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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-09-16, Page 2ririi,r7-Witr772,rekil9F Ttletpag,!,,'1•"'• • " • EXPOSITOIL ONT., SEPT. 16, 1955 THE HURON EXPOSITOR Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros. 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, September 16 Come To the Fair Next week Seaforth Agrictiltural Society will sponsor its .annual Fall Fair. This year the occasion is a particularly important one, for the Fair is the 110th in the history of the Seaforth Society and its immedi- ate predecessor societies. As a tribute to and in recognition • of the contribution which the society has made to the economic develop- ment of the farming community over more than a century, the Lieutenant - Governor of Ontario, Hon. Louis G. Breithaupt and Mrs. Breithaupt will attend, and His Honor will officially open the fair. The fall fair is something in which everybody can well participate. It is not, as too frequently is suggested, an occasion peculiar to the rural area. The fair belongs to the whole community, rural and town alike, and responsibility for its success must.be assumed by all. That an appreciation of this nec- essary responsibility does exist, at least in some quarters, is indicated by the excellent job the Seaforth Chamber of Commerce has done in directing and arranging a mercan- tile and industrial display in the arena that has become one of the most interesting features of the fair. Each fall, with the advent of fall fairs, is heard the cynic who suggests fairs accomplish nothing and are but a waste of time and money. We can- not agree. Any institution, such as the Sea— forth Fair, that has been a factor ima community for more than a cen- tury—through good years and bad, through wars and depressions—must have provided a real service, or it long since would have withered and died', -p-- • ,ut apart from this aspect, and what is most important, is that the -fall fair provides a common ground for the farm folk and the townsmen to get together and to see what each other are doing. It is a forum where improvements in methods can be dis- cussed, and where evidence is at hand in the exhibits, to prove or dis- pprove just what the best method may be. For the young farmer par- ticularly, the fair frequently is an , introduction into competition that provides that desirable incentive which often in years to come can mean the difference between 'a good farmer and a poor one. Congratulations to Seaforth Fair on this anniversary occasion! The community shares with the of- ficers and members of the society their wish that the 11 -0th fair may be the best in a long and proud his- tory of good fairs. Shade in the Pasture Field Last Summer was the hottest that most of us recall in many years. Day after day during July and August the thermometer reached for new heights. This situation has prompted a xeader to suggest that more consid- ration should be given to providing shade trees in pasture fields. It is ccintended that provision of shade for apimals from 90 -degree sun is not only a humanitarian act, but also is one that can pay dividends in great- er production of milk or beef. Commenting on the suggestion, an authority has this to say: "This beneficial shade may be giv- en by trees which form a graceful row along a lane or fence row. It may be given by a solitary tree out in the open field. Trees along the wood - lot bOrdeehre also a very desirable sduree of shade. 1,11 the ease of fence rows and • • se that have been left to grow in 4,, Njqtm,, 1.4me 'A 3; the fields, it is no accident that they are there now. The need for this sort of protection was recogniied by those who owned the farm many years ago. In many cases rows of trees were set out along laneways and fence rows, partly with the idea of providing shade for livestock. These trees also add very favorably to the general ap- pearance of the farm. "Where shade from this source does not exist, the farmer is well ad- vised to set out young trees in the corners of his fields where they may be protected by a fence. Given care and protection, these young trees eventually reach the size where they provide beneficial shade. Straight EIm, Maple or Ash saplings about six feet tall, transplanted from the woodlot, serve very well for this pur- pose." WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Better Still! (Brantford Expositor) Highways lined with bushes may, as some nurserymen claim, cushion the crash of careening cars, but there would be even better results if fewer drivers were in the bush league. Thought For Today „(Sydney Post -Record) Next time a wet day makes you feel depressed just give thought to how the rain is keeping our woodsy land fresh and clean and green. The repeated rain is insurance against forest fire. A prolonged lack of rain would result in outbreaks of fire to blacken the. green gold of Nova Scotia's natural wealth. The Dawdling Driver (Owen Sound Sun -Times) We don't mean to suggest that ev- ery motorist on our highway should travel at 50 miles an hour or more, but we do contend that the Sunday driver who pokes along at 25 to 30 miles per hour is not being fair to other users of the highways. People who want simply to go for a drive on the weekend can find many scenic routes without sticking to the highway all the time. ,‘ And if they wish to drive on the highways, surely they can be expect- ed to drive at a minimum of 40 miles an hour in the name of society, if nothing else. • Questions Of Midsummer (New York Times) The days are getting shorter— there's 20 minutes less daylight to- day than there was a month ago— but there's still time to puzzle out some kind of answers to those mid- summer questions. Why don't fresh -water fish bite during hot weather? Do they go on a diet? If the fish ate more, the mosquitos would bite less because thcr€ would be fewer mosquitos. Why don't night hawks and whip- poorwills work harder at their job, which is catching winged insects at night, and spend less time loafing? The whippoorwills especially, which take half an hour off at three a.m. to whippoorwill all over the country- side. Why doesn't somebody invent a midweek week -end just for reckless drivers, and make them use it? Why don't more woodchucks use the pub- lic highways, as rabbits do, and suf- fer the consequences? Woodchucks can't be that bright. Of what earth- ly use is plantain, anyway? Or, ,for that matter, purslane, which is cou- sin to portulaca but hasn't any flowers worth mentioning. Why does lettuce bolt just when you can't get enough salad? And why isn't there a monument to the inventor of cottage cheese? Why do barn swallows nest in the family garage, and then raise such a fuss when you go to get the car? Do they think they built the garage as well as the nest? Did man get the idea of apartment houses from the wasps or from the ants? Is there- anything more graceful than a weeping willow in a summer windstorm? Or happier than a lake, all full of dimples, in a light summer rain? Why doesn't somebody tame the milkweed and make a garden flower out of it? It's as sweet as a tuberose. Why does July, one of our longest months, seem so short? Midi short- er than August. Why? 01:14•,;1146(t • %:1;'• 11, SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Trade Fair Head Moves A. H. Wilford, manager of the Western Ontario Trade Fair, which has been held at Blyth each spring for the past few Years, has taken up residence at Stratford, moving there the beginning of this month, where he and Mrs. Wilford are occupying a large home, suit- able to the purposes required by Mr. Wilford in his work. — Blyth Standard. Highest Junior Karmer Lorne Fell, with the season's highest number of points amongst Mitchell Junior Farmers, won the Eastern Canada bus trip the last week in September, it was an- ounced at Tuesday night's meeting at the High School. Allen Paulen will represent Perth Junior Farm- ers at their camp, Lake Geneva. —Mitchell Advocate. Sailers Tour County Directors of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement As- sociation made a one -day bus tour in the county to inspect the asso- ciation's test plots. Each three -- tor brought along a farmer as a guest with 36 in all taking the tour. Visits included the farm of William Ellerington, Centralia, Where Mr. Ellerington and his three brothers operate 1,8(l.0 acres of land.—Zurich Herald. Beef Producers Organize The beef producers of the county met in the agricultural office board room on Tuesday evening Under the leadership of president Wil- fred Shortreed. Secretary of the group was Gordon Greig. A five - man board from the county to head the association was named: Bob Campbell, R.R. 1, Dublin- Bob Mc- Gregor, Kippen; Charles Coultes, Belgrave; Jack Armstrong, Lon- desboro, and Wilfred Shortreed, Walton.—Clinton News -Record, A Big Success Wingham's Frontier Days, a cele- bration which rivalled in size the successful 75th anniversary of last year, promised to become an an- nual event this week, as the Wing - ham Lions Club totalled up its take of over 7,000 paid admissions at the town park and the town arena. Menthers of the Lions Club, en- thusiastic about the success of this year's celebration, are already talking about an even bigger and p1111.. better Frontier Days next year.— Wingham Advance -limes. Wonderful Response Canvassers frem Zion United Church are receiving a "wonder- ful response" to their appeal for contributions to the Cornish Build. ing Fund, Treasurer Kenneth Hern said Thursday. The fund, organ- ized by the church on Sunday, will be used to erect a new home for Mr. and Mrs, Garfield Cornish and their four children, of Elimville, who lost all their possessions in a fire Thursday night. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Hog Plan Opposed Theodore Parker's petition for a vote on the hog marketing pro- gram is getting strong support in Usborne Township, according to re- ports. One man distributing the petition says well over 75 per cent of the producers in the township are against the marketing plan. In Stephen, Hay and other neighbor- ing townships, there does not ap- pear to be much agitation. As far as could be learned, there are no petitions being circulated in these areas.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Water Ski Champ Spurred by the fame long dis- tance swimmers in Ontario are at- taining, Bay of Quinte water skiers held a ski marathon here on Sun- day. A 40 -mile race from Wau- poos to Picton was won by John Sibthorpe, 23 -year-old Picton bar- ber. Sibthorpe made the hazar- dous trip in one hour and 40 min- utes, battling six-foot waves in Lake Ontario some 20 miles from Waupoos to Indian Point. The champ is a former Blyth boy.— Blyth Standard. • At Hayfield Newcomers to the Jowett cot- tages include: Sgt. Robert Eng- land and family; LAC. Matthew Lithgow and family, Sgt. J. Hop- abuck and family, F/O. and Mrs. J. Warren, Mrs. Warren (who is from England) has just joined her husband, who with the other men are stationed at R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton. Others who are spending a vacation in Jowett cottages are Mr. and Mrs. R. Gibson, of To- ronto; Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mac- Neill, London; Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hughes, Detroit.—Clinton News - Record. AUSTRALIAN JOURNEY -MELBOURNE PREPARES FOR FIRST OLYMPICS IN SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE (Third of four articles writ-, ten by C.W.N.A. editorial re- presentative and Quebec weekt ly editor John Freeman, who recently returned from a five- week trip to Australia). My arrival at Sydney Airport via Canadian Pacific's "Empress of Amsterdam" had been accompan- lea by the popping of flash -bulbs. I was distinguished only because I had cartel a pair of skiis all 'the way across Canada in the summer and then by aircraft over sum, 8,500 miles of Pacific Ocean! I parried, successfully though:4 numerous questions on skiing (I have been on them twice in my life); the skiis were for an "Aus- sie" Air Force pal who wanted something particularty Canadian to remind him of happy days spent in Canada while a trainee under the Empire Training Scheme. My - eventual Gestination was Melbourne, and through excellent facilities available at the airport found myself aboard a Trans - Australian Airlines DC -6 bound fee Victoria's state capital within an hour of my arrival at SydneY. With its fine climate, Australia is one of the most air -minded countries in the world. My fare for the 450 -mile trip from Sydney to Melbourne, (about the . same distance as from Mon- treal to New York) came to ap- proximately $20, and flying condi- tions, described in, the latest Aus- sie vernacular, were `mighty". "We'll Show the World" I was particularly fortunate in meeting and becoming friendly with press and publicit3)"' officers in charge of arrangements for the 16th Olympic Games being held in Melbourne next year from Novem- ber 22 to December 8. The foreboding of gloomy pro- phets that this city will "botch the games" is vigorously denied by citizens of all walks of Ole as well as officials who know that the games are too important to per- mit of anything but success. It's not a question of "will they be a success?" but rather, "How big a success will they be?" John Laughlin; press officer who will have the unenviable chore of looking after the needs of an esti- mated 1,000 press members ex- pected at the Olympics, is a very quiet and unassuming man who has the God-given quality of be- ing able to make visitors and strangers feel at home from the moment he greets them. He'll need something to look af- ter this gang of sports writers and photographers from some fifty countries. Stadium Will Hold 104,000 Major features of Olympic Games Preparations are the en- largement of the Melbourne Crick- / et Ground to accommodate 104,000 which will make it bigger than any stadium provided for past Olympies; construction of Olym- pic Park into a first-class all-pur- pose sporting centre to include a football field, velodrome a n d hockey field, an athletics and soc- cer field, as well as a new and most modernistic swimming sta- dium., .• To house the thousands of atii- lets a brand new "Olympic Vil- lage" is being erected at a cost of some 94,900,000 with the attention to detail including such items as the provision of oversize beds to house seven -foot tall basketball players!: According to Press Officer Laughlin, "Prominent individuals, as well as civic groups are out to boost Australian hospitality to the skies and visitors can be sure they will be made coinfIrtable and most welcome." No Olynipic city has yet been able to provide hotel accommoda- tion far all vistors and guests, and to overcome- this problem Mel- bourne is eonducting a campaign which has already made provision for 10,000 visitors in specially sel- ected private homes. These will be inspected by fe- male hostesses (they're more fus- sy than men) before being O.K.'d as up to the required standard. As part of the plan to make visi- tors feel at ease, lawyers, for in- stance,would be billeted with law- yers, printers with printers, and so on, so that a common ground for discussion and mutual enjoy- ment may be _found. "Dim View" It's a matter of record that the adverse publicity Australia has received over the games was in part due to the fact that a lal?or strike was In progress during a visit made by International Olym- pic Committee Chairman Avery Brundage who, quite naturally, took a "dim view" when he saw two lone workmen on the games site! Actually the organizing commit- tee's June "progress report" showed all work to be either ahead of, or else on, schedule. Bet On Aussie Swimmers The Australians expect their own athleter to do well under "home conditions" and I was told to "put a couple of dollars on the Aussies to clean up the swimming events — this is the "good gen" from the thost sports -conscious people on the globe. With a mere ten million people they won no less than six gold medals at the last Olympics held at Helsinki in 1952! Overseas visitors may book tick- ets to the various events, in ad- vance, from travel agents and air- lines. , Tourist Attractions Galore It was not until 1788—some 30 years after Wolfe took Quebec, that the first boatload of settlers and convicts arrived in Austra- lia. Yet in this country, so much younger than Canada, there is a, great awareness of the importance of the tourist trade, and Cana- dians are welcomed like long -lost cousins by the Australians, who have never forgotten the hospital- ity showered upon their own air- men when they were in Canada during the war days. Sydney, the second largest "white city" in the Commonwealth (Montreal is third) is a modern metropolis with a wonderful cli- mate, and boasts more hours' sun- shine than any other capital eitf in the country. For a visitor, Sydney is an ex- cellent base for operations until he becomes accustomed to the land and climate, and there he is with- in easy distance of many ,excel- lent holiday resorts and tourist (Continued on Page 13) • • • • 144•1•114•••••m••••••••••%•■•••••••••••••••••■•••• _TEARS. AGONE Interesting Items 'picked front The Huron Expositor of 25; 50 and 75 Years Ago. September 19, 1930 From The Huron Expositor A large number of friends and neighbors gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Godkin, McKil- lop, on Friday evening last to pre- sent the newly -married couple with a beautiful mantel clock. The ad- dress was read by Mr. Stanley Hilleu and the presentation was made by Clifford Smith and Wm. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. William Clark, of Walton, have moved into their new home in Brussels, recently pur- chased from the Peter Scott es- tate. 2 Some person or persons took part in removing the sign off the road being closed from Lot 1 to Lot 5, Con. 13 and 14, McKillop Township. The sign was put up by the patrolman to warn the travelling public of the danger, as the road is being undermined by fire, and anyone getting in there could not turn around, which might cause serious trouble. We think the one who did the trick did not realize the injury that might have been caused, or they would not have done it. The large barn on the farm of Mr. Alva Way, on the lath con- cession of Tuckersmith, was struck by lightning shortly after midnight on Saturday, and in a few minutes was a mass of flames. Fortunately there was little stock in the barn, but two pigs and 150 hens were burned, together with the season's crop. Mr. William Taylor, of Varna, made a shipment of livestock to Toronto on Friday. Mr. William Riley, of Dublin, teamster for Mr. Tames Shea, had the misfortune to fall on Sunday, breaking the large bone in his leg: The following from this district are attending Stratford Normal School: Robert Govenlock, Clar- ence Trott and the Misses Rosie Patrick, Margaret Patrick, Mar- garet Ferguson, Margaret Forrest, Annie Hanna and Jean Webster. • From The Huron Expositor September 15, 1905 It is of interest to note. that a new telephone office has been op- ened by the Bell Telephone Com- pany at Walton, and tllat the vil- lage can now be reached by tele- phone. This will be a great con- venience, not only to the good peo- ple of Walton, but to their neigh- bors as well. The people of Hensall and vicin- ity, with their usual enterprise and push; have decided to hold a grand horse show this fall. Hensall is the centre of one of the best horse districts in Canada, so that the show can not help being a suc- cess. Mr. Chris. Eilber, Zurich, has sold his fine driver to Mr, J. Mc- Clusky, of Goderich Township, for $155 and has purchased another from Mr. J. Bremner. The Misses Mina and Edith Dav- idson, of Varna, have gone to Ot- tawa to attend college there. Cables from Liverpool and Lon- don on all Canadian cattle were firm at 11c to 111/2c, but sheep were stronger and were half a cent higher at 13c. The first separator threshing machine manufactured at The Robert Bell Engine & Thresher Works, Seaforth, was turned out of the shops and run on Saturday afternoon. It worked beautifully and ran almost as smoothly as a sewing machine, and not as much as a nut had to be tightened. It is to be run by a 25 -horsepower steam traction engine, The Ladies' Guild of St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth, will hold their annual Harvest Festival on Wed- nesday evening in the schoolroom of the church. • From The Huron Expositor September 17, 1880 Mr. Jacob McGee has sold his farm on the 5th concession of Tuck- ersmith, L.R.S., to Mr. John Cam- eron, of the Mill Road, for the sum of $6,000. About three years ago Mr. McGee refused an offer of $7,000 cash for this farm. It is one of the best in the township, and we congratulate Mr. Cameron on his bargain. On Saturday afternoon as Mrs. John Killoran, of Seaforth, with her sister and daughter, were re- turning from Clinton with a horse and covered buggy, they met with rather an unpleasant accident. While ascending the hill opposite the Stapleton salt works, the fas- tening attaching the shafts to the buggy at one side, came loose, al- lowing the shafts to fall upon the horse's heels. The animal gave a spring forward, pulling the buggy around sideways, upsetting it and throwing the ladies out. Mr, Rans- ford, seeing their unfortunate posi- tion, came to the rescue and aided them in rigging up and getting on their way again. Last week Mr. Wm. Pearson, of the 3rd concession of Stanley, sold to Mr. George Stanbury, three two-year-old steers for $35 each. This is a good price for unimprov- ed stock. Mr. J. R. Williams has sold his seven -acre park lot on North Main St. in Seaforth to Mr. John G. Ament for the sum of $700. Mr. Ament will soon be one of the larg- est property owners in the county. We learn that t'eter McTavish, of the Mill Road, near Brucefield, has purchased the yearling entire colt, recently imported from Scot- land by Mr. Peter McGregor. Mr. McTavish is an old horseman and there are few who have a better eye for a good animal, and we are much mistaken if he has not struck it well this time. A large singing class has been organized in the Canada Methodist Church, Leadhury. We hope here- after to hear our streets disturbed by nothing other than the pweet strains of music. • .• . ,j&t 4g 4 TO THE EDITOR: Toronto, Sept. 6, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Although it will be October or even later before we can- give the final result of the National Red Shield Appeal,. we are confident that when all the de- layed Campaigns are completed the objective will be reached. Our press clipping service shows that once again Canadian news- papers have been behind The Sal- vation Army in its appeal for funds. The generous coverage and sympathetic support given has been very encouraging to this Headquarters. We should, therefore, like to ex- press, to you and your staff the very warm thanks and apprecia- tion of The Salvation Army for your understanding and co-operation. Yours sincerely, L. BURSEY, Brigadier, National Campaign .Director. $ $ "Seaforth", Silverdale Ave., Walton -on -Thames, Aug. 24, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: In reading tlae July 8 issue of The Expositor, 1 noticed your editorial on "The Hazards of the Country." A small boy was run over by a tractor and was killed. This incident reminded me of a similar one reported in the papers over here—but the boy was saved by a miracle. The roller went right over him and he was squashed into the soft ground. I am enclosing a clipping, which is almost unbelievable. What do you think? I gather that the Old Boys was a great success. I am patiently waiting to read about it in The Expositor. The last one I have received to date is the one issued on July,' 291 Sincerely, A. R. TURNBULL (The story to'which former Sea - forth' resident A: R. Turnbull re- fers follows:) "Nine-year-old Derek Hulme fell yesterday—head first and face up —in front of a horse-drawn con- crete roller. And the one -ton roll- er passed right over him. It roll- ed over his face, his chest, his 4 legs, his feet, and left him—run- harmed. "It happened on the 65 -acre Ab- bey Green farm which Derek's father owns at Leek, in Stafford- shire. "Derek and his eight-year-old cousin, Anthony, were riding on the roller as it was driven across a meadow by his uncle, Horace Hulme. They were standing behind Mr. Hulme, who sat on the driver's seat. They were on a bar be- tween the roller shafts. They were leaning against the seat. "Then Derek slipped. He went head first between the shafts and the 8 -foot long roller was on him and over him. Mr. Hulme drove on quickly to get clear of the boy, and ran back. - "The scene was like something.. out of a Walt Disney cartoon. For three days of rain had softened. the turf and Derek had beet squashed flat into it. When he was picked up the exact impression of his body was deep in the turf. "He was examined by doctors and then X-rayed at the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary. Not an injury was found. "Said his father, Farmer Wil- liam Hulme: 'This was one time I. was glad of plenty of mud'." Seaforth, Sept. 8, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: In the §eptember 1st issue5 of the Exeter Times -Advo- cate there is a story explaining_ the Department of Highway's cur- ious practice of using straw mulch in seeding along the sides of high- ways and suggesting that this is a_very advanced and praiseworthy technique. It also points out—cor- rectly—that in the last provincial election campaign I facetiously suggested that the straw had been put along No. 8 Highway "to cushion the bumps". What the story did not include was the very pertinent information that the bumps have not yet been cushioned on that stretch of road, and that—mulch or no mulch, ad- vanced theory or no— advanced theory—no grass has yet grown along the sides of the road! What I predicted last May has now proved true. Due to the lida- tory, wasteful and foolish admini- stration of our Department of Highways, still another tourist. (Continued on Page 8) 41W 7,423,10., away? NotLFF/ERsA;extveiv New fast train to Major Western Points a • • • . • offikentaie Convenient Train to Major and intermediate Western Points • Wide range 4f modern accommodations to suit every budget • Enjoy economical meals or slut on both trains in , the Coffee Shop. 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