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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-10-07, Page 2P. I URON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., OCTOBERT, 1955 E HURON EXPOSITOR Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, very 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, October 7 Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is to be observ- ed on Monday. There is a particular sound about the word `Thanksgiving' echoing as it does the sacrifices made by people f past centuries to their gods for favors. It echoes the gatherings on English greens, when with dancing and song, thanks was given for barns filled against a harsh win- ter. In more recent times, Thanksgiv- ing echoes the gathering on the chores of North America at the com- mand of the Governor of Plymouth, "with one accord to hold Thanksgiv- ing unto the Lord." Through the years the Thanksgiv- ing occasion has been observed in various manners. The •first Thanks- giving day proclamation in the Dom- inion of Canada was issued on March 1, 1872, the date of observance being April 15, in acknowledgment of the restoration to health of the Prince of Wales. .But a Thanksgiving day was observed in Lower Canada on January 10, 1799, in Upper Canada in 1816, in the Province of Canada January 3, 1850. These were in ac- knowledgment of specific victories and mercies. The first of the annual Thanksgiv- ing days in the Dominion was pro- claimed by the federal government on October 9, 1879, to be observed on November *, 1879, as a national holi- day. In 1921, and from then until 1931, 'Thanksgiving Day was observ- ed at the same time as the statutory Armistice Day, the Monday of the week in which November 11 fell (which six times out of seven varied from the actual anniversary of the event). Since 1931, it has been on the second Monday in October, with the exception of 1935, when it was on Thursday. Authority Needed The Peterborough Examiner thinks the County Council system is outdated and obsolete. "It is apparent that county coun- cils can only wither if their constitu- tion and authority remains as it is," the Examiner says. "The industrial revolution, the migration of people and the motor -road evolution in Southern Ontario make many coun- ty boundaries economically obsolete and the defects of the system, now more than a century old, grossly ap- parent. "These critcisms extend beyond county councils to include county courts, county educational matters, taxation, road services, public wel- fare and all the rest of the complex sof municipal life overlaid by provin- cial and federal regulations.." The division between county and aeounty, and township and township, .re as awkward or impractical in this iday as boundaries between cities and !their suburban developments, the Ex- aminer contends, and goes on to say that every city and town, and town - Ail) on their edge, knows what dif- J ieulties there have been of adminis- tration, taxation, education and ser- vice through the economic inter -re- lation not recognized in municipal geography and politics. There is no doubt that a revision of the basis under which municipal governments, at various levels, oper- ate is overdue. But the effect of such la revision should be to increase the Iautonoiny of county and other muni- mipal councils. Much of the diflicul- y wbi h e±fsts today flows from an e4Sig telide;tio on the part of gr»iatu a 'and its servants to ;at the foundations on cipal institutions have been erected. This tendency must be halted. Government at the local lev- el must have restored to it authority necessary to carry out its intended functions. Fire Prevention Week There are, today, so many "Weeks" on behalf of various movements and promotions that the average citizen has difficulty keeping track of the particular event which he is suppos- ed to be celebrating at a given time. But one of the Weeks which does merit universal support, and which occurs October 9-15, is Fire Preven- tion Week. Response to Fire Prevention Week should be spontaneous and enthusias- tic. All citizens sincere in their de- sire to see the country's economy make progress have a stake in Fire Prevention Week. They realize full well that property destroyed by fire is irrevocably lost and the commun- ity and the nation suffer as the con- sequence of such loss. Economic disaster to a community often fol- lows on the heels of a large fire. Let us look at the latest available annual fire loss record in our coun- try. The total property loss by fire was $84,270,896.00, representing a loss per person of $5.70. These loss- es represent an increase of about $4,000,000.00 over the previous year when the total loss was $80,902,205.00 with a loss per person of $5.61. The record shows 67,519 fires, an increase of 3,416 over the previous year. The loss of life by fire was 477, as com- pared to 562 in the previous year. Fire Prevention Week is not an oc- casion to which we should give lip service, only to forget its significance for the following fifty-one weeks. Rather, the event should serve as a reminder that it is our duty to pre- vent fire every day, every week, and every year. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: When Their Slip Came In (Edmonton Journal) A newspaper in Brownsville, Texas, we suspect, will never again use that favorite American expres- sion, "towheaded", to describe a fair- haired youngster. The linotype gremlins fell upon .a story about a local tennis star, and produced this: "Strangers a n d friends alike stop for a second Iook at the two -headed freckle -faced boy when he works out at the Orlando Tennis Club." Still, that wasn't quite as alarming as the announcement in a Florida paper, about the same time, that the local Junior Chamber of Commerce, at the next meeting, "will drown its membership queen". The School Bus Makes Its Way (Owen Sound Sun -Times) The big school bus is pushing the little red schoolhouse off the Cana- dian landscape. Although many one - room schools still remain, they are decreasing in number every year. School districts have been enlarg- ed. Modern steel, stone •and glass structures, each housing hundreds of pupils and many teachers, are replac- ing the elementary classrooms where four or more grades studied and re- cited side by side. Educators believe advantages of consolidation outweigh the good points of the "little red" schools. Pro- gress in road building and motor transportation has made it possible to hire more and better -trained teachers. Larger buildings offer bet- ter facilities at lower cost per pupil. The one -room schoolhouse, red, white or the weathered color of hand hewn logs, molded the early thinking of millions of children. It was fre- quently astern teacher, but in later life generations of Canadians built nostalgic memories of their youth around the harsh clang of the recess bell or the afternoon drone of recit- ing pupils or the prank that spelled a half hour stay after school. Even the rod, often a hickory switch, be- came a symbol of happy, unspoiled days. Perhaps, with the increasing num- ber of requests for museums in var- ious districts, the little red school- house could be repaired and refurn- ished to house a museum. What could be more fitting? After all, it won't be too many years before the red schoolhouse itself is a museum piece. 01;•,4 w •c • w',au' SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Uninjured As Truck Crashes A Wallacetown man, Allan Read, escaped death or serious injury on Saturday when his three -ton truck left the Cut Line road in Goderich Township. The truck crashed into a tree which fell across the hood and pushed in the cab of the truck, missing the driver by inches. On- tario Provincial Police Constable Morley Groves, Goderich, investi- gated. Damage amounted to ap- proximately $600.-Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Winners Named of Bursaries Maple- Leaf Chapter, I.O.D.E., has announced that their $100.00 bursary has been awarded to Robert Yunwblut, son of Mrs. Myrtle J. Yungblut, Blyth. He is now attending Teachers' College in Stratford. George Wright, son of Mrs. Robert Arthur, Auburn, is the recipient of the $150 bursary, and is enrolled at the University of Western Ontario-Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Visit Farm and Factory Two bus loads of 78 students tak- ing the two-year diploma course at the O.A.C., passed through Gor- rie on Thursday enroute to CKNX, Wingham. They were on a two-day tour of points of interest and vis- ited farms selected in seven coun- ties. The farm of Mr. E. H. Strong was the one selected in this dis- trict. Molesworth cheese factory was -also visited. - Wingliana Ad- vance -Times. Crop Group to Have Banquet Officers and directors of the Huron County Soil and 'Crop Im- provement Association, meeting in Clinton, set Wednesday, December 7, as the date of the annual ban- .quet and meeting to be held in Londesboro Community Hall. With president Dick Procter, R.R. 5, Brussels, presiding, plans were made to take a bus trip on Thurs- day, October 13, to attend the In- ternational Plowing Match and Cash Crop Day at Leamington.- Goderich Signal -Star. Had Trip To Ottawa A lovely bus tour was enjoyed by 26 students, including their teacher, of Grade 12 class of the Kitchener Mennonite High School, who left that city last Friday for their skip, as they cail it, to see some splendid sights of our capital city of Ottawa. Miss Gloria Gin- gerich, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gingerich, of the Gosh- en Line South, was among the stu- dents. Needless to say, it was a fine outing, as well as educational, visiting the important places. On Mehr way home they attended the serdice of Billy Graham, who is holding an evangelistic campaign in Toronto, and the trip was much enjoyed by all. -Zurich Herald. Wins S.H.D.H.S. Election South Huron District High School students have picked a beauty queen to preside over their affairs for the 1955-56 term. They chose Huron County Agricultural Queen, Marion Chesney, of R.R. 1, Wood- ham, as president of their Student Council in the school's annual elec- tion on Tuesday. It was the second honor within a week for the pretty, long-haired brunette who won the beauty title last Wednesday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Creery, of Usborne Town- ship. Miss Creery will be the sec- ond girl in succession to head the student body. Last year's presi- dent, Barbara Brintnell, was the first girl in 10 years to win the position. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Neighbors Raise New Barn Neighbors of Henry J. Pattison, of the 10th concession of East Wawanosh, pitched in to help this week in the building of a new barn to replace the structure de- stroyed by fire as a result of light- ning last June. Twenty-five dis- trict farmers, as well as five fram- ers staged a barn -raising bee on Monday, using eleven tractors to put up the framework. Timbers for the new building were taken from another barn in the district.. The new barn will have a steel roof. Ladies of the community contributed their services by tak- ing turns at feeding the men dur- ing the erection of the new build- ing and also during the time the old barn was being torn down. Fred Deacon was in charge of the bee. Framers were Bob Douglas, Stan- ley Cook, Rutherford Reavie and Kenneth Scott. - Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Present For 99th Birthday Gathering at the Clinton Public Hospital last Thursday for a visit and to offer congratulations to Mrs. Frank Metcalf on the occa- sion of her 99th birthday, were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chowen and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Metcalf, of Lon- don; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Chow - en, of Mitchell; Mrs. Luella Mc- Gowan, Miss Josephine Woodcock, Mrs. Frank Slorach and Mrs. Met - calf's daughter, Miss Ella Metcalf, all of Blyth; Mrs. Frank Fingland, of Clinton, and Mrs. Andrew Lit- tle, of Teeswater. Needless to say they found Mrs. Metcalf in excel- lent spirits, and most happy to have them all present to help cele- brate her birth date. Afterwards, Miss Metcalf entertained several of the group at her home in Blyth to luncheon, where she was assist- ed by Miss Alice Rogerson and Mrs. Frank Slorach.-Blyth Stan- dard. Barn Fire Quelled Believed caused by a spark from a tractor, a fire at an Ashfield Township barn recently was quell- ed quickly by the Lucknow Fire Department and volunteer fire- fighters. The barn is owned by Lorne MacDonald and is across the road from where he lives on the 12th concession, a couple of miles east of No. 21 Highway. Work was in progress at the time to remove a straw pile from against the barn. A spark from a tractor is believed to have ignited the stack and in spite of efforts to control it, the barn had caught when firemen ar- rived. Straw on the roof had ig- nited and the fire worked intothe double boarding on the granary and into the beams. With no wa- ter supply near the barn, the bri- gade had to rely on the truck's tank of a little over 300 gallons. The tank was' refilled once before the flames were quelled.-Gode- rich Signal -Star. HENSALL NEWS OF THE WEEK .,Approximately $100 will be re- alized from the proceeds of a bazaar and bake sale and cash donations, sponsored by the Wo- men's Association of Chiselhurst United Church, held in the school- room of Hensall United Church on Saturday. 'Conveners were: bak- ing, Mrs. R. Taylor, Jr.; sewing, Mrs. E. Treffry; candy, Mrs. Alf. Ross; produce, Mrs. P. Harris. Mrs. Percy Harris is president of the association. The Catholic Women's League of Zurich sponsored a very successful ham supper in the Zurich Com- munity Centre, at which 300 were served. A period of bingo follow- ed the supper. It is expected that the group will realize approximate- ly $365. Sharon Skidmore, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Skidmore, of Toronto, Avon $1,000 when she an- swered the phone and gave a cor- rect answer to a quiz. Sharon is a great-niece of S. Rannie, of Hen- NORTHSIDE C.G.I.T. Northside United Church C.G.I.T. held its first meeting in the church on Monday which opened with Hymn 405, after which the Pur- pose was said. The worship service was conducted by Betty Muegge and Una Talbot. Plans for the Rally held in Exe- ter on Saturday were discussed. Committees for the following year were also picked. The group plan- ned a hike and wiener roast for October 3. It was decided to hold the meetings every two weeks. Af- ter a few games, the meeting clos- ed with Taps. WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY Mrs. D. Glenn Campbell presided for the September meeting of the Women's Missionary Society of First Presbyterian Church, held on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 27. Mrs. Campbell opened the meeting with a reading, 'I Will Have Faith." and followed with prayer. The singing of the hymn, "0 Master, Let Me Walk With Thee," was fol- lowed with the' secretary's report and the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. John McGregor. Seventeen calls were made on shut-ins during the month. Mrs. W. Manson's group arranged the program for this meeting.. A read- ing, "The Secret," was given by Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. James Kerr gave the scripture reading. Mrs. William Manson led in prayer. The topic for this meeting, "Weather," was taken by Mrs. J. L. Bell. After singing the hymn, "All the Way My Saviour Leads me," the Glad Tidings Prayer giv- en by Mrs. George D. Ferguson concluded the meeting. 4 s4i Au/4 sail, her mother being the former Jessie Paisley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paisley, formerly of Clin- ton and Hensall. Bingo Winners Winners at the jackpot bingo Saturday night, held at the Legion Hall, and sponsored by the Legion, were: H. Swartzentruber (3), Harold Parsons, John Pollard (2), Mrs. Bob Baker, Mrs. Wes Venner, Murray Venner, Roy Smale (2), Mrs. W. Sangster, David Smale, Mrs. Roy Smale, Fred Kennings, Mrs. R. Taylor, Jr. (2). The jack- pot next week will be $55 in 51 calls. Step Dancers on TV • The Aylmer Step Dancers, com- posed of Mrs. Ed. Dick, Cromarty; Mrs. Harry Burns, London; Miss Greta Pfaff, Cromarty; Fred Har- burn and Ken McKellar, Staffa, and Len Clark, Kippen, made a good showing for themselves on the Aylmer Holiday Ranch'program on TV Saturday night. They conclud- ed the program with some real lively steps. This was their first appearance on TV. They will ap- pear every Saturday night on the same program for the next two weeks, at 8:30 p.m. NORTHSIDE W.M.S. The W.M.S. of Northside United Church met for their autumn thankoffering meeting on Tuesday evening last with the president, Mrs. P. B. Moffat, presiding. Mrs. J. M. Scott, devotional convener, opened the meeting by reading a poem, "Take Time To Live." The hymn, "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind," was sung and Mrs. J. A. Westcott led in prayer. The minutes and roll call were read by the secretary, Mrs. E. H. Close and business was discussed. The hymn, "Zion's King Shall Reign Victorious" was sung, followed by the scripture reading by Mrs. W. Dundas. Mrs. J. W. Stinson led in prayer. A duet, "Face To Face," was beautifully rendered by Miss Ruth Cluff and Mrs. Ross Hamil- ton, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Stewart. The president, Mrs. Moffat in- troduced the speaker Mrs. W. E. Milroy, of Egmondviile. Her topic was divided into two parts: Thanksgiving and my trip back to England, in which she described the climate and living conditions, which proved very interesting. Mrs. Roy Lawson expressed a vote of thanks to the speaker, and Miss Laura Mole seconded it. The clos- ing hymn, "Sing To the Lord of Harvest," was sung and the meet- ing closed by repeating the Miz- pah benediction. Lunch was serv- ed by the social committee. - eHGzRx a Yfi��h YEARS AGONE Interesting Items picked from_The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor October 10, 1930 The Misses Mary and Florence Thompson, of Kippen, spent a few days in Goderich during the week visiting with friends. Miss Mary al- so attended the teachers' conven- tion. Miss Emma Johnston, accom- panied by Miss Amy Reynolds and sister, Miss Florence, of Hensall, motored to Port Dover on Monday, spending the day there, Miss Amy remaining for a week or so with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Geo. Rey- nolds, and family. •Mr. Julius Doerr, who spent a week or so' with his son, Mr. Jer- ry Doerr, of McKillop, returned to his home in Gadshill on Sunday. - Mrs. L. Troyer returned to her home after spending a few weeks with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. W. Digman and Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Troyer, all of near Hensall. Mrs. J. Kerr, of Seaforth, and Mrs. Miller, of London, were the guests of Mrs. William Neal, of Walton, this week. The post office which was oper- ated in the late William Neal's store for over 40 years, and later by W. J. Bernie, has been moved to Clarence Bennett's, store on North Main St., Walton. Mr. and 1141s. T. Bedard and family have `gloved from Stoney Point on to the farm on the 14th concession of Hay Township, which Mr. Bedard purchased. from Mr. O. Klopp. Mr. Norman Walker and his bride returned home last week and will reside on the old farm at Brucefield. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hillis, of Toronto, were weekend guests at the home of Mrs. G. T. Turnbull. s From The Huron Expositor October 6, 1905 Margaret, second daughter of Mr. G. D. McTaggart, of Clinton, fell from a fence the other day and broke her right arm. The large barns of Mr. James Keys, 1y miles south of Varna, were totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon of last week. Mr. James Thompson, of Bay- field, is busily engaged these days preparing to operate his grist mill. Part of the machinery arrived this week. This is an industry rpuch needed and has long been wanted and we have no doubt Mr. Thomp- son will meet with great success. Mr. John Eckert, of McKillop, returned home from Detroit last Thursday, after a brief visit with his sons. Mr. and Mrs. John Shine, of Seaforth, are moving onto their fine farm at Beechwood. Mr. D. Smith, of Zurich, has re- moved the material of the old show building to his farm on the Sauble Line and will use it in mak- ing an addition to his barn. Mr. Joseph Gray, of Brucefield, was recently appointed agent at Dunville station, one of the largest CROSSROADS ' '(By JAMES SCOTT) YOU SEE MORE Well we finally did it. Thanks to the teachers' convention and the wonderful September weather we had last week, there was a holiday which looked just right for fish- ing and, after all a promise is a promise, so I kept my word and off we started. I think some time back I men- tioned that I had rashly made the promise that some time Katie and I would go fishing, and that we would go out to the nearest river, not on foot, not in a car, but by bicycle. We did. I know what you're thinking. You're saying there's no fool like an old fool, that any fellow of my and most important stations on that line. One night recently some person threw a stone through the front window of James Miller's house on the Base Line, Hullett. The stone landed ina cradle in which there were two children. Fortun- ately they were not injured. • From The Huron Expositor October 8, 1880 Mr. Robert H. Ferguson, of Mc- Killop, has purchased the property in Walton known as the McTaggart property, consisting of three-quar- ters of an acre of land, with dwel- ling, stable and orchard thereon. The price is $239.50 cash. Mr. Ferguson has got a splendid bar- gain. He intends moving into Walton and residing on the pro- perty. In Mr. Ferguson the peo- ple of Walton will have a good citi- zen. Mr. Charles Mason, of Brucefield, arrived home from the Old Coun- try on Saturday. He brought with him three heavy draught stallions. During the thunderstorm on Tuesday evening, about 6 o'clock, the barn on the farm of Mr. Thos. Henderson, lot 29, con. 10, McKil- lop, was struck by lightning and set on fire. Before anything could be done to save it, the whole build- ing was a mass of flames, and the barn, driving house and stables, with their contents, were entirely consumed. The only articles that were removed were a buggy and an old mowing machine. It con- tained the year's harvest, but for- tunately none of the stock was housed at the time. The new cider mill built by Mr. James Boyton is doing an extensive business. It is running almost night and day and cannot keep up to the demand. Sweet cider seems to be all the go. Rev. A. D. McDonald preached in Brucefield on Sabbath afternoon last for Rev. John Ross. "What is she angry about?" ask- ed the puzzled bridesmaid. "The paper gave a full account of her wedding." It certainly did," agreed the maid o fhonor with a giggle. "It even mentioned the fact that she was married to the well-known collector of antiques." Tlna age who is foolish enough to think he can get on a bike after, maybe twenty years away from it, is a little soft in the head. Well now let' me say right now' that I was kind of thinking . the same thing myself. As we set out, heading west towards Roxboro . bride, I was wondering if I would ever make it and, if I did, if I'd ever get home and, if I did that, if I would ever be able to get the kinks out of my back and legs. No doubt about it, a fellow takes a chance when he gets on a bicycle after a long absence. But, you know something? We got out there fine, and we got back, and I wasn't stiff a bit. Now I'm no mind -over -matter fellow at all. I' mold -fashioned en- ough to think that most of the times when a fellow has a pain he has a pain and that it's. really in his back and not in his head. But in this case, I think that the rea- son I had no bad after-effects from the trip was that it 4C as such a pleasant experience. Right away, I guess I had better say that we didn't catch any fish_ In fact we didn't see any fish - except only very lonely small min- now. We did see a lot of other things though and, trust a youngster to put her finger sin it, it was Katie who realized it first. We were just nicely out along the highway when my daughter, who is what you might call a con- versational cyclist, said: "This is the first time I've ever been out so far. I mean out so far on my bike. I've been out lots farther in a car," Then she paused for a minute, thinking. "You see a lot more on the bike," she said. You know that is precisely.the truth, and it struck me as won- derful that a youngster would find it out for herself with no help or prompting from me. It's the old story. You can tell each genera- tion about all sorts of things, but you never convince them until they try it themselves -and then, you watch, they'll make the discovery with no help from you at all. And the other thing is that some- times we have to make the discov- eries all over again for ourselves. It was really surprising how much you see, and how much detail you notice when you are not sliding past at fifty miles an hour, but are sauntering along slowly on a bicycle. For example, you would, notice that the grass along the new road is the same old mixture of course grass and weeds that has always grown there -but enough of that. You would notice that the world is full of little ups and downs you never feel in a car. That every square inch of ground is teeming with life. That the air is pure and sweet to breathe. That when you pass some one on the road you have time to see who it is and say "Hello" and maybe have a little visit. Oh, yes, you see more; you move more slowly, and you live fuller. Anyone for biking in the coun- try? YOU MAKE THE NEWS . . . and it's YOUR NEWSPAPER Yes, it's quite true. You and you and you ... each and everyone of you makes the real news. What you do, what you say, and what you think from day to day, is back of all the decisions in this world.. That's the way public opinion is formed. And this is your newspaper too, because in its columns'are reported these activities and sayings of yours and of your friends and neighbors -from birth to death. Your newspaper, and only your newspaper can and does bring them to you. And because of this mass of knowledge, power comes to you, for an informed press means an informed people. THE HURON EXPOSITOR Phone 41 - Seaforth Participating in National Weekly Newspaper Week October 1-8,1955 a't.rlai� i�.�llsalti9�tipii.r�iu �s4t,lia, Arglifir . A a A •