the Hensall lodge, Canadian Foresters, to the Grand Lodge meeting at Gananoque in June. Mr. T. N^etands has purchased rf 1!•, dwelling which Mr. W. . 1liitl recently erecters near '.1 r!' W, I liam Moir's, Hensall. On Thursday evening the mem- hers of the iiasonic Lodge in 1lensall, together with visiting brethren. spent a very pleasant evening with the District peputy Grand Master. Tuckersmith Council have ap- pointed Mr. Harry Tyndall to take full charge of their new stone crusher. They couldn't of" got a better man. Mr. George Chesney's sale in Tuckersmith of yearling steers and heifers, at Dick's stock yards in Seaforth on Monday, was largely attended, and was quite success- ful. People seem to be hungry for this kind of stock. On Monday evening of this week, Miss R. Hunter, Brussels, returned from her trip to the Old Country. Mrs. S. Kemp, Clinton,- stepped on a sharp axe one day last week and had one of her toes cut off.• Messrs. Wm. Tiernan and Paul Gable, Dashwood, have gone to South River, where they intend to work during the summer. R. H. Cutt, of Jamestown, has purchased the residence -in Gode- rich of Judge Garrow. • From The Huron Expositor May 7, 1880 • Messrs. W. and A. Dickson, R. McLeod, Mrs. W. J. Swallow and Miss Smith left Walton on Mon- day, the three former for Dako- ta, and the two ladies for Michi- gan. Mr. Farquhar Smith and his son, William, also left for Dakota on Monday. Mr. George R. Moir, teacher in S.S. 1, Tuckerspiith, having re- ceived leave.-.of.:'hbsence, left on Monday on a visit to Plymouth County, Iowa. If the country and climate suit him, he may make arrangements for permanently lo- cating there, In the meantime his place in the school will be supplied by Mr. Case. Mr. Charles Dodds, of the 5th concession of McKillop, is the pos- sessor of a curiosity in the shape of a young pig, which was born with four eyes and a trunk, identi- cal with that of an elephant, pro- truding from the head alcove th snout, being entirely separate therefrom, and with a hole run- ning through its length. It was 'alive when born and well formed in other respects. Mr. John McMillan, Reeve of Hullett, is erecting a Iarge new bas barn on one of his farms. •Last season he erected a new barn on another of his farms. These two buildings are among the largest and most conveniently arranged in the township. On Thursday night of last week Martin's and Black's hotels were visited by, a_. thief, who ransacked the pockets of borders to the ex- tent of about $70. A stranger was suspected and arrested. He was taken to Goderich, brought back for trial and acquitted. As yet the matter is enveloped in mys- tery and will be for any signs now. existingto the contrary. SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Met With Accident The otherday while Mr. Jerome Dietrich, of the Bronson Line, Hay, was getting out of the hay mow, in some way he slipped and fell on the hard floor below. Medical aid was called and Mr. Dietrich was rushed to St. • Joseph's Hospital, London, where it was discovered that the patient was injured quite badly. We hope for a speedy re- covery.—Zurich Herald. Car • Wagon Crash A wagon drawn by a team of horses, driven by Albert Cronin, R.R. 1, Seaforth, was struck in the rear by a car driven by Archie Hicks, R.R. 3, London, last Fri- day night. The collision took place about three miles east of Seaforth on Highway 8. About $500 dam- age was caused. Constable Robert Simms, of Goderich detachment, who investigated, said charges were pending.—Clinton News -Re- cord. Car Damaged By Yard Engine A car parked too close tb the C.P.R. tracks at Goderich harbor suffered about $75 damage when struck by a, tank car being shunt- ed by a yard engine last Saturday morning. Police said • the car, owned by Lloyd Atfield, Widder St., had been parked behind the fish hanties at the south dock. The tank car hit the front end of the automobile, smashing a fender and headlight. — Goderich Signal - Star. Pair Elect Judge -Jury Trial Trial by• judge and jury was chosen by two Toronto rnen when they appeared in court here last Thursday before Magistrate D. E. Holmes. Andrew Hugh Mochan and George Lebeznick were charg ed jointly with break, enter and theft at Daly's Garage, Seaforth, where cash and television sets were stolen, and with break, enter and intent to commit theft at an electrical appliance store at Monkton. Both were remanded to jail until -this -morning, when pre- limin.ary hearing is slated to be held. Bail was -refused when Act- ing Crown Attorney William J. Prest said he was opposed to it. The two men were represented by J. K. Hunter.—Goderich Signal - Star. Chapter •Itoom Dedicated The regular meeting of Regal Chapter No. 275 of the Eastern Star was held last Tuesday even - .Fish Silage For Chickens Fish silage has been used suc- cessfully at Nappan Experimental Farm, N.S., as the only source of protein for feeding chickens on range. On a diet of whole grain and fish silage, both fed freely in hoppers. a group of 50 chickens consumed sufficient fish silage to make up a 15.5 per cent intake of total diet. The chickens grew normally and suffered no mortal- ity. Evergreens For Modern Homes The new ranch hype houses call for the use of low spreading plants and ones of definite form. Many evergreens fill these requirements to perfection. They occur in or can be clipped to any desired form, are slow `growing alid attractive din varying textures and shades of ' green. It is most important to plant the grounds in scale and harmony with the lines of the building, says R. W. Oliver, Horticulture Divi- sion, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Low, small houses need low small shrubs and trees to cre- ate a picture of unity. The upright lines of a pyramidal cedar or juni- per or the clipped columnar form of Hicks yew, except in rare cas- es, are not so suitable as the rounded forms of globe cedar or mugo pine or the broad conical forms of, dwarf varieties of Nor- way spruce. In most cases, plants used as foundation planting should be plac- ed outside- the drip from wide eaves, with the larger'plants giv- ing emphasis at the corners, in front of bare wall spaces and to frame steps. or entrances. Be- tween these accent points or high- er groups, low spreading mats are used beneath windows or to fill space enclosed, by paths, using Japanese yews in shady spots and horizontal junipers in sunny ones. The emphasis in third dimen- sional study in modern buildings is taking us back to the eighteenth century practice of square clipped hedges with higher, wider but- tresses at the corners. Ever- greens such as the native arborvi- tae or Japanese yew are excellent for this as they may be kept in form with one trimming a year in June with perhaps a light touch in September. Evergreens do not flower notice- ably but good color combinations can be worked lout with the foli- age of different sorts to give last- ing effect. There is a good range from the sombre dark green .of the yews to the metallic grey -blue of Hetzi or Andora juniper, from the mid -green of globe cedar to the light golden yellow of thread leaved cypress. Where they will be covered with snow the broad leaved evergreens such as Korean box and Oregon grape may be used among the others for variety. Euonymus vegeta and Pachistima are excel- lent ground covers on banks to save using a lawn mower at awk- ward angles. Evergreens are very useful around modern homes but it is always advisable to visit a park or nursery where one can see the' plants before purchasing them. Water Purification As areas become more densely pi►lstilated adequatesources. of wa- i fiat. hi ebold and , industrial (Cofitititied on rage 6) - Ing in the new chapter rooms on Dinsley St. Several visitors at- tended the meeting, including the District Deputy Grand- Matron of District No. 5, Mrs. Ella Middle- ton, of Exeter. A short dedication service was held prior to the meet- ing. Mrs. Allan Shaddick, Asso- ciate Matron, sang a beautiful solo, "Bless This House." Rev. C. J. Scott, the first Worthy Pat- ron of this chapter, and now re- siding in Sarnia, gave the dedica- tory prayer, and Mrs. Harold Philips, the Worthy Matron, read a poem suitable to the occasion. After the meeting closed, Carman Haines condgcted a penny sale, after which lunch was served and a social hour was enjoyed.—Blyth Standard. Queer Items' Plug Roof Drain A rather unusual type of flood did considerable damage to Plas- ter and paintwork in two adjacent stores in the Bank of Montreal block during last w,eek's heavy rain. W. C. Newcombe': drug store and John Plumtgee's barber shop have a flat roof which slopes to the centre for drainage. A block- age in the drain pipe, which goes down inside the wall between the two stores, caused the water to back up into both. When the drain was cleared, it was found to con- tain five rubber balls, an ink bot- tle, a beer bottle and a salt cellar. The balls had no doubt been tossed to the roof by playing children. but the presence of the ether art- icles in the drain remains a min- or mystery. The bank is having both stores repaired and painted. -Clinton News -Record. New Manager At Canada Packers John Wilson, of Orangeville, ar- rived in town on- Mon -clay manning to take over the managerilip of the Canada Packers plant in Wing - ham. He will take the place of Jack McKnight, former manager, who has been transferred to Clin- ton. Mr. Wilson, who formerly operated his own feed business in Orangeville, is a native of Oran- geville and was a member of the Church of England and, the Lions Club there. He is married and has one boy, and lists his hobbies as golf and hockey. Jack McKnight, who has .been manager of the Canada Packers plant here since December, 1953, on Monday as- sumed his new duties in the poul- try department of the company's branch in Clinton. Mrs. McKnight and their son will continue to live in Wingham until arrangements for accommodation have been made in Clinton.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. I CROSSROADS (Sy JAMES SCOTT) JUST THIS ONCE Today I am breaking all the rules of journalism wadir learn- ed the hard way—not at college, but from an editor's relentless blue pencil. In the first place, that editor used to say to me, "Never apologize unless they're going to sue.." Secondly, he used to say, "Never write about your- self fellow.unless" it interests the other Well, here goes. I apologize for writing " something . about myself, and the best excuse I can think of is that it's going to be just this once - The last couple of weeks around here have been pretty busy ones for me, one way or another. We had quite a show a couple of weeks ago and I've been so full of it that I've known for some time now that sooner or later I was going t6 have to write some- thing about it. Never in all my life have I been associated in any kind of show which was as nice as that one. Everybody was so co-operative, .so cheerful and so happy about pitching in and doing their, best that the whole adven- ture was a real treat, and what's more, the audience was the same way. Now I can't help but feel proud that something . like that happened in my town. The show wasn't that good, but the people in it were wonderful, and the peo- ple who saw it were wonderful. and if I don't say thank you to them all I'm going to bust. Another thing which has happen- ed in the last week or so is that all of a sudden I find myself—if you'll pardon the expression—in politics.. Now don't get alarmed. As far as I'm concerned, I don't intend to use that word again in • this space. But I did think I night just as well say what's on my mind just this once and get it over with. There are a lot of folk in the world who seem to have the idea that there is something a little bit disgraceful for a man to try to serve his country by seeking election for a public office. Some- how I don't feel that way, and I am quite sure that the Fathers of Confederation didn't think that either. It seems to me that any- body, no matter who he is, or what cause he supports, is doing no more than his usual duty as a citizen if he accepts the nomina- tion, of his fellows who ask him .'' 5, 1955 d to run for office. In short, I don't feel disgraceful' at all because I am going to seek. election to the Legislative Assem— bly, and I don't think that my op- ponent, whoever he may be, wilili• -feel that way either. And another thing: d would hate to think that because I have' made a public declaration of what. my politics are that anybody I: know is going to think that I am. a different kind' of fellow than II was before. The truth is that I am exactly the same man as be- fore—the same fellow who has fill- ed this space every week for quite, a few years now, who says he is proud of this district and its his- tory, who boasts a little about. what his fellow citizens do and' accomplish, and who sometimes• gets a little provoked if some of us don't seem to be doing our full share. ;That's all there is to it. In this country everybody is entitled to• his own opinion, and in this coun- try everybody should be able to. getalong with everybody else, ev- en ven when those opinions differ. I can think of no stiffer penalty a man could be asked to pay than to lose a friend because of a dif- ference in opinion. The world is too big a place for that, and I hope the people in it are too big for that too. Well, that's what was on my' mind and I thott !lt i had better get it off—just this orcc: A SMILE OR TWO Smith assured his wife that he could repair the broken window_ He took the measurements and went to buy the glass. "Quite a simple job," the shop- keeper told him. "You simply pull out the old glass, pot in the new, 011 in the putty, and there you are." In less than an hour Smith re- turned to the shop. "Same size again, I suppose? was the shopkeeper's greeting. "I've got the quickest shootin' cousin in the West." "Yeah? Well, my cousin is scr fast he's shootin' his gun before it's even out of its holster." "Oh! What's his name?" "Toeless Mike," SENTINEL of your Electrical Circuit Not all the romance of electricity is in heavy machinery. Many small devices serve behind the scene. Consider the fuse. Tiny and inexpensive, yet it is a precision built safeguard, installed to prevent damage which might result from overloading circuits. When a fuse blows, replace it with another of the correct size. If it occurs again call in a competent electrician. For remember, the fuse is a protection and makes it possible for you to enjoy with safety, all the benefits that low-cost electricity brings into your home. • 11011-"--1-1111,11-11-11111-11011111 , 1" • d, t °