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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-09-09, Page 7Jamboree tourney By BILL SCOTT Selected as one of two First Class Scouts to represent the Sea - forth Troop at the World Scout -Jamboree; Bill Scott has given 'The Huron Expositor a story about the events he was active in during the ten days at the mon- ster camp at Niagara -on -the -Lake: John Love and myself left Aug- ust' 16 for the pre -Jamboree Camp at Clinton. When everyone was there, the troop was divided into four patrols Each patrol erected two wall tents and a smaller sup- ply tent. We slept on the ground in our sleeping bags that night, just as we would have to do for. the nett eleven nights. The next sasorniisg each patrol was given a ITSBORNE & HIBBERI MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. MEAD OFFICE -EXETER, Ont President, Martin Feeney, R.R. Z Dublin; Viee-President, E. Clay- ton Colquhoun, R.R. 1, Sacience Silt. DIRECTORS -Barry Coates, R. H. 1, Centralia; William A. Ham- ilton, Cromarty; Milton McCurdy, R.R. 1, Kirritteas; Ales J. Rohde, R.R. 3, Mitchell. AGENTS -Thos. G. Ballantyne, R.R. 1, Woodham; Clayton Harris, ott a:bell; Stanley ockmg, Mit• seise rran -w. a. C.usie..aw Eater. SECRETARY - TREASURE* - Arthur Prayer, teeter. project to do for the Jamboree. Our patrol cut staves for a winter shelter. On Thursday morning we pack- ed all our equipment and put it on a truck, readyto ship it to Niagara. We left on a bus at 10.30 a.m. and passed through Seaforth at 11 o'clock. Niagara -on -the -Lake was finally reached about 4 p.m. We put up camp in record time, and had free time that night to walk around the jamboree grounds. The next morning the two winter shelters, the gateway and the marquee were set up. On Saturday morning we had a rehearsal for the opening cere- monies. Right after dinner we lined the parade route, for we were not in the parade and did not get to see the opening ceremonies. The march past lasted for about an hour. Blind Scouts Parade The blind troop of French Scouts was in the parade. They kept in perfect step by hooking their lit- tle fingers together. Many people didn't even notice them. It was very hot that afternoon and as a result the showers were congested afterwards. On Sunday morning I went to church with three other Scouts of our troop. There were about five or six thou- sand Scouts at church from Can- ada, United States, Britain, a few from France;"and probably a few from other countries. In the afternoon our troop was privileged with a visit by Jackson NOTICE TOWN OF SEAFORTH No parking will be allowed on Main Street on Friday -nights,. between the hours of 2 A.M.- - 8 A.M. to facilitate the cleaning of the street- Saturday morning. By Order of the Town Council Dodds, the Deputy Chief ,Scout of Canada_ On Zito day evening the 'Scouts of the four Scandinavian countries and then the French Scouts put on grand displaysi at the arena. lase At Volleyball ' Tuesday morning we played vol- leyball with. some Scouts from Bri- tish Guiana. Monday morning they beat us 15 to, 5- On Tuesday we had them Thi to 5 once, but some- thing went wrongand they beat us 25 to Il.. After the game the Bri- tish Guiana team, along with one chap from Brazil' and one from the U.S.A.., were invited to dinner by our troop,while three Scouts and myself went to the British Guiana troop for dinner.. That afternoon we went to Nia- gara Falls; : 10 buses took about 3,000 of us.. We got back about 11 p.m. The next evening, Scouts of Germany, Israel, Tasmania, Mexi- co, New Zealand and the United States, respectively, put on dis- plays at the arena. These dis- plays were usually native songs and dances of their country. At times the Scouts illustrated some of the history of their native land. We got up at 4:15 a.m. Friday morning to go to the Exhibition. Our troop went by bus to St. Cath rhes and then transferred to a special trains- We arrived in Toronto at 9:00 a.m. and waited until 11:00 a.m. for the rest of the 'Scouts. i We marched into the exhibition grounds • and past the grandstand We were near the beginning of the parade and about 20 minutes a€ter• we broke off we went back along the parade route and watched the Scouts still marching by. John Love and Don McArthur, of Goderich, stayed back at camp to guard our campsite that day. We got back to camp after mid- night. Tirade Shirt Saturday morning I traded my Scout shirt for a British Guiana Scout shirt. In the afternoon Ed. Graff, of Hanover, and I went to see Fort George. We had to get back to camp at 3:00 p.m. to go to the closing ceremonies. All the Scouts gathered in front of the stage for the ceremonies. After- wards, we left, singing "Auld Lang Syne." - We had fried chicken for supper that night. After supper two young French Scouts came to our campsite and agked us for some maple syrup. They were going to take it back to France with them. About 9 o'clock we went to a campfire. Sunday . morning- we .took down our tents and packed our equip- ment. The truck came about 9 o'clock and we packed it with our equipment and sent it on its way home. . The bus came about 2 o'clock and we left Niagara -on -the. Lake with many happy memories. John and I will never forget our wonderful experience with the Scouts of the world. 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Above is an artist's conception of the streamlined 22,500 -ton vessel, slated for sea service in the Spring of 1956. Veteran Land Act Program Success Marks Tenth Anniversary In the ten years which have elapsed since Veterans Land Act became a factor in Huron, 130 farmers have been established un- der the terms of the Act, and in addition, 112 small holdings have been approved, according to Stan oungblut, district field officer for Veterans' Land Act. The fig- ures apply to the area for which Mr. Yougbiut is responsible, that is the Townships of Hay, Stephen, Usborne, Stanley, Goderich, Tuck- ersmith, Hullett and Colborne. Mr. Youngblut, who supervises Veterans' Land activities through- out' this area, in. commencing on the success of the program, says that in the field area for which he is responsible, a total of $1,400,000 has been invested in V.L.A. hold- ings. The work of the Veterans' Land Act continues to go on, and each year sees additional numbers of veterans being re-established. Be- fore a veteran may receive finan- cial assistance under V.L.A., his re-establishment credit must be in- tact, Mr. YoungbIut says. If he has used all or part of his cred- its, he may be qualified, subject to .thein repayments. The repay- ment of credits to qualify for as- sistance under the act may not be made until January 1, 1960. Ten years ago the last shot was fired of the greatest war the world has seen. The war was over and the Canadian serviceman turned his thoughts to -becoming a civilian. During the following decade the I Canadian veteran has been re- habilitated by taking advantage of the various schemes set up for this purpose. One of the most popular has been the purchase of a farm or small t holding under the Vet- erans' Land Act. ' • The Veterans' Land Act officials claim the land settlement scheme for World War II veterans has surpassed expectations, and can now be termed a marked success. In the Western Ontario district from Niagara Falls to Windsor, and to the north of Bruce Peninsu- la, over 11,000 veterans have taken advantage of this assistance. The public has invested a gross of •60 million dollars in the future of these veterans, and although this is to be paid back over 25 years, at the present time nearly ,one mil- lion dollar has been paid otter and above the amount owing at this date. The scope of the V.L.A. activi- ties in Western Ontario is best il- lustrated by placing all the small. holdings side by side and the re- sulting population .would equal the City of Woodstock. If the farms were joined, it would equal one of the 'averaged sized counties in the district. These -men and their families are demonstrating pride of ownership in their homes and far:r.:, ...a many are leaders in their own community. While the war days may seem to 'be -a long way off, the Department reports that the, rate of settling )IQUP NosviTig by G. HARVEY AGNEW, M.D. PRESIDENT. ONTARIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION 'The statistics of one fairly large city in Ontario showed that in a twelve months' period all the births recorded,,with the exception of two, occurred in that particular city's hospital. It might just be, now able to detect, at an early stage, various body changes or ab- normalities which may cause com- plications in the later months of pregnancy. Furthermore, they can usually tell in advance -whether or although, the statistics do not Blab- not a caesarean operation will be orate, that the two youngsters who needed. It is now generally agreed did not -first see the Iight of day that whether an expectant mother din a hospital were born on their is anticipating a normal or an ab - way there, perhaps in a taxicab. It has happened before; it will happen again. Be that as it may, this emphasis upon confinement in hospital is typical of most communities where hospitals are readily accessible. Today, in Ontario, more than 90 out of every 100 babies that come into the world are born in hospi- tals. In urban communities, the precentage is usually higher. In some rural communities where farms and hamlets are somewhat isolated or where roads are not improved or winter -plowed, the percentage is not quite so high. This situation was not always the case. • In medieval days hospi- tal births were usually limited to homeless women and to those with complications preventing normal delivery. Very 'wisely expectant mothers were confined at home. In those days the dreaded disease puerperal fever was not well un- derstood and all too many mothers confined in hospital contracted it. In,the majority of instances it prov- ed fatal. Early records of leaning contin- ental hospitals showed that more than one woman in ten having childbirth in hospital died of puer- peral fever. It was the observant, but discredited, Semmelweiss of Vienna who demonstrated -that un- cleanliness and poor delivery tech- niques were the main cause for the spreading of this ruthless killer. Unfortunately for countless moth- ers of that period, it was a long time before the urgent recommen- dations of Semmelweiss were gen- erally adopted. Then, almost ov- ernight, the incidence of puerperal sepsis dropped dramatically. Today the whole picture of child- birth is vastly different. We now know what causes puerperal fever and other such contagious diseas- es. Doctors and nurses have de- veloped rigid techniques which make infections of this nature a rarity. On the very few occasions when they may occur, the new "antibiotic" drugs can usually stop the infection quickly and effective- ly. It is exceedingly fare today for a woman to die of puerperal fever in hospital. Other complications of childbirth too, are being controlled to a re- markable degree by good prenatal care. Medical practitioners are veterans will reach a new high during 1955. This has been brought on by increasing the loan to small holders to $8,100, and for full-time farmers to $10,500. The success of this land settle- ment scheme was brought about partly by the veterans demonstrat- ing the desire to own their own homes or farms, and partly by the V.L.A. administration approaching the problem from a realistic and practical point of view. ,New home- owners and farmers need guidance and encouragement, which is sup- plied by a highly trained staff in farm activities, house construc- tion and family needs. The V.L.A. program has promoted ownership of property by the veteran on the Do -It -Yourself basis. Supervised by trained men, this program has saved the veterans under the Act a gross amount estimated at three to four million dollars. For many it has meant a home which other- wise may not have been possible. FALL FAIR DATES Arthur Bayfield I Bltyth Brussels Chesley Clifford Drayton Drumbo I Dundalk Dungannon Exeter Grand Valley Ilderton Kirkton Listowel Lucknow Mildmay Milverton Mitchell New Hamburg Paisley Palmerston Paris Parkhill Port Elgin Ripley Rodney Russell St. Marys SEAFORTH Stratford Strathroy Tara normal delivery, she will be much better off in hospital where all the facilities are available to control the various emergencies which may arise during the confinement per- iod. If complications are anticipated, the proper place undoubtedly is in hospital where the equipment and supplies, and the trained person- nel for immediate treatment are always readily available. The new baby likewise is safter in hospital. Sometimes it is diffi- cult to get the baby to breathe properly, or there may be blood disturbances. The chance of re- storing the child to a normal con- dition is much greater in a hospi- tal. For some reason or other we seem to be having a higher per- centage of premature births than in previous generations. Various theories have been advanced, in- cluding that of present day nervous strain, excessive smoking, greater activity and various physiological changes. Premature babies have a much better chance of survival in hospi- tal than elsewhere. Most of our hospitals today have ingenious in- fant incubators which have a high humidity, keep the temperature at practically the internal tempera- ture of the mother's body and pro- vide the necessary amount of oxy- gen. As a result,' our hospitals are saving many babies now which, a generation ago, would have had practically no chance of survival. Such features as nurseries for premature babies, post-natalas well as pre -natal care, and special waiting rooms for nervous fathers, are part and parcel of the provi- sion made for the birth of a baby in most Ontario hospitals. - It is all paying big dividends in the saving of lives. Month after month the hospitals of Ontario have thousands of deliveries with- out losing a mother. Newborn in- fant mortality has reduced to what seems like a minimal rate. And, believe it or not, there is not one single instance on recotd where a hospital in Ontario has ever lost an expectant father. Considering what the poor, frail, suffering fathers have to endure at child- birth hildbirth this is, indeed, an enviable record. Tavistock Teeswater Tiverton Walkerton Wiarton Woodbridge Woodstock Zurich Sept. 27, 28 Sept. 28, 29 Sept. 20, 21 Sept. -29, 30 Sept. 9, 10 Oct. 7, . 8 Sept. 17 -19 Sept. -28, •29 Sept. 16, 17 Sept 20 Sept. 21, 22 Sept. 23, 24 Oct. 3. 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(ALCAN) PORT CU • Highlighting' the' sports picture of the Ontario .Bean Festival in Hensall on Monday afternoon was the horseshoe competition for the top honors in Western Ontario and the O'Keefe trophy. Taking the trophy with the highest single score was Walter Woodward, of .Port Credit. Walter Woodward was also a keY man on the winning doubles team. Aided by the accurate pitching arm of Ted Burrows, also from Port Credit, the singles champ went home a true champion with a clean sweep of the highest hon- ors. Rated as one. of the best horse- shoe pitchers in Canada, and a two-time winner, Fred Harburn, ommielemmimmista KIPPEN Mr. a`nd Mrs. Eddie Taylor, of Stratford, were weekend visitors of Mrs. Dinsdale and Miss M. Whiteman. Mr. and Mrs. Russell, of Sault Ste. Marie, visited all of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Atex M-eGre g Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Darling, of Grand Bend, visited Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John L. Henderson. Mr. .and, Mrs. Pat Curran, of Were ere weekend guests of their grandmother, Mrs. J. McCly- mont. The Misses Marjorie and -Jean Hyde returned home recently from a pleasant two weeks' vacation at Gorrie, Toronto and Minden. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Herdman and Patty Lou, of Buffalo, visited over the holiday weekend with the latter's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hyde. 3eilsallrr* in thedqu, a 'top eontel touch which,.: the champion pitching partner was Jap: Cotgof Hensal. Seeeni Ogg, the doubles went to ,G.eorg wards and Elgin Tainan, ,holt Galt. Court Kerr and Edward Davit both of Benmiller, were foul with John Simmons, Melba and Wilson Dodge.. Lucan, fifth'.• Cheers and shouts could he heat for miles as the Townships of Hay, Usborne, Tuckersmith, Stanley and Hibbert matched eacother in a tug-of-war contest. Alphon'sils Masse, Robert Masse, Alex Maps seau, George Beer, Roy S.male,;:Ed. Hendrick and Captain Bruce.Koeli ler, of Hay Township, proved to be," the strongest group as they up- rooted their competitors., If the shouts of the supporting fans could have won the contest, the decision would have been between Stanley and Hibbert. The sports attraction of the fes- tival created a great deal of inter- est for the 3,000 sightseers. YOU CAN DEPEND. ONr remove moms acids and wastes, back- - DODDS ' dabs tiredr feeling, KID N EY disturbed rest often - follow. Dodd's , PILLS Sidney Fills Miran- ..,_,--77; late kidneys to ' ' normal duty. You \� r ` * , D. feel better -sleep tu;,:1l ra. a F.1'. r.�`o�. better work better. I *o +...••o n + \ 4 f� / Get Dodds at any •*,e.;. a sN d peed ores Ddds.n so SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T. Pryde & Son 'All TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Enquiries are invited Telephone Numbers: Exeter 41---. Clinton 1620 Seaforth 573 YOUR BUSINESS DIRECTORY MEDICAL DR. M. W. 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