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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-05-20, Page 2Sttlli l� 5 ytst' Ai E f,SSrOR, SEAFORTH, OIIT., 597% '^ EXPOSITOR Establhed 1860 . ''Ublished at Seaforth, Ontario, wry Thursday morning by McLean' ros. 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 Authored as, Second Class Mail Post Office Department. Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, May 20, 1955 Athletic Meeting Deserves Support A meeting that deserves a good attendance is that which has been called for Friday night by the Sea - forth Athletic Association. Officers of the association propose a reorgan- ization, which will be coupled with a discussion of future plans. When the Athletic Association was formed more than twenty years ago, it was with the thought that general direction would be given to and re- sponsibility assumed for all athletics in Seaforth. This responsibility in- volved the provision of a broad ath- letic program in which local youth would receive training and be given an opportunity to participate in or- ganized games, as well as an assur- ance that the financial requirements of such a program would be met. During recent years emphasize has tended to centre on one sport. In sponsoring certain of the hockey teams each winter, officers of the as- sociation have given freely of their time and effort, and as a result have contributed in a large measure to the successful operation of the arena. But despite this effort there has been an apparent lessening in - the amount of public support accorded the association. Whether a return to the broad ap- proach to athletics, which featured the association policy for so many years, would result in a recovery of public support, remains to b'e seen. But at least the proposal of the offi- cers to review association policy de- serves general support and should result in a largely attended meeting of citizens interested in a successful and continuing athletic program in Seaforth. Outstanding Attraction At Hensall One of the outstanding agricultur- al events in Huron County each year. is the Hensall -Calf Show, which is held in conjunction with the Hensall Spring Show. The Club is the largest in Ontario. Last year eighty-six district boys and girls entered,, calves. This year the club has grown and there will be one hundred calves in the ring when Hensall Show gets under way on Friday of next week. It may not be -generally realized the extent to which a club of this na- ture contributes to the benefit of the community. Not only does the club result in a better and more interest- ing Spring Show, .but at the same time it is the medium by which its members are given practical training that will be invaluable to them in the years. to come. Make It a Safety Weekend Canadians have been called upon His Excellency the Governor- eneral to observe the Victoria Holi- day, May 21, 22, 23, as Highway Safe- ty Weekend. In an appeal to the nation, Mr. Massey said: "Over the holiday weekend just before the National Highway Safety Conference—the first long summer weekend—the traffic on our roads will be heavy. Let us all; in every part of Canada, now plan to observe this holiday by preventing accidents of every kind on streets and high- ts'ays.. Let us see if we can reduce lent to the lowest figure.iti Canada's for these three days. carr do this, arid I believe will it tire realize ' that such acci- �►aean l oea in life, in suffering :t r. 1 anlage.. Let US teal MAY 20, 1955 w c — take care to see that none of us is the cause of such loss or injury any- where in our great country." In all ten provinces a similar ap- peal has been made by the Lieuten- ant -Governors and Provincial Gov- ernments to drive carefully during the busy holiday weekend. During the Victoria Day weekend of last year,- 54, Canadians were killed in road accidents; on the same holiday of 1953, highway dead were 54; and in 1952 the total was 33. One way in which motorists can all in accident -free trips is to en- sure that vehicles are in good condi- tion. Check points, similar to that established in Seaforth last week, do much to spot defects. Drivers that neglect safety check points can cause a serious accident. Points to check include : brakes, head- lights, rear and stop Lights, tires, steering, exhaust system and muffler, windshield wipers, windshield and windows, horn and rear-view mir- ror. 1. Brakes should take hold evenly on all wheels. The hand brake should be able to hold the car on any hill. Brake fluid should be clean and at the proper level. 2. Headlights should be at the pro- per level for maximum illumination and minimum glare. Lenses should be clean and reflectors bright. 3. Rear and stop tights should op- erate properly. Directional,. signals should also be checked. 4. Tires should be checked for wear and proper inflation. 5. Wheel alignment should be checked. 6. Exhaust system and muffler should •be completely checked by a qualified mechanic. 7. Windshield wipers should be operating with blades checked to see if they are "live" and clean. 8. Glass should be clear, free of cracks or discoloration. 9. Horn should be working pro- perly. 10. Rear-view mirror should give a clear view -of the road behind. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: And To Work Hard (St. Catharines. Standard) Students who graduate this year and go out into the world seeking jobs will often find that if their re- cord shows a willingness to accept responsibility they have a real chance to succeed. Too many young folk these days do not want responsi- bility, but it is something which is more and -more needed .-as the years pass. . There must be leaders in this age in,•industry, and those willing to lead, to take positions of responsi- bility, will find themselves advancing rapidly on the ladder of success. Ghostly Voices (New York' Herald Tribune) Two burglars forced open the rear door of an electronics firm in Chica- go. A voice said to them: "Good evening, gentlemen. We re- mind you that this store is electrical- ly guarded." Then loudspeakers began shouting in tones that could be heard all around the neighborhood: "Help! ... Burglars! ... Police!" Police arrived, but too late. The burglars had fled without taking a, thing. Next day two employees of the firm chuckled at the success of the • fancy alarm system they had rigged up just for the fun of it. No Frills On This School (Meaford Express) Lion's Head recently completed a new public school. A picture of the building appeared in the newspapers. Public school people of Lion's Head appear to have provided their children with a seat of learning with- out mortgaging the town's future for the next 30 years. It is a different looking building to the palaces boards of education have been leaning to in recent years. Lacking in the frills and fripperies of what present-day boards of edu- cation seem to think is necessary, we'd like to bet the boys and girls going into high school from . that modest structure will be as well equipped,.and ready to absorb high- er education, as their brothers and sisters from more ornate buildings. aai tislitaMit i rynxi"# i t '2 41,11 lA," YEARS AGONE Interesting Items picked Irma The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years - Ago. From The Huron Expositor ' May 23, 1930 Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clarke and family, Winthrop, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. Epps, in Varna. Mr. and Mrs. Robert -Campbell and Misses Reta and Cora Camp- bell, McKillop, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Grieve, of Tucker - smith. Mr. and Mrs. R. McAllister and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Consitt and son, Russell, of Hillsgreen, spent a day in London recently. We are sorry to report Clarence Little, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Taylor, Varna, accidentally slip- ped into a tub of hot water last week which was sitting on the floor, and although the little lad siifered severe burns, he is im- proving rapidly. Miss E. Beatty, London, spent the weekendat her home in Varna. Mrs. Jerry O'Hara is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Murray, at Beechwood. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKay and Mr. and Mrs. W. Manley were Sunday visitors in Seaforth. Mr. Gilbert Jarrott has returned to Kippen from Western Univers- ity, London, for the summer. Misses M.,and G. Cooper visited their parents, in Kippen over the weekend. Mr. Samuel Rennie, Hensall, as- sisted the choir of Victoria Street United Church, Goderich, on Sun- day. Scott Hawthorne, Chris Cheoros, Tony Philips and Basil Duncan spent several days last week at 'truce Peninsula on a fishing trip. They returned Thursday with a catch of 80 speckled trout, mea- suring 10-161/2 inches and weigh- ing in all 62 pounds. It is the best catch that has been brought into town for many, a day. io..m4ftomwo,04eno7fairft, :44,•••!•0*04w* CROSSROADS (By JAMES SCOTT) A YOUNG WORLD Not so long ago I had a chance to go into an -'area where every - body was young. Most of us in these parts are not too familiar with such a place. Here in Huron County we are pretty sturdy stock. Indeed it is a matter of pride with us—and a matter of pleasure too—that- we have a great number of older people amongst us. In fact, I find it hard to think of a place where there were no old people at all. Somehow there seems to come a sweetness and a reasonableness and a tolerance with old age which adds grace to the human race. BBut there are places in this country—and in this county— where there are no old people in the settlement. Both the housing establishments connected to our two RCAF Stations are excellent examples of spots where there are no old people. Only those who are on active service live in such areas and people usually retire at a ,comparatively early age in the services for very understandable reasons. I think it is a healthy and a re- vealing tiling for all of us to come in contact once in a while with such places. One of the things I found in the Airforce housing units was a won- derful understanding for children and a great neighborliness. It's pretty hard to get very angry ov- er some prank of a neighbor's child when you. know that tomor- row it may well be your own youngster who is getting into mis- chief. So you make allowances for the high spirits of youth and it breeds a spirit of good fellow- ship and everybody pitches in to lend a hand to everybody else. Maybe today is the day when you are feeling out of sorts and not quite up to scratch, and the chil- dren annoy you. Sure as shoot- ing you will find that a neighbor will take the kids off your hands for a little while, because tomor- row she may expect you to do the same for her. This is the way a fine spirit of good fellowship builds up amongst people. You know, as I was thinking about these present-day communi- ties where everybody is young, it suddenly occurred to me that back a hundred and twenty-five years ago, back in the beginning days of this county, things must have been just about the same. Most of the pioneers who' -came adventuring into the wilderness to seek a better chance for their chil- dren were young people too. They were young married couples and the usual practise was for the father to come out a year or so ahead of the rest of the family, so he could get a little homestead established before the mother and the children came out. The result was that the early pioneer settlements were almost entirely populated by young peo- ple. And, of course, the same spirit of good neighborliness grew up in those early days as you find in young communities today. The problems are shared by all; the responsibilities are thesame for everybody. And running through everything is the buoyancy and the optimism of the young in heart. Those of us who are more set- tled could learn something from those early pioneer settlements, and from the communities of the young, we have r}ght next us to- day.' Too often, when we ourselves get settled and everything seems certain and good, we don't want to change it. We somehow think that all we have to do to enjoy the fullness of God's bounty is to sit tight and do nothing. But a fence or a barn or a field, which is just left alone, will soon fall to pieces. The same is true of, hu- man beings. If we don't keep ac- tive; if we don't participate in sharing, we will fall to pieces too. Maybe not physically, but spiri- tually and morally. If you have a chance, get out and pay a visit to a young world, and remember that we are sprung from a y9ung world, and I think you will"feel the better for it. From The Huron Expositor •May 19, 1905 Rev. T. R. McNairn, of Hamil- ton, is conducting revival services in the Methodist Church, Staffa, this week. Mr. T. M. Hamilton, Stafa, has converted part of his dwelling house into a temporary store for the summer while the store is be- ing torn down and a new brick stricture erected in its place. James Norman and Neil Park, Cromarty are now convalescent with measles. ivir. Leslie Johnston, Cromarty, has gone to Toronto where he has the prospect of a good position as stenographer and typist. Mr. G-eo. Barrow's team made a lively runaway through Walton on Monday morning, making a bad smash-up, but it might easily have been worse. Mr. Wm. Riley has completed the contract of moving Mr. T. Williamson's barn, Walton, which will ''be enlarged, placed on a cement foundation and up-to-date stabling put underneath. Mr. Riley certainly understands his business in this line of work. Mrs. Finlayson, Seaforth, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. McKay, Kippen, during the fore part of the week. Miss Anne Mustard, Brucefield, visited friends in Kippen during the week. The sugar beet crop around Kip - pen this year will be a light one, as the• farmers are not much tak- en with it. Dr. Cooper and Geo. Bethune, Seaforth, were at Pork Frank this week on a fishing trip. They are both expert anglers and they had splendid luck. They brought home over 30 beauties, varying in weight from three to seven pounds. Mr. Josiah Hewitt has moved in- to the residence on John St., 'Sea - forth, recently vacated by Mr. Finlayson. From The Huron Expositor May 21, 1880 Two carloads of very fine fat cattle were shipped from Seaforth for the Old Country market on Wednesday. They were all from Tuckersmith and were creditable to those who fed them. The own- ers were: Wm. McConnell, John Hannah, George Sproat, Hugh Chesney, Wm. Carnochan, Robert Carnochan, Hugh MacKay and John Govenlock. At Seaforth council on Monday evening a petition from Robert Campbell, asking for license for two billiard tables and a bowling alley was refused. . The men employed in excavating the ditches for the waterpipes struck work on Monday morning. They had been receiving $1.00 per day and they demanded $1.25. This the contractor refused to give and the whole gang, with the ex- ception of two or three, left the work. On Monday a team of very fine horses were drowned in the river at Bayfield. The team had come to Bayfield for a load of lumber and were being backed up into the wharf when the wagon went back too far, and going over took the horses with it into the water. They were both drowned before they could be rescued. The horses be- longed to Mr. Kalbfleisch. Workmen are busily engaged re- painting and repairing Blyth Pres- byterian manse, and when finish- ed the biulding will present a fine appearance. Major Petit, of the United States Customs, hal taken up .quarters at the Albion Hotel, Goderich for the summer in order to tool af- ter vessels loading there for Am- erican ports. Mr. J. T. Westcott had' oened up his new store in Lumie . "Reliable. and hard-working clerk who is paid on Friday and is broke on Tuesday would like to exchange sedan loans with an- other who, gets. paid on Wednes- day and is broke bn Saturday." SEkEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Arrive in Zurich Rev. and Mrs. Otto Winter and family, consisting of three sons, have arrived from Winnipeg, Man., during the past week, and we hope they will enjoy their stay in Zur- ich, at the St. Peter's Lutheran parsonage, While the former will be the pastor. Zurich Herald. Tire Shot Up During Winter A large tire on a Radford Con- struction trailer, which had been parked during the winter season on Wilmer Howatt's sideroad, was found recently to have been punc- tured by several rifle bullets. It is believed that the tire can be re- paired, but it involves a great deal of work. The tire is valued at many hundreds of dollars.—Blyth Standard. Essayl'Prizes To Two Girls Marie Hodgson and Donna Bridges, both of Exeter, received $25 prizes for the best essays on the importance of hospitals at a ceremony at South Huron Hospi- tal Sunday afternoon. The awards were presented during .the hospi- tal open house, which a crowd of over 300 attended. The two girls won first prizes in the high school and public school divisions res- pectively. Frederick Desjardine, of S.S. 10, Stephen, received the $15 second prize in the public school section, and Thomas Knox, Exeter, won the $5 third prize. Chairman of the South Huron Hos- pital Board, Ulric Snell, present- ed the awards. C. S. MacNaugh- ton presided for the ceremony.— Exeter Times -Advocate. ttt v: J 5�Y5�v�m; 'TRACTORS ACTORS Make Farming More Profitable! W//YWAIF;. , .go ahead with P11 Discuss a Farni Improvement Loan with your 'MY BANK' rotroue.nya""J BANK OF MONTREAL 6404441 ?vi4t working with Canadians in every walk of life Ones 1017 nearest Bank of Montreal manager. Act]] Hensall Branch: KENNETH CHRISTIAN, Manager Brucefieldm(Sub-Agency): Open Tuesday and Friday To Pave Square Indications are that the Square in Goderich will be paved by July. At last Friday night's meeting of town council, a by-law was passed to provide for the expenditure of $40,000 on the big project. The paving would be undertaken under a capital reconstruction plan. The by-law will be sent to the Ontario Department of Highways for ap- proval. Meanyvhile. Major J. E. Huckins said following the meet- ing that it was anticipated that the entire paving project would be completed by July. - He said that a survey of the Square had been completed by Engineer B. M. Ross, Goderich, and that Mr. Ross would ask for bids on the project from road construction firms. First in- dication that the paving program was being considered . , came in March, when Mayor Huckins re- turned from an interview with Highways Minister James N. Al- lan. At that time the mayor said he had received virtual assurance that departmental co-operation would be received.—Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Visiting Minister: "Well, well, I can see you're a bright little man. And how high can you counta/s" Boy (proudly): "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Jack, Queen and King." LAKEVIEW CASINO GRAND BEND OPENING DANCES SATURDAY, MAY 21st and - MIDNIGHT, MAY 22nd BILL JUPP and his ORCHESTRA DANCING EVERY SATURDAY Also Midnight, May 29th ORIGINAL GRAND CHAMPIOINSHIP Fiddlers' Contest For London Free Press Trophy HENSALL ARENA FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd — 8:00 p.m. Continuous Show — Two Sets of Judges No Waiting $250.00 IN CASH PRIZES Fiddlers' Classes: 20 & under—Chamber of Commerce Trophy for Best Junior Fiddler 20 & under: $8, $5, $3; 21-35: $12, $8, $5; 36-50: $12, $10 $8, $5, $8; 51-75: $12, $10, $8, $5, $3; 76-100: $12, $8, $4 Ladies' Open: $12, $8, $4 — Youngest Fiddler; $3.00 Best Junior Square Dance Group, 21 & under: $20, $15, $10 STEP DANCING — Ladies: $5, $4, $3 — Men: $5, $4, $3 First Number on Program: 20 and under Fifth Number: Square Dancing MASTER OF CEREMONIES — Lloyd Wright, of CPL, London Send in your Entry Today! Entries received by Wednesday, June 1st, receive $1.00 night of contest. Dancing in Hall After 11 p.m. ADMISSION 75c. CHILDREN 25e Sponsored by Hensall Chamber of Commerce Send entry now to: E. S. CHRISTION or It. II. 'MIDDLETON, HENSALL W HENDERSON'S STARTED CHICKS Order NOW for April or Later Hatches We Specialize in Started Chicks Any Age We have the exclusive franchise in the Seaforth district for the world famous FOREMAN LEGHORNS. Specials Every Week HENDERSON'S STARTED CHICKS Phone 683-J Seaforth Expositor Want Ads Bring Results — - Phone 41 CLEANING -UP Isn't a Hard Job For Top Quality Paints and Brushes Try Lowe Brothers' Paints HEAR JIM SCOTT Prove the Frost Government Neglects the Riding of Huron Listen To ALL These Broadcasts CKNX, WINGHAM Friday, May 20th — 7:00 - 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 23 — 7:30 - 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 24-12:10-12:20 noon (Keep this for future reference) THIS TIME ELECT A FIGHTER FOR INTRON ! VOTE LIBERAL: VOTE SCOTT (inserted by the Iiurdn Liberal Association)