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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-05-27, Page 21 1,10 'i.�,, b�'P4 s,.,.,. ;, TROZi. EXPQRTOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., MAY Zl, 1955 HURON EXPOSITOR lastablisbed 11160 uublished at Seaforth, Ontario, 4eVery Thursday morning 13y 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 27, 1955 it's Too Bad Elsewhere in this issue is a story that says because tlf lack of interest the Seaforth Amateur Athletic Ass- ociation has disbanded. The action to disband was taken by the twelve people who were in attend- ance at a policy'meeting held last Fri- day It was considered by the meet - that the attendance indicated there was insufficient public interest or support to justify continuing the organization. It is too bad that after more than twenty' years, circumstances are such as to result in the S.A.A.A. closing shop. During the years of existance the association has contributed much towards a worthwhile and consistent sports program in Seaforth. Perhaps the fact that the organiz- ation has disbanded will, of itself, provide the necessary impetus to re- sult in the formation of a new organ- ization charged with the responsibil- ity of carrying on where the S.A.A.A. was forced to leave off. It. is hoped that this will be the case. More Palatable There always was a difficulty in idicating to the public what is involv- ed in the.payment of municipal taxes. But the Acton Free Press thinks it alas a solution to the problem. "There ought to be a new method devised in announcing the municipal tax rate," the Free Press says. "There are taxes on every side every day in the week and they never stir anything like the controversy that the municipal mill rate seems to cause. Folks often forgetall about the total amount involved, the assess- ment and a lot of other relevant items and just hold the mill rate as the big deciding factor in the multitude of taxes levied at all sources. "There's the sales tax that every,- Ione very,one knows is 10`, but few realize just where it is concealed in the taxes. If you drive a gasoline propelled vehicle there's the levy of ten cents on every gallon that doesn't show as a separate item. There are a couple more levies deducted from every pay envelope every pay day. If you go to theliorse races and wager money there's asys- tematic way of putting on a levy and the taxes collected on all alcholic bev- erages are levied according to your capacity and tastes, but there is no fuss or quibbling about the amount that goes in taxes with every swal- low. Most of these are taxes that come with such regularity that they go un- noticed in most cases. Perhaps they coin so often that they are not realiz- ed. At any rate they seem to be less painful than those mill rates and municipal taxes that are announced once a year. "On the Other hand, there 'are no tax monies colleicted for which we see as direct benefit as we do from municipal levy. We all odirectly from the services we see eryday. Perhaps the reason may e tilt the municipil levy—both in enef#ts and in means of collection— so open that it is often a target for £deism. Certainly other branches governments have been much more zeeessful at camoflaging the amount •traded`' than _ municipalities have h the 'Mill rate System.. We siig- isonte,study:,be en by some ex - ate Mare.palat- e u to r,r system, as eats- •trf. taxes .,which T.:r'a l d.' WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: a' Safety Belts (Port Arthur News -Chronicle) One of thel motor manufacturing companies is making safety belts available with its new cars. There has been some predujice against this safety provision but the probability is that, once started, the practice of using the belts will become common. Thereis no doubt they will save much of injury and of life. Also, rather than promoting reckless driving they may constitute a reminder to drivers to be careful. ' Money for Games (St. Thomas Times -Journal) Competition is so keen in some of the junior leagues that in some teams boys and youths are paid for their services. These games, especially in North- ern Ontario, attract large crowds of spectators, and it is not surprising if there is a "divvy -up" among the play- ers of a successful team at the end of the season. Many of the teams would not stand the test of true amateurism. Playing for. the fun of the game doesn't seem to appeal to the young- sters who, when they skate onto the ice, probably mentally appraise the amount of the gate money and feel they should get a share of it. B -B Guns Are Not Toys (Calgary Albertan) A ten -year-old Calgary boy is in danger of losing the sight of one eye because of an accident while he and two other boys were playing with a B-B'gun. When will people realize that a B -B gun is a weapon and not a toy? Child- ren should never play with them. In fact, unless they are properly taught how to handle a firearm, they should never hold one There's not much • difference be- tween a .22 rifle and a so-called B -B gun. In fact the latter is a rifle, an air rifle. Its shot is smaller than that of a .22 and there's a different pro- pulsive force but it's still a dangerous weapon. Clergy in the Making (Guelph Mercuryl The largest number of candidates for the ministry of the United Church in the history of the church are now attending colleges and taking courses. The total number is 592, a substantial increase over the 534 in 1954 and the 393 of six years ago. However, e, en this large group is below the goal of the church officials, who find that this number barely meets the annual loss from retire- ment, resignation and death. The church needs 650 candidates to attend church colleges each year. Of the 162 new candidates attending college this year, 13 are from Saskatchewan, 18 'from Manitoba, and 15 from Al- berta, with 8 from British Columbia. The remainder of the 162 come from the other provinces of Canada, by far the largest number from Ontario. Electric Lights on Our Farms (Ottawa Journal) Nine out of ten farms in the pro- vince of Ontario now have electric light. For the social and economic conse- quences of a eountryside electrified to the extent reported must be enor- mous—enormous surely in what it contributes to the amenities, comfort and efficient living of those who live outside the cities. And perhaps enor- mous, too, toward the good end of keeping people on the soil. Many of, us remember when Ont- ario, or rural Ontario at any rate, Iived by lampliiht. Then came a man named Adam Beck and his dream of Hydro and the first mighty progress it made in lighted cities and powers in factories. The power for factories grows—is largely the secret of indus- trial progress --bait growing with it is light and.. power for the country- side. Thus 10 years ,ago the number of l=iydro's rural consumers vvas but 144,218, while today they number 388,276 —. more than 21 times' as many. That is a- sort of progress all of us can salute. INg SEEN IN THE COUNTY, PAPERS • • The Unemployed There were 133 more registered at the Rational Employment Office at Goderich for empluymen at the end of last month than there were - at the same time a year ago. On April 30, 1955,. the ,numbered reg- istered for employment was 49.0 while the figure for the same, time in 1954 was 357. Since the end of April the unemplo,rment figure has been slightly .reduced.—Goderich Signal -Star, _. , Caught Record Trout George Davidson is mighty pleaet ed with ,himself these days — and. why wouldn't he be! He caught himself a brown trout that set a record for this district, a seven and one half pound beauty measuring 27 ins. and his fishermen friends are green with envy. When opened its stomach was found to contain an eight inch speckled trout. Geo., who is an ardent fisherman hauled in his record catch in the Auburn district. He was accompanied by Fred Smalldon.—Blyth Standard. Mishap Causes $100 Damage Damage amounting to approx- imately $100 was caused to two cars in collision on Josephine Street.on Friday afternoon. A car driven by Andy McKague, of Turnburry, had backed out of the Bert Armstrong service- station onto Josephine Street when it was struck by a vehicle driven by Pat Cassidy, of Greenock Township, which was proceeding north on Jo- sephine. the "Most Promising Boy Music- ian" of the Festival.—Blyth Stand- ard. Charge Youths for Break -Ins Three teen-age youths from Kirk- landLake have 'been charged with' theft in connection with the bref[k- ins at „Merner's Meat Market, Dashwood, and Oakwood Golf Club, Grand Bend, last week. The three, Donald Jensen, Mal- "colm J. Stack and Rpnald M. Whit- ney,were arrested in Woodstock thais week and charged with simil- *r offenses there. The youths told police they hitch- hiked to Grand Bend, walked out to the golf course and broke into the clubhouse there. Then they walked to Dashwood, raided the meat market, and bid in the bush the rest of the night. They travell- ed to London next morning. No one was injured. Constable Gordon Deyell investigated.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. Wins Scholarship Nelson McClinchey, 13 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. McClinchey of Hensall is to be congratulated for winning the . Educational Scholarship of $25. donated by the Huron Branch of the O.R.M.T.A. awarded to the competition with the highest marks in piano solo, classes7, 8, and 9, at Huron County Festival held in . Goderich last week. There were 38 contestants. Test piece was "Pheasant Dance." Nelson is a pupil of Miss Greta Lammie of Hensall. He also won the award of a Shaeffer's pen and pencil set donated by Mr. F. F. Armstrong, Goderich for being the YEARS AGONE Honeybees and Pollination Honeybees are good pollinators of many crops because both the larvae and adult are dependent upon nectar and pollen for their food. Numerous visitations are required by a single honeybee to secure a load of pollen or nectar. The branched hairs • of their bodies are particularly adapted for the collection of pollen. The tongues are capable of collecting minute quantities of nectar that are with- in their reach in the florets. The honeybee is known to pol- linate some fifty agricultural crops on this continent, an,d from these crops they store a large surplus of honey and pollen for winter supplies as compared with @subsistence quantities stored by other types of bees. The versatil- ity of the honeybee, in working so many varied crops, makes it more valuable than other species of in- sects which are limited in the (Continued on Page 5) The district break-ins occurred May 7. Cash, cigarettes and other articles were taken. OPP Constable Elmer Zimmer- man was in charge of the investti- gation.--Exeter Times -Advocate. Nearly $18;000 Loss at Londesboro Forty pigs, two calves, and one cow perished early last Friday in a morning fire of unknown origin destroyed a 40 by 80 -foot barn on the farm of John Miller, about 1 and a quarter miles east of Lond- esboro, on concession ten, Hullet Township. Loss was estimated at between .$10,000 and $18,000. Rushing into the flaming struc- ture, Mr. Miller managed to save only seven cows. In trying to save another animal he suffered a gash in his forehead when he was "horn- ed". He was not seriously injured, however. Mr., Miller discovered the blaze when he went to the barn to start his morning chores. As he opened, the door to the building, searing flames and intense heat shot out at him. He ran to his house 200 feet away and told his wife who immediately called the Blyth fire department. When the firefighters arrived they were unable to save the structure and concentrated on preventing the flames spreading to the house. There was very little wind to fan the flames but.the building burned extremely quickly, it was reported. —Clinton News -Record. From The Huron Expositor May 30, 1930 Miss Louise" Rose, of Fordwich, spent the week end with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rose. Mr. and Mrs. 'Wilford Cameron and son, Jimmie, of Brussels, and Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Cameron, of Palmerston, were holiday visito with relatives in Toronto. Mrs. Dora Holmes of Walton was ''a week end visitor at her home here% Miss Marks,of Brussels, was a week end visitor under the parental roof in Parkhill. Miss Lois MacLaren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. MacLaron, had the misfortune recently while. playing with a dog to have her face bitten, requiring some stitches. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Scott and family spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Petty. Mr. Fred Fairbairn accompanied by his girl frieud, of Windsor, were holiday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. Hudson. Miss Hannah, Craig is -in Toronto taking treatment for her knee she injured some time ago when she had the misfortune to fall. Mrs. Richard Ryan, of Seaforth, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Klein, of St. Marys, spent the 24th. with friends in Walton. From The Huron Expositor May 26, 1905 Miss Cecilia Campbell is home from Toronto visiting her parents. Mr. Harry Drake is improving his residence by having the roof raised. When completed, Mr. Drake will have one of the finest build- ings in Staffa. Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell, Seaforth, spent a few hours in Staffa last week with friends. Miss M. Neil visited her brother in Mitchell last week. During the thunder storm Wed - morning, lightning struck the wind- mill on the farm of Mr. W. J. Dick - Interesting Items picked from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago. IC, a�l ti Tuckersmith School Area No. 1 Annual Concert to be held in EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH Thursday, June 2, at 8 p.m. - The School Area Board and Teachers invite all parents and general public to their annual concert Mrs. G. Wendorf, Music Supervisor Wilmer Broadfoot, Chairman, School Area Board son, Walton, but fortunately not much damage was done. Mr. Robert Reid is busily_ . engag- ed enlarging his barn and will put a cement wall underneath. Mr. Thomas Dowson, who dis- posed of his interest in the Califor- nia Hotel, Hensall, to Mr. Heifer - an, has gone to reside on his farm n Stanley, near Varna. Mr. John Mousseau, whose farm is in the township, of Hay, had the frame of his barn raised a few days ago. Mr. Geo. McEwan was in Ottawa this week on business. Fen the, Huron Expositor May 28, 1880 Mr. Issac Rogerson ' intends to shortly commence operations in the ' way of building an approach to the Armstrong bridge. Mr. Rogerson has purchased all the stones nec- essary for the work from Mr. W. Armstrong. Mrs. Henry Chesney has jusf purchased a splendid two-year old thouroughbred Durham bull for use in her own herd, and a limited num- ber of cows will also be taken if parties desire. Mr. W... Clarke's new barn was raised on Friday. Mr. S. Irvin and Francis Baines acted as captains. Mr. William Snell, who has kept a hotel here for a number ofyears has sold out his business in Goder- ich to Messrs. Cury brothers, of Seaforth, who took posession Wed- nesday. Mr. Barnett Bolton, of the eighth concesion of :McKillop, had a frame stable erected on his premises. While it was in the course of erec- tion one of the bents fell twice and another one once. Mr. Simpson, of Brucefield, has been awarded the contract of carrying the mail from Bayfield to Seaforth. Mr. Robert Winter shipped from Seaforth station, a car load, 19 head of very fine cattle for the English market. TO THE EDITOR: Toronto, May 7, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Apart from the gen- eral excellence in that page 1 report of an address by Dr. E. G. Pleva (University of Western On- tario), sponsored by two of your service clubs, the high spots in the story were, for this reader, the following: (a) "Studies have indi= cated, Dr. Pleva said, that the large cities are too large, and that the optium size of a community, insofar as Canada is concerned, is about one hundred thousand"; (b) "The speaker said, that .for the first time last year industry set- tled in a greater amount in com- munities below one hundred thou- sand than it did in cities over one hundred thousand. This came about because industry itself re- alizes that a smaller community can provide a better place in which to live, a better place in which to raise a family, and a better place in wi�t}a to have a job"; and (c), "Agricultural—i.e. arable --soil is precious and should be preserved. It is particularly important that care be taken in adopting agri ultural land to urban use. If the abo a authoritative speak- er is on the fact -beans, and /plink we may assume that he is, it would seem that the principle of industeial decentralization has a good deal more to impulse it and speed its development than merely the threat of enemy air raid. In the circumstances, therefore, the future visibly brightens for the hundreds of alert and progressive communities not only in Quebec and Ontario, but also clear across Canada. I look forward with pleasure, to the steady growth of the scores of so-called secondary industrial centres pulsing forward to what the abovespeakerde- scribes "the optimum size of a Community" in terms of the social and economic life of Canada, i.e., "about one hundred thousand"; and, hardly less so, to the steady increase in population and indus- trial vitality of the still greater numbers of. ambitious and vigor- ous towns like your own. 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