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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-12-30, Page 2"HE 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. *ember of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SKAFORTH, Friday, Dec. 30, 1955 Clear With Some Clouds On the whole, 1955 has been a good year for Canada. A glance over the past eleven months, for which fig- ures are available, indicates that Canadians out -produced by three or four per cent the budget prediction of Finance Minister Walter Harris, for a gross national product of $25,- 250,000,000. This despite the fact that the predicted G.N.P. figure was five or six per cent over 1954. Foreign trade, too, took a favor- able turn. Throughout 1955 Canada's exports to foreign countries swept up ten per cent. Imports rose by eight per cent, and this difference helped relieve somewhat the nation's unfavorable trade balance. Canada's population also benefit- ted. At the beginning of September, -the Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported the nation's population at 15,706,000, an increase of 393,000- 2.6 per cent—over the population at September, 1954. This makes for an increase of 1,697,000-12.1 per cent —since the last Dominion Census in 1951. But there were clouds in the agri- cultural sky. While cash income from farm products will likely show about one per cent increase over 1954, the net return to the farmer is still less than in some preceeding -years, and it is on these grounds that the farmer quite properly finds grounds for complaint. While of course there were acute sectional problems, the cross-country picture in general, except for adjust- ments and for the big wheat crop, shows no great change from last year and no great change is indicated for 1956.. Ti re is some prospect, however, that though next year may be but lit- tle better than this for the farmer, it may see the end of the downturn. Dr. E. C. Hope, economist of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, notes that by March farm -product prices will have been failing for five years, with the decline slowing in the last year. Other farm product declines, he says, haven't lasted more than five years. He thinks the bottom has been almost reached and that, assum- ing full employment and full lunch - pails for Canadian workers, prices will start to pull out of their slump by late 1956. Back of the price decline, of course, has been farm recovery in Europe, 'Government -supported farm expan- sion programs in nearly every Euro- pean country, price supports and big production in the United States, and ifxinper wheat crops in Canada. `Insofar as Canada is concerned, its opulation increase has been a big ,Iactor in maintaining prices by in- Jereasing domestic demand. But be- hind the difficulty is the fact that farmers of the western world have increased production faster than has the ability of world consumers to buy. Winters Like They Used To Be We doubt that many old-timers will have cause to say this Decem- ber that "the winters are not what they were when I was a boy." While the cold, the snow and the blowing may make 'travel difficult and bring gipped ears and noses, there will be many for whom the colder weather will bring recollections of earlier and frostier days. The weathermen in Canada and t ited $tates say temperatures this '1 "* are "much bele normal," ";t'+li�aa u`ih�lSrlsn.9a�, ib e Cue Lti; and according to their long-range forecasts, they will remain "much below normal" over most of North America until near the end of Janu- ary. There is no doubt about it— this is going to be a cold winter, and probably a snowy one. It is suggested that temperatures operate in cycles, and that we are at the beginning of a 100 -year cold cycle. The authority for this, accord- ing to the Toronto Star, is Dr. Ray- mond Wheeler, of the Western Sci- ence Foundation at Crystal Lake, Ill. There is not much doubt but that winters aren't like they used to be, the Star says. The meteorologi- cal records show that the av- erage temperature of Toronto warmed by 4.4 degrees since 1870. The coldest December day on record was in 1841, and in the 1870's and early 1880's December temperatures of 10 to 20 degrees below zero were not unusual. The warming up started about 1885, and despite occasional set- backs, Iike the cold winter of 1921-22 and the snowy winter of 1950-51, it has continued to the present year. Even if Dr. Wheeler is right, and not all weathermen agee with him, there will be other warm winters, though the trend is toward colder ones, the paper concludes. New Members For UN Canada gained new stature in the eyes of the world as a result of the part she played in making successful negotiations leading to the breaking of the UN membership deadlock. It was Canada that took the initia- tive in proposing a plan which brought sixteen new members into the world organization. In the past, all efforts to make the UN more re- presentative of the world as it exists today, had been thwarted by the threat of a Russian veto in the Se- curity Council. While there are other nations to whom membership some day must be given, the fact that the UN now can speak for sixteen additional countries makes it that much more effective. • Speaking to the General Assembly following the voting, Hon. Paul Mar- tin, Canada's chief delegate and main architect of the membership plan, voiced sentiments that un- doubtedly were in the minds of all who heard him, when he said: "In this first year of the second decade of this organization it may be that our decision tonight will give hope to all peoples, and a strong pur- pose to the charter of the United Na- tions, which if allowed to play fully its part, could mean in this inter- dependent world freedom, security and peace for all mankind." WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: Where You See Stars (St. Marys Journal -Argus) "The stars shine down on small towns" is the glowing heading of a recent item in The Printed Word, a Canadian monthly letter with which most editors are familiar. Cities become more and more com- fortable, it comments, for those who like to look up at the stars. The stars do not shine on city dwellers, not in peacetime. In Montreal or Toronto one may go around for weeks without a good clear look at stars. It is not so much the smog or even the natures of city dwellers that dims the stars, but the brightness of the man -contrived Iights sends up a glow as from the moon. It is as though this civiliza- tion were so sure of itself that other light is not needed. As everyone knows, this civiliza- tion is not at all sure of itself, but in- stead goes around wringing its hands, so the lights may be better compared with the insistent off -tune whistling of the fearful. How different in the country, the villages and the small towns! When the visitor from the city stops his car some evening before a friend's place on a street in a small town, what a vast change awaits him out under the stars! There_is Orion. Haven't seen the old fellow since last Christmas. And the Seven Sisters. Greetings, you whirl of scarved maidens that hu- mans have gazed at these thousands of years, except recently. ,61: NzACn i'....:,, . � .., `_'- _ ,,� i.... ,..., v .:,H. .avvMn • )vAN SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Sentenced To Intl Carl Bender, R.R. 2, Clinton, ap- pearing in Goderich on a charge of drunk driving, was sentenced to seven days in jail last Thurs- day by Magistrate D. E. Holmes. —Clinton News -Record. Thoug'lit It Season For Taking According to Chief H. R. Thomp- son, a search is being made for the person who last Saturday took an electric iron from the display window of Merrill Radio and Elec- tric. The iron was missed by the workers in the store, and they not- ed that the box on which the iron rested, was still there. This may be the season of giving to the ma- jority of people—but some person, at least, must have considered it more practical to take. — Clinton News -Record. Cars Collide in Snowstorm Damage to two late model cars totalled $500 when they collided head-on in a snowstorm north, of Dungannon Monday afternoon. Donald McKay, Ripley, was treat- ed for facial cuts. He was in a car with Ernest Ackert, Holyrood, when it collided with a vehicle driven by James Wilson, conces- sion6, West Wawanosh, 13 miles north of Dungannon. McKay was the only one injured.—Blyth Stan- dard. son. All the patients were visited by Santa Claus, who distributed gifts and bags of candies, nuts, ap- ples and oranges. The gifts consist- ed of corsages for the ladies and tobacco, cigarettes and cigars for the male patients. Some of the en- tertainment provided by the air- men included Sgt. Jim Buckle and his band and Sgt. Frank Hamon leading a group of airwomen sing- ing carols. A film on Huron Coun- ty agriculture was also presented. The evening concluded with a lunch of coffe, cakes, cookies and Christmas cake. — Clinton News - Record. Fund Tops $2,000 The Brenda VanCamp fund for the little Belgrave girl who was injured by a truck several weeks ago, topped the $2,000 mark Wed- nesday, when donations from Wingham swelled the total amount subscribed to the fund to $2,047. Donations are still coming in from centres as far away as Lucknow. Atwood, Clinton, Dungannon 'and Teeswater. Meanwhile Brenda is making a slow recovery in a To- ronto hospital from injuries sus- tained in the accident on No. 4 Highway. It is expected that she— will hewill not be able to return borne for several weeks yet.—Win.gham Ad- vance -Times. Oil Tanker is Last To Clear Navigation at Goderich Harbor officially closed for the season Fri- day morning when the Imperial Oil tanker, Imperial Hamilton, un- der the command of Captain Bert Knight. ' cleared for Sarnia after unloading 17,000 barrels of gaso- line and fuel oil. The Imperial Hamilton arrived here 1:30 p.m. Thursday. It was also an Imper- ial Oil boat, the Imperial Kingston, which opened the season here on April 5. The boom has been plac- ed across the piers and 12 Great Lakes vessels are tied up inside the harbor for the winter. Nine of the 12 contain winter storage grain.—Goderich Signal -Star. RCAF Entertains At Home In keeping with a tradition es- tablished a number of years back. the Senior N.C.O.'s and Warrant Of- ficers once again entertained the old folks in the Huron County Home during the Christmas sea - Four Large Farms Sold A number of farms have chang- ed hands in the past few days, re- ports John Bosveld, Goderich real estate dealer, who handled the deals. The 200 -acre farm of Hugh Hill, Benmiller, has been sold to K. Drost, of Drayton, Ont. Mr. Drost is married with a family of seven girls and two boys. He gets possession in the spring. Two farms, totalling 188 acres, belong- ing to Mrs. William Long, R.R. 4, Goderich, haute also been sold. One was purchased by Mr. aid Mrs. A. Tantzen. The Tantzens are from Germany and are expected to come to Canada in the none too distant future to take over their farm in Canada. They have a family of three girls. The other farm was purchased by Howard Feagan, of Colborne Township. The farm of the late Charles G. Middleton, ex -sheriff of Huron County, on No. 8 Highway, just west of Clinton, has been sold to T. Dykstra from the Netherlands. Mr. and Mrs. Dykstra and family of nine children have been in Can- ada only six months. — Goderich Signal -Star. Sunset Hotel Offered For Sale Internationally known among summer holidayers from many parts of the United States and Canada for about half a century, the Sunset Hotel is being offered for sale. Built early in this cen- tury, this summer hotel has down through the years brought wide- spread publicity to Goderich as a summer resort town. It is one of the best known resort hotels in On- tario. It is unique in that it has been operated by one family for nearly 50 years. Although not built by them. it was taken over by Charles C. Lee in 1908. When Mr. Lee died in 1944, the hotel passed on to his son, Ernest M. Lee, and daughter, Mrs. Harold Williams. Among its clientele over the years have been well-known personages in the life of both Canada and the United States. Some visitors who came to the hotel liked Goderich and later retired here. The future of the hotel will likely be determ- ined by the possible purchaser of it in the none -too -distant future. Advertisements offering it for sale are appearing in a number of newspapers in`the United States and Canada. — Goderich Signal - Star. VIM FA1hI NEWS House Plants and Gift Plants The culture of plants in the home provides an interesting and , challenging hobby. states the Hor- I ticulture Department. Ontario Ag- ricultural College. Life is provid- ed by having plants in a room, and thusan effective feature is added to the decoration scheme. A wide range of plants is suitable for growing in the home. but as might be expected, different cultural pro- cedures are needed for best re- sults with different kinds of plants. In winter. when the daylight, period -i.s' short. the plants should be placed in the brightest loca- tions in the house. Certain plants will tolerate more shade than oth- ers. Since plants when grown in. windows tend to become one-sid- ed, they should be given a quarter turn each day. Most plants thrive at a day tem- perature of 65 deg. F., and a night temperature of 55 to 60 deg. F. Since house temperatures are of- ten too high, it is best to grow the plant's in the cooler parts of the room, usually near a window. Drafts should be avoided. Blinds or drapes when drawn should come betweenthe plants and the win- dow, and thus prevent the plants from being in a cold air space. During very cold weather. it may be wise to place a piece of corrugated cardboard between the plants and the window. Plants may be injured beyond recovery by cold, but slightly injured plants can often be thawed out with lit- tle or no damage if placed in a cool cellar and sprinkled with cool water. Then they can be cut back to a good bud, and grown fresh. Dry atmosphere is often one of the chief factors responsible for failure in growing house plants. says the O.A.C. Horticulture De- partment. Dryness and heat fav- or red spider, thrips and fern scale. Water should be kept in a vaporizing pan in the furnace, on radiators, or in hot-air registers. Modern humidifiers or air condi- tioners improve the moisture con- tent in the air. Poor drainage is a frequent cause of failure with house plants. With small pots, drainage is sup- plied by placing coarse peat or moss in the bottom of the pot. With larger pots and those in which the plants will remain for some time. place pieces of broken pots, concave side down, as well as some roughage, over the drainage opening. A waterlogged soil often causes an unthrifty" plant. In this case, a good procedure is to take the plant from the pot and remove as much' soil as possible by shaking and washing in water. Re -pot the plant in a pot just large enough to hold the root system nicely, using a soil low in nutrients and with con - YEARS AGONE Iutereatfag Items ' picked from The Huron Expositor of 25. 50 and 75 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January ,2, 1931 Mr. C. Haugh and Mr. J. McIn- tosh, of Toronto, are holidaying at their homes near Brucefield. The McNair farm, south of Brucefield, was recently purchas- ed by William Collins. Miss Grace Ross, of Windsor, spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ross, of Brucefield. Miss Verna Adams, of Welland, spent the Christmas holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller Adams, of Constance. A reception was held for Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, Sr., at the residence of Mr. William Tay- lor, Jr., near Chiselhurst, by a large number of their friends and neighbors. Mr. Gilbert Jarrett, of Western University, London, is the guest at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Jarrett, Kippen, during the Christmas holidays. Miss Erma Workman, of Strat- ford Normal, is spending the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Workman, of Tuckersmith. Mrs. Joseph ,McLennan is visit- ing for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McGregor, of Tucker - smith. Mr. and Mrs. Zack McSpadden, Winthrop, and Mr. William Chap- man, of Seaforth, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. William' Tre- wartha. Miss Mabel Turnbull is spending the Christmas holidays in Toron- to. Miss Mona Sills, of St. Joseph's Hospital, London, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sills. Miss Helen Crich, Seaforth, is spending the Christmas holidays with her sister. Mrs': Earl Smith, Toronto. tt From The Huron Expositor December 29, 1905 Mr. Alex Dodds returned home to Winthrop from the West last week. Mrs. Ida McSpadden, who spent the past few years in Manitoba and the Territories, arrived home last week. Her many friends are glad to see her. Miss L. Whitley, of London, spent a few days with her mother in Londesboro. Mrs. R. W. Jewitt and her chil- dren and Miss Kellington, also Mrs. William Britton and Clifford. of Constance, have gone to Lamb - ton County to spend Christmas at the home of William McRorie. Mrs. Jewitt and Mrs. Britton are daugh- ters of Mr. McRorie. Mrs. John Turner, Sr., had the misfortune to break her arm on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Prendergast and family, of Toronto, are spend- ing Christmas holidays with Mrs. Prendergast's mother, Mrs. John Killoran. Mr. J. J. Ryan. of Erie. Pennsyl- vania, is home spending a few days with his pa -rents- in McKil- lop. Mr. Ed. Mole. of the Seaforth Electric Light Works. spent Christ- mas with his parents in Auburn. Mr. Fulton, of Seattle. Washing- ton, brother-in-law of Mr. Robert Bell, is here this week. Mrs. Ful- ton has been visiting in this vicin- ity for several months. Mr. and Mrs. David McNaught, of Rapid City, Manitoba. are here just now, the guests of 'Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Henderson, of the Com- mercial. Mr. and Mrs. McNaught intend spending the winter in Sea - forth among the old scenes and friends of their earlier days. Mrs. M. McQuaid has gone to visit friends in Buffalo. Mr. W. Govenlock, of Chicago. and Miss Mabel. of Toronto. are spending Christmas at the paren- tal home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Govenlock. siderable sand. Apply water care- fully until the plant has recover- ed; then re -pot ,in a better soil. Lack of water results in a check in growth, .ihedding of leaves and - unsightly plants • with dull `unat- tractive foliage. Too much water results in a lack of oxygen in the soil. and so causes the roots to rot. The problem of when to water cannot be answered by simply saying "daily" or "once a week." The temperature, the humidity, and the light in the room must be considered, as well as the type of plant, the kind of plant, the kind of soil, the age of the plant, the rate of growth, and the size and type of container used. In gen- eral, the soil should be kept just moist at all times. The conditions of the surface soil usually indicates when water is required. Other aids include tapping the side of the pot. A dry pot emits a clear ringing note, whereas a dull sound is produced by a wet pot. The difference in weight between a dry pot and a wet one can be noted merely by lifting them_ Whenwatering, add sufficient water to wet the soil to the bottom of the pot and then do not water again until the plant or soil shows signs of needing it. If the plant is growing rapidly and is in a warm, sunny position, watering may be required daily. But if the plant is in a cool location with no direct sunlight and is making lit- tle rowth. it may not need water - ire.' more than once a week. Wa- tering should be done early in the day so that the plants are not saturated overnight. Plants are generally watered by filling the space Ieft at the top of the pot for this purpose. In doing so, care should be taken to avoid wetting the foliage, especially if the foliage is heavily haired. Plants may be watered by plac- ing the pot in a shallow pan of water until the top surface of the soil is moist. This method, if us- ed continually, tends to result in a crystalline deposit on top of the soil, which may become toxic to the plant. To avoid this condition, water the plant from the top ev- ery two weeks. Azaleas and hy- drangeas, when full grown, often need to be placed in deep water for about 20 minutes at a time to ensure the soil being4well watered, Cold water direct from the tap is harmful to some house plants. In such cases it is wise to warm it slightly to avoid chilling effects. Further_ information much of it specific -,for a number of different plants, is 'provided in a bulletin entitled, "Hou"se Plants and Gift Plants", obtainable now at the office of the agricultural represen- tative. IT WAS A GREAT OLD 'BOYS' REUNION, JOE SILLS ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE From The Huron Expositor December 31. 1880 • Mr. Joseph Higgins, for several years salesman in Mr. Thomas Kidd's store in Seaforth. but who is now pursuing his studies for the ministry in Knox College, Toronto. was in town last week visiting friends. The Messrs. Jackson. of Eg- mondville, intend erecting a wool- len factory in that village next season. Mr. R. N. Butt started for Mani- toba on Wednesday. in the hope of finding a suitable location for busi- ness. Mr. H. W. C. Meyer and Mrs. Meyer, of Wingham, were in town visiting friends on Friday and Sat- urday last. Mr. A. W. Bleasdell. of Hamilton, was in town spending Christmas. The Wheatley farm on the Bay- field concession. Goderich Town- ship, near Clinton., was sold last week by auction for $2.600. Mr. John Bales was the purchaser. Baltimore, Nov. 24, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: This is the American Thanksgiv- ing Day, Thursday, November 24, and it finds me counting the many blessings that were mine this past year, and far above all the others was the Old Boys' Reunion at home. I must at first, of course, thank the Good Lord that He gave me good health and the where- withal to attend the Reunion, and, with the very next breath, thank all my wonderful home town folks who made the Reunion possible. It was the homecomers who en-' joyed the fruits of their prodigious efforts, and compensation can only come from the knowledge that they made a very happy time for very many people. It would be impractical for me to enumerate all the pleasant inci- dents enjoyed. Each day and night had its own exciting meetings of contemporary and older fries ds. The older ones, unfortunately, were fewer, but I will try to highlight some otftstanding meetings for 'me. Among the older friends were old neighbors, such as Florie Living- ston and her daughter, Gilchrist -- the latter who, as a kid, was in our house almost as much as in her own; Gert Laidlaw and Bruce Waugh, good friends of my late brother, Charles. The two young- est Old Boys there for their years, I think, were Alvin Westcott and Billy Hays -Alvin, great hockey player and idol of my youth. He tended goal, protected by less pad- ding than on the old Cardno's Hall chairs. Billy Hays, whose natur- ally sweet tenor voice, once heard, was never forgotten. I was priv- ileged to be in a few minstrels and musical shows with Billy, when he musical shows with Billy, when I was wont to belt out a few notes myself, and before I challenged that cigarette statement, "Not a cough in a carload," and won. Al- vin, with his hat on, didn't look over forty, and when Billy told me Saturday night he had, up to then, kissed sixty-seven women (he kept count). I knew he just had to have retained his' youth, because all these "smacks" the girls hand- ed out carried authority, together with sincerity. It was all so won- derful! Then there were a couple of con- temporaries of 'mine whose vigor really shamed me. • There they were, seemingly carrying on from where we left off in 1924. First, my old partner in many a parade, Ab. Baker, and Munn McGeoch, my old hockey teammate. Com- pared with them, I had grown "so round, so firm, so fully packed!" God grant that such as they never grow old. I hope they have for- given me for failing them. The "Remember Whens" and the "How About the Times," were the theme songs of every corner conversation, and do you know, I even found myself taking quick glances around for fear the epi- sodes discussed would even now fall on unappreciative ears. Being flattered by an old gen- tleman and two young boys was a pleasant interlude for me. The old gentleman, a retired farmer. re- calling to me his driving into town even on blustery, cold winter nights, to watch our hockey team play, and being thrilled by watch- ing me bounce some opponent off his pins or into the boards. How about that? The young boys, 16 or 17, .hearing my name, rushed up to me and shook both my hands, telling me they had heard their "Fellow out our way got a punch on the nose from the husband for kissing the bride after the cere- mony."t that's an old-fashioned cus- tom." "Yep. after." But it was two years A man asked for a seat on the next flight to the moon. "Sorry, six." said the ticket agent, "but all passenger flights have been can- celled for the next few days" "How's that?" inquired the man. "Well," answered the agent, "the moon's full right now! " Mother: "And what did you do while I was shopping, darling?" Little Precious: "I' played post- man, Mommy. I put a letter in every mail box on the street. They vttere real letters, too. I found a big bundle in your drawer, tied up In blue ribbon." Dads speak of my hockey and other sport activities many times. I felt like a small -sized Babe Ruth. - and was so flabbergasted I forgot to ask their names. It was nice to, be remembered though. Being a member of a family steeped for almost a hundred years in the glories of our town, it was with pardonable pride that. I noted the Sills' clan was carry- ing on in traditional fashion with. the store windows dressed with lo- cal and family history. Every member of the family appeared to be contributing something to the Reunion, particularly O'Orleon who was as busy as a cat on a tin roof, with his mysterious re- sponsibilities with the Legion that. kept him busy every night till late, yet finding time for other things. I understand he was the guiding hand in the production of the'parade, which was magnificent. and reflected the sheer indescrib- able enthusiasm which shone from everything in it. Truly the Spirit. of Seaforth! It, apparently, utter- ly amazed the gifted Toronto col- umnist, who wrote the interesting` article which you reproduced in - The Expositor. . His delightfuL words carried, to me, an undertone of almost unbelief, that a small. town could stage such a big event., He can be excused though, because• he was writing under a handicap; he wasn't born there, so couldn't quite know, as all of us who were raised there, have always known -that though the town is small, its. people have always been big. When big things are necessary, they simply do what comes natur- ally. I must congratulate him though, not only on his story, but on his good sense and taste in_ marrying a Seaforth girl. The frosting on the cake for me was my Hugh School Class Reun- ion. When I learned the Old Boys - was to be a reality, all I had td do was drop a note to my old class- mate, Cliff Bell, the retired Soap- King, living in St. Marys. He quickly enlisted Edith Scott and with her true Scotch thoroughness. she did the job of rounding every- one up. with the result that al- most every living member of the - class was there, who could be_ There were around twenty-eight who, with wives and husbands, made up a group of about fifty. We sat down to a fine dinner, de- lightfully served by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Legion, in fitting: surroundings, namely, the High School dining hall. I took time out at the dinner, to sit back and look over the group, with its gray and thinning hair, and carefully guard- ed wrinkles, the scholastic attain- ments of some, the business and home success of others, but that all faded away and for an all to few golden hours we were high school kids again, visiting, laughing, read- ing letters from those unable to - come, come, and, from former school teachers, and openly shedding a tear and forcing down the lump - in our throats, when we read the - list of those who had graduated to the great beyond. Yes, this was the highlight of the Old Boys for- me. It is indelibly fixed' in my mind, ready to be recalled any- time I want to close my;eyes and call the roll as I. did at the .Re- union. These are some of the recollec- tions of the Reunion and why it was. to me. the top blessing of the year, and for which I am extra thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day. Very truly yours, JOE SILLS TO THE EDITOR: R.R. No. 1, Sebringville. Ont.. December 21. 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: A recent press report says that a possible opinion in the New Year may be had on the validity of Ontario's Farm Pro- ducts Marketing, Act by Canada's Supreme Court. It is not a matter_ of seeking an opinion on this act, but of getting a judgmenekon Bill 98 and regula- tions thereunder, as it applies to the compulsory marketing of hogs in Ontario. This system is com- pulsory for all farmers, whether they are co-operative members or not. Bill 98 is an amendment to the Farm Products Marketing Act and it is a mandatory order in the first, second and last degree. It is the direct opposite to a bill of rights. It even carries provi- sions whereby anybody can be fined $50.00 for the first offence, and up to $500.00 for an offence thereafter, if a farmer doesn't market his hogs through this co- operative. The other schemes that operate- in peratein Ontario are not all compulsory and they all hold different patterns to that of hogs. No other scheme operates the same as the hogs. not even the peach scheme co-opera- tive, because it was a buying ag- ency that was voted in. Any penalty fines that may be secured• goes to this ' local board' that once operated the defunct United Livestock Sales, and now is operating this compulsory co -open, ative. If a person does get prose- cuted, the fines should at least go to the crown. and not to this local board. This was made possible because' Ontario delegated away crown rights to indivi to exercise - as they pie u without a uc vote of the h ers in On- tario. This is much different to the way the Canada Wheat Board has been operating. because they kept the crown rights, and did not give them away like Ontario did to those who are operating this - compulsory selling agenfcy. Yours truly. THEODORE PARKER NORTHSIDE CHURCH GROUP NAMES EXECUTIVE FOR, NEW YEAR The Woman's Missionary Society of Northside United Church held their Christmas meeting on Wed- nesday. The beautiful and appro- priate decorations were arranged by Mrs. F. J. Bechely. The president, Mrs. P. B. Mof- fat,•.presided. Mrs. James M. Scott opened the meeting with a poem entitled, "Gifts." Hymn 47, "O, Come All Ye Faithful," was sung• follow,ed with prayer by Mrs. W. Bradshaw. Business discussion following roll call. and yearly re- ports were heard. Mrs. Neil Bell favored with a solo, "In the Bleak Midwinter," ac- companied by Mrs. James A. Stew- art. Mrs. Chester Henderson con- ducted the second part of the meeting; assisting here were Mrs. Alvin W. Sillery, Mrs. N. Knight, and Mrs. B. F. Christie, the theme being, "What Child in This?" Car- ols were sung during this program. It proved most impressive. Rev. J: W. Stinson waspresent and installed the slate of officers for 1956 for the two societies. the Woman's Missionary and the Wo- man's Association. Miss Rena Fennell moved a hearty vote of thanks to Rev..and Mrs. Stinson for their help, inter- est and kindness in the past, tell- ing them Seaforth's loss would surely be London's gain. Mr. Stin- son made a fitting reply. The president, Mrs. Moffat, mov- ed a vote of thanks to Mrs. Beth, ely for her work in the decora- tions. A vote of thanks was also moved by Mrs. H. Snell and sec- onded by Mrs. Ross Savauge, to the president, Mrs. Moffat. for her work in the past two years. Rev. Mr. Stinson closed the meeting with prayer. A delicious lunch was served by the social committee. HIGH COST OF SNOW , In 1953 C.P.R. snowplows worked a total of 127,193 miles and snow removal bill on tracks alone that Winter amounted to more than $2,000,000. - • • 4