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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1956-01-13, Page 2FORTIN, ON'.., JAN. 13, 1,95&. ai r;. Eatablished 1860 Y. McLean, Editor }allshed at Seaforth, Ontario, hursday morning by McLean L. ubScription rates, $2.50 a year in nee; foreign $3.50 a year. Single dies, 5 cents each. ember of Canadian Feekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SKAFORTH, Friday, January 13th Remote Control Farming An, English agricultural expert bas predicted that the farmer of the future would till his acres by remote control , while watching the results ha a radar screen. Speaking to the annu,a1 Oxford farming conference, L. A. Mason .said : "There is no technological reason why every arable operation from dowing through cultivation, drill- ing, rolling, spraying -and harvesting cannot be carried out without a sin- gle man being near the land. "All the machines can be operated from a control room out of sight while the results are watched on a radar screen or filmed during the night for future reference." While the picture that Mr. Mason paints is an intriguing one, it is just possible that such a system, while removing many. of the trouble spots inherent in farming, would at the. same time create other problems eq- -ually as difficult. Imagine the kind of life a farmer :would lead, when every one of his acres was under the constant vigil- ance of a mechanical age. There would no longer be a place on his broad acres where he could rest a bit, chat with a neighbor, or just sit andthink without someone in' the control room watching him and later, perhaps, taking him to -task for wasting his time. Gone would be the freedom of thought and action, the independence that is the very essence of farm life. Such a loss of independence would be a big price to pay for automation of farming. it's People -That Count The great advances which Canada has made during recent years ' are but a reflection of the average Cana- dian, according to Dr. G. Edward Hall, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Western On- tario in a recent address to the 27th Annual Boston Conference on Dis- tribtition, in Boston, Mass. "We in Canada recognize our na- tural resources as truly great assets, but we also recognize that our great- est asset is our people and that with- out our people, adventurous in spirit, conservative in personality, and be- lieving in free enterprise, our mag- nificent and untold resources would not have been developed and Canada ;night well have remained a nation of very secondary importance. Peo- ple—men and : women—Canadians— free but self -restrained, independent but modest, young but capable, in, .experienced yet strangely mature, Jaw -abiding but outspoken, energetic but retiring, healthy and vigorous but not boisterous—a strange people we are—but we are .Canadians— proud of ourselves' and proud of the country which gives us citizenship. It is these people who have been re- s :onsible for Canada's gross nation - product of goods and services of ;2 'billions of dollars—more per capi- than any other country in the -world except the United. States." ore 'Canadians ith a million and a quaker =- grants accepted and absorbed ilbe the end of the war, says The ral Post, Canada does not O. 'take' a back, seat to any one r of redistributing world lir Idi r , al'itl IJ ,�11 _"la:,� ilio i71�. ISwn." ;tries, and Certainly 'none. with awinter climate like ours, can approach this record. In actual num- bers, we are a good 200,000 ahead of much publicized Australia, where the.. millionth immigrant since the war was greeted ceremoniously only a few weeks ago. "Not since the five years prior to 1929 or the early days of the century when we had immense tracts of free western land to offer, has there been e anything to compare with- the pres- ent movement. "With the substantial immigra- tion that has been permitted there has been objection and criticism in some quarters. One can well im- agine the howls that would have been raised had we pumped people in faster than we could have hoped to digest them. The present policy is wise and politically courageous." What Other Papers Say : Four Miles Down „(St. John Telegraph -Journal) How,far down can drills bite into( the earth's surface before striking oil? No one has the final answer to that question but a record was establish- ed in Louisiana recently.,. at 21,47 feet. That is just a fraction more than fourmiles and five feet deeper than the - previous records made in Kern ounty,, California, two years ago. If you can visualize a four -mile stretch of railway track you will have a pretty good idea of the amount of drill pipe which had to be linked sec- tion by section as the drill progressed down through the earth. The site is in Louisiana marshland some forty- five miles below New Orleans on the Mississippi. Retired Farmer • (Owen Sound Sun -Times) The Farm Forums have just en- dorsed a farmer's retirement on his own farm. Nowadays, this is about the only thing an elderly farmer can do. Few can afford to give up entire- ly and move to .a village or town. So instead the farmer and his wife gradually enter into a special kind of retirement, one which has both advantages and disadvantages for them.. On the whole, though, the ad- vantages are more important than the drawbacks. The most important benefit is that the semi -retired . farmer who hangs on to the homestead can almost al- ways keep up some of the lighter and less taxing branches of farming, per- haps for many years. He may no longer draw in hay or manage a big herd of dairy cattle, but he may still do a great deal. Exceeding Authority (Acton Free Press) If there are sufficient objectors, we might 'find that some of the numer- ous government boards are not es- sential and business might get back to normal trends as in the years be- fore the last World War. Recently the Milk Control Board of Ontario refused a license to a dis- trilZutor on the ground that the "area involved is being adequately served." Whether or not that was so, said the Ontario Court of Appeals, was none of the Milk Board's busi- ness, and provided the new distribu- tor meets the proper requirements in the way of experience, financial re- sponsibility and equipment, 'i't is.. ell,' titled to a license. Among other things in his judg- ment, Mr. Justice Hogg pointed orit that administrative boards, under the guise of regulation or control, have "no right to prohibit a person from carrying on a business." It was time that point was made clear. Far too many of these boards have been- exceeding or attempting to exceed their authority. These boards, says the Financial Post, 'were set up simply and solely to ensure certain standards of sani- tation; honesty, competence and fin- ancial responsibility. They were not set up to decide whether or not we have too many dairies, or dry clean- ers, or tam drivers, or barbel' shops, They were not set up to stifle Coln pe- tltion • or �.`_.vent anycitizen itizen riskin hiscapital and setting upubusines s 01/}e,{/y SEEN IN THE CONN TY PAPERS Never Missed Train in 26 Years With the new set ,pain mail ser- vice, Ross Doig made his 'final trip to the C.P.R. station with the Mail. on Saturday,' December 31. Mr. Doig has carried the mail for the past 26 years and in all that time never once missed a train, which is an excellent record. The mail is now being brought fraln Harriston 'by truck. William Ed- gar is the mail carrier. Wingham Advance -Times. • Remove Sand Bar From River Goldthorpe Sand and Grovel be- gan work this week removing the large sand -bar at the mouth of the Maitland River at Goderich harbor, The work, which is ex- pected to take about a month to complete, is a' preventative mea- sure against spring ice -jams. These have been disastrous to the piers in the past. The ice will be able to clear itself, more easily from the harbor and river mouth when the sand -bar has been removed. A drag line from the river bank to the pier is being used in the oper- ation —Goderich Signal -Star. Old Railway' Name To Go Operated for nearly half a cen- tury under lease by Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the line from Guelph to Goderich may soon become non-existant as, far as its original name of "Guelph and Goderich Railway Company" goes. A C.P.R. application is expected to be presented to the next session of parliament. Notice of the ap- plication appeared in a recent 'is- sue of the official Canada Gaz- ette. Should the application go through, it would mean no differ- ence whatever in' the operation of the present C.P.R. Guelph to Gode- rich line, local officials stated.—' Gbderich Signal -Star: Receives Certificate of Award Alex "Sonny" Mallough was pre- sented with a certificate of award by the Royal Canadian Humane Association here Saturday. J. A. McConnelle resented the certificate 1: on behalf of the association. The.. award was in recognition of, the youth's bravery in rescuing Ron- ald Lyon, a 14year-old London lad from drowning here on May 28. Young Lyon had slipped from,the pier while fishing with some friends and was spot,,;..ted,_by Mal - lough and_�3e, rt •,MacDonald. The two raced down the pier in- Mr. MacDonald's car and Mallough plunged into the cold water, fully clothed, and pulled young Lyon to safety,—Goderich Signal -Star. Charged Under 1T.CA. Marshall Young, R.R. 2, Clinton, pleaded guilty to a charge under the Canada Temperance Act here in Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, with keeping-intoxicanting liquors for sale. ,A raid on the Young premises was made on Decem- ber 8, following evidence that two youths had obtained liquor there, one of which was later charged: with ,drunken driving. Constable Lloyd Westlake investigated and found eight pints of beer and a part bottle of liquor on the prem- ises. Constable D. Tremblay, who served thesummons, also gave evidence in court. The fine was $100 and costs.—Clinton News -Re -- cord. • Appointed County Home Physician Dr. F. G. Thompson, Clinton. has been appointed Huron County Hope physician, succeeding Dr. J. A. Addison, and his duties com- menced January 1. Announcement of the appointment was made by A. H. Erskine,. 'Goderich, .clerk - treasurer of Huron County. The resignationrof, Dr. Addison was ac-, -.pepted last Friday by Walden Earl Campbell, reeve of Hay Township. Addison's resignation stemmed from what Dr. Addison termed an 'inadequate salary" for. the services expected of him. His annual salary was $800. The sal- ary decided upon. for Dr. Thomp- son was not revealed. — Clinton News -Record. Close in Pool At Centralia With horns and other noisemak- ers, 630 people from R.CA.F. Sta- tion, Centralia, lustily greeted 1956 at a special dance in the Recrea- tion Centre. This was the Iargest crowd ever to attend a social fun - tion at the station. The ;commit- tee in charge of the dance was. headed by F/S. L. Tiberio. As 1955 went out, personnel On ' the station looked forward to new re- creational facilities. Plans for an enclosed swimming pool have been approved, which will enable the many swimming enthusiasts to en- joy the pool all?year round. More bowling alleys and a better and bigger snack bar are in the plans for 1956.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Two ,Accidents Over Holidays Only two accidents were record- ed in town over the holidays, and both were the result of slippery.- rpads. A car driven- by Homer Tinney, of Hensall, suffered $800 damage when it skidded into a -tree north of the, bridge Friday morning. Mr. Tinny, who , was alone, was not injured. Over 20 stitches were required to close a, - cut suffered by Beverly McNicot, 19, of R.R. 1, Kirkton, who was a passenger in'a car which struck a telephone pole on Huron Street early $aturday morning. The dri6- er was Robert 11Qiller, of Kirkton, who escaped- •wiffh' minor lacera- ions: ' Damage to the car was 0. ,ti g $45 Investigations were conducted by Police Chief Reg Taylor and Con- stable John Cowan.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Plan Holstein Show At Blyth Fair An annual Black and White Show, to be held in conjunction with the Blyth Fall Fair, was plan- ned by the directors of the Huron County Holstein Club at the first meeting of their new. term in Clin- ton on Friday. James McDowell, of Oxford Centre, was named judge for the event. At Friday's meet- ing, Ed. Bell, of Blyth, first vice- president of the club, was named. representative to the Huron Coun- ty Federation of Agriculture. The annual spring meeting of the club will be held on April 3 in Clinton. Other dates set at the meeting in- clude• the annual barn meet, Feb. 23, at Bisset Bros? farm, Gode- rich; tour throughout Southwestern Ontario, in May; a twilight meet- ing at the farm of Thomas Hafden & Sons, Gorrie, on June 14; a pic- nic with the Bruce County,,Ho1 stein Breeders at Seaforth on July 19; the annual banquet at Zurich, October 23, and the annual meeting in Clinton on November 2. Appre., ciation was expressed to Jake Ter- ry, of Lambeth, Western Ontario fieldman for the ' Canadian Hol- stein -Friesian Association, w h o has resigned.—Wingham Advance - Ti mes. Agricultural Outlook For .Canada in 1956. The annual Agricultural Confer- ence was held in Ottawa December 5-7, 1955. Representatives of Fed- eral and Provincial Governments and delegates from farmers' or- ganizations reviewed the agricul- tural situation and, discussed the outlook for 1946. Highlights of the outlook are presented below. General Outlook For 1956 The present international econ- omic outlook is, on the whole, fav- orable. The level of economic ac- tivity in most countries is continu- ing to rise, and in North America especially, the expansion seems more broadly based than it did a year ago. There has been a strengthening of world !Aces for most industrial raw mateals. On the other hand, world prices of many agricultural products have continued to show weakness during the past year. . The strength of the world-wide expansion has resulted so far in remarkably little price inflation, although signs of inflationary pres- sure have been on the increase in recent months, especially in some overseas countries. The volume of world trade has increased with- out international payments becom- ing particularly out of balance thoilgh some countries have en- countered renewed balance of pay- ments difficulties. It is an encour- aging sign that most of these coun- tries have dealt with their foreign exchange problems by .using inter- nal measures rather than by in- tensifying importzestrictions. Can- adian trade has benefitted from the buoyant economic conditions. In the first nine months of 1955 both exports and -.imports have been greater than in the same months of 1954. However, as a re- sult of a larger rise in imports, Canada's trade deficit has been slightly greater in 1955. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was reaffirtned during the winter of 1954-55 with- out any important changes in its basic trade rules. Canada partici- pated in subsequent tariff negotia- tions, some of which related to ag rieuitural products. Further tar- iff negotiation§ under GATT are scheduled for Ja a ry, 1956. The' United St"s'has bee n con - titling u,G.t1i aYus sv posai acfvities Snid there been concern th Canada about the if- fects of this policy on Canadian trade, especially with respect, to wheat. Steps have been taken for inter -governmental consultation on this problem. • During 1955 the Canadian econ- omy showed substantial growth. Residential construction was at much higher Ievels than in the previous year. Export trade, in- dustrial production and personal income were 'all greater tharl in 1954. The general attitude of busi- ness appears to be one of confi- dence for 1956. Some further increase in exports to the United States is expected, The United Kingdom has instituted monetary and fiscal measures in an attempt to correct its balance of payments difficulties but these are not expected to eause any ap- preciable change in the level of sales to that country in the coming months. • The economic conditions expect- ed this year in Canada ,and. the rest of the world should bre favor- able to Canadian agriculture. Farm cash income will probably be about the same as in I955. Farmers' de- liveries of grains are unlikely to vary much from those of 1955. if only an average crop is produced, marketings could be maintained by a liquidation of the present large quantities of farm held grains. Cash income from the sale of livestock, eggs and dairy' products is not likely to be greatly 'differ- ent. Since income in kind and op- erating expenses are likely to be about the same, the level of farm net income relative to that of 1955 will be largely determined by changes in the value of inventories brought about by change in the size of the grain crop. Farm Labor The demand for farm labor in 1956 is likely to be somewhat high- er than in 1955, while the available supply of workers is expected to be lower. There will be a surplus of farm labor during the winter month except in dairying and stock farming. Regional shortag- es of experienced farm 'workers they be expected during peak per-, iods of seedineand harvesting ac tivity. it Will .again be . nee@ nary to organizer'' movements of 'w'orkers to deficit areas to meet peak' sea- sonal deman ds for ah e1 . The recruitm n' e3 erienced Inm 'rant a'icu1 uraork jy pptY niereasing' idle tor beK desirable, YEARS AGON,E Interesting Items Picked from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 16, 1931 At a meeting of_the Huron Pres byterial, Miss Jakeli, of Exeter, was elected the new president. Mr. James Watson, of Tucker - smith, has takena position with Bruce Medd in McKillop. Mr: nd Mrs. William McGavin, of the concession of McKil- lop, spent esday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell, of Win- throp. Mr. George Porter has returned to Staffa after taking a trip to the. Western Provinces and Eng- land. ' Cromarty -Young People's went to the Mountain Wednesday night and spent an enjoxable time skid- ding down the mountain, after which they went to the manse' for a wiener roast. Mr. William .F. Alexander, Kip - pen, was named councillor at the last election. Fire destroyed the home of Hugh McMurtrie, a mile and a quarter west of Kippen. Dry wells are still to be found in the Manley district with the continued dry weather. Mrs. W. E. Southgate; Seaforth, leaves Saturday for New York, where she will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. R. A. Wil- son. Miss Abbie Seip has taken a position in Mr. J. E. Keating's drug store. Mrs. Irvin Watt and daughter, Miss; Frances, of Chateau Quay Basin, Quebec, were recent guests at the home of Mrs. Watt's sister, Mrs. Robert McFarlane, of Mc- Killop. $ $ From The Huron Expositor January 12, 1906 Samuel Hackwell, M.D., who spent the Christmas stmas holidaY s with his parents at Leadbury, has re- turned to Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. James Logan, of Forest, were in 'Hensall last week visiting their relatives. Miss B. Cowan, of Brucefield, left last week to visit relatives in Hamilton. Mr. A. G. Smillie, of Tucker - smith, sold a good young bull to Mr. James. Rice, of Owen Sound. Russell Lowery, of Brussels, has gone to St. Thomas. where he will take a course at business college. Mr. Horace Townsend, of Tuck- ersmith, sold his farm recently to Mr. Levi Strong for $5,000. Mr. William Crawford, of To- ronto, visited his parents. in Blyth. Rev. A. McNab, of Walton, has recovered from his recent severe illness and was able to conduct morning service last Sunday. Mr. James Harris has disposed of his farm on the 14th concession of McKillop tp Mr. John Doherty, of the same line. It is Mr. Harris' intention to go West in the spring. Mr. Alex Young. who some 25 years ,ago went 'to Manitoba with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Young, , is paying a-•, visit to old friends in the Kippen vicinity. - Rev. Mr. Shaw preached in First Presbyterian Church here .last. Sunday morning, Rev. Dr. Larkin preached in Egmondville Church, and will preach annivers- ary services in Blyth next Sunday. Mr. Robert Devereaux. who was in Chicago waiting on his brother there, Mr. J. Devereaux, who was seriously injured by his horse run- ning away, returned to Seaforth on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Devereaux returned with him. Mr. and Mrs. George Habkirk, of McKillop., have returned from a two weeks' visit with friends - near Durham. From The Huron Expositor January 14, 1881 Mr. James Dunbar has sold his farm, lot 25, concession 5, Grey, to Mr. George Grieve, of 'togan. Last week Mr. Thomas Neilans, of Harlock, purchased 20 lambs from Mr. Cole, of Hullett; at $5.00 a head, being a very good price for lambs. Mr. Thomas Brownlee. of the 5th concession- of -Hallett, has sold his farm of 50 acres to Mr.. Thomas Carbert, for the sum of $2,800. This gives Mr. Carbert a farm of 300 acres in one block. Mr. -John Stinson has returned to Varna on a visit after an ab- sence of 11. years in the gold re- gion of Nevada, looking hale and hearty. Mr. James Ross, Jr., of the Lon- don Road, near Brucefield, had a' valuable colt killed on Saturday by the train. It appears the colt. along with two others, got on the track and the 12;45` train struck it, cutting it ,fairly in two, The others were badly hurt On Thursday night of last week the roof of a pig house on the farm of James Kerr, north• gravel road, McKillop, broke in with the weight of snow and killed a fine fat porker. Mr.•Peter Aikenhead was thresh- ing on the farm of Mr. James Nott. Tudersmith, when he met with a painful accident.. He was remov- ing straw from the gearing of the machine and. got his left hand caught and two•fingers were part- ly taken off•and the third one bad- ly crushed. Scott & Stewart, blacksmiths at Brussels, have dissolved partner- ship, Mr. Scotty will carry on the business. "The Chinook," fabulous wind of the Alberta foothills, frequently in the winter raises temperatures from sub -zero readings to thaws in a matter of minutes. A woman reported the disap- pearance of her husband" to the police, "Is there any message you wish to give your husband if we find brio. asked -the officer in a 'ai?ge of the investigation. " rvrr .,,f �es slt'e re . `ed y pit tel7,;.11itn kottidi n't ofneafter ash" . . .• MARY P. CHAFFE, 'DIRECTOR, WRITES In a letter to The Huron Expos], tor, Mrs. Mary P. Chaffe, director of the Children's Aid Society of Huron County, expresses apprecia- tion for Christmas assistance. In her letter, she says: "The Board and Staff of the Children's Aid Society of Huron County wish to thank the hundred and more citi- zens and organizations who helped bring happiness at Christmastime to over 500 children throughout the ¶ounty. "\Special appreciation is given to llinton Radar School who enter- tained 100 guests, and the Reeves who transported the children to this party." Those who assisted are as fol- lows: ?olmesville United Church W. MiS. and W.A., .Christmas gifts, $1:10; H. O. Jerry, Goderich, $25, snowsuit; R. C. Ireland, Teeswa- ter, $5; Hurondale Women's Insti- tute Exeter, $1725; Stanley Com- mutiity Club, $10; Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge . No. 338, $25.00, gifts; Exeter Chapter No. 222 Or- der of the Eastern Star, $10; Mrs. Ninia Wein, Dashwood, $5; Williah Wilson, Goderich, used tricycle; Elimville W.I., $7.80; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Curry, Goderich, $10; Young Peoples, United Church, Blyth, us- ed clothing; Tiger Dunlop Wo- men's Institute, gifts and $2; Lloyd Tasked, Blyth, 2 doll cradles; Blyth Lions, clothing, $50; Bayfield Trin- ity Club, clothing. Women's Institute, Goderich, gifts, $1.55; United Church Sunday School, Blyth, white gifts, $12.15; Mrs. Alex Manning, Blyth, mitts; Grant Sparling, Blyth, fire truck; Knox Presbyterian .Church, Gode- rich, white gifts, $225; Brick Unit- ed Church Sunday School, white gifts, 50c; Fireside Farm Forum, Londesboro; gifts; Mrs. A: Tay- lor, Goderich, knitted dolls' out- fits, dolls' bedding; . Miss Bessie Waite, Goderich, knitted wool scarves; Mrs: W. Ross, R.R. No. 1, Londesboro, Christmas cards; Dun- gannon Women's Institute, $5.00; Belgrave ve Women'st gifts; Institute; ift ,g , Senior Citizens' Club, Exeter,. $30; Ladies of- United Church; . Walton. dolls' outfits; Mr, and Mrs. Fred Sturdy, Goderich, dolls' beds and bedding. Zion Church -Ladies' Aid, $25.00; United Church, Brucefield, white gifts; Students, Grades- 5 and 6, Hensall, gifts of toys; Mrs. Bert Gray, Blyth, doll cradle, used cloth- ing; Mrs. Gordon McManus, Gode- rich, used clothing; Mrs. Stewart McLennan, R.R. 3, Goderich, used clothing; Primary Dept. James St. United Church, Exeter, $8,00; ,Main St. United Church, Exeter, $21.00; HURON CO. t .AIS., ` "THANK YOU" 4 -L's Sunday School Class, $5.00;. S,S•. No. 4, Goderich Twp., Com- munity Club, $10; Women's Insti- tute, Seaforth, $6.00, gifts; United. Church, Benmiller, gifts; Women's Church, Benmiller, gifts; Women's. Institute, Dashwood, $5.00; Mrs. H- C. Dunlop, Goderich, $5.44; Judge and Mrs. Frank Fingland, Clinton,. $10.00; Majestic Women's Insti- tue, $10.00; Thames Road Sunday School, $23.10. Amber Rebekah; • Lodge, Hensall, gifts; KinetteClub,Exeter, t Mr. and Mrs. Ivan D. Wade, Wal- kerton, $5.00; Mr. and Mrs. C. T - Christie, Hensall, $5.00; Women's. Institute, Auburn, gifts, $3.75; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rtollinson, Auburn,, gifts; Mrs" J. C. Hindmarsh, R.R..• 2, Goderich, $25.00; Mrs. Empey, Blyth, $10.00; Centralia W.M.S.,. gifts, $10.00; Mrs. A. Andrew, God-= erich, mitts, socks; Mrs. Dorothy Reed, Goderich, gift; United-. Church S.S. boys' class, Londes- boro, $11.00; Wayne and Bonnie- Butson, Exeter, candy; Mrs. Lucy Klumpp, Dashwood, gift; Summer -- hill Ladies' Club, $10.00; Mrs. Arn- old Makins, Bayfield, $1.00; Will- ing Workers Group, St. Andrew's. Church, Bayfield, gifts, $2.00; Mr. Sanderson, London, $1.00. Mrs. Jack Ecotchmer, R.R. 3, Bayfield, $1.00; Kippen East Wo- men's Institute, $10.00; •A. M. Rob- ertson, Goderich, $5.00; Crediton. Women's I nstitutes, $10.00; St. Paul's Anglican Church, Wingham, white gifts; St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Wingham, white gifts; Rev. D. Glenn Campbell, Sea -- forth, $10.00; R:C,A.F„ Centralia, gifts; Master Peter A. West, 3(P Kennedy St. W., Aurora. Ont., mag - is slates, books; Women's Insti- tute, Fordwich, gifts, used baby' clothing; Mrs. Neil McKay. Gode- rich, $5.00. Porter's Hill United Church Sun- day School, white gifts; St. George's Church Woman's Guild, Goderich, $10.50; Auburn and Don- nybrook United Churches, white'• gifts; Grand Rend W.I., gifts; Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Pierson, ' o Gode rich, $25.00; Kinette Club,Gode- rich, layette, food baskets and gifts-• for three families; Mrs. Frank Tyreman, Blyth. used clothing; - Londesboro W.A., $950; Bayfield.' W.M.S., gifts, $1.00; Mrs. J. R.. Venus, Goderich, gifts; James St. United Church, Sunday School, Ex- eter, $10; Legion, Goderich, can- dy, nuts, oranges; The Women's. Federation of James St. United Church, Exeter, $15.85; Bullet). Family, Goderich. Christmas for a family; Alpha Pi Chapter, Bet Sig- ma Phi, Exeter. gifts; Women's Institute, Zurich, gifts. - SAYING IT IN ENGLISH (By W. P., in Providence, R.I. Bulletin) Arabic, Chinese and Sanskrit may' be difficult But when it comes to confusions and inconsist- encies. it's doubtful whether any language in the world'ean touch the one we use. We had a Belgian at college who had learned English in his native land. One day the Belgian vel'un- teered that when he was learning English the one word that caused him more trouble than any other. was "fast". ° This was a surprise. Had any of us been asked to write a list of the 100 most confusing words • in the•language I doubt that the word "fast" would have appear- ed.• • "You may say `the horse is fast' and mean that the horse is tied to a hitching post," he explained. "Then you may say `the horse is fast' and mean that the horse is capable of moving rapidly. Fin- ally you may say `the horse is on a fast' and you mean it isn't eat- ing anything " Chinese is supposed to be ex- tremely difficult because the same word uttered in two different tones may mean two entirely different things. • But don't think that Chinese is the onlyin which tonal tongue g values change the meaning of the word. We have them in colloquial American, too. • Consider the slang word "yeah" for example.st In a raight answer to a straight question, it may mean simply "yes" as in reply- to the question: "Are . you going down town?" But with a rising intonation and: a .gd'estion mark at the end, "yeah?" may mean "Do you real- ly mean it?" as in reply to: "Sue - bought a $100 dress for the - dance." Parents of teen agers may re cognize another value for "yeah".. This is the one delivered with a long, dismal sigh in response to, such a question as: "Are you go- ing to do your homework tonight?" This "yeah" really .'means: "I. suppose I'll have to but I'd much:. rather stay here and watch tele- vision." There are plenty of other confu- sions: - We'll begin with a box and the plural is boxes. But the plural of ox , should be:- oxen, beioxen, not oxes. One fowl is called goose . but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should 'never be meese. If' the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pah be called pen? If I speak of a foot and you show me your feet, And I give you a boot would a pair be called beet? We speak of a brother - and also of brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren. Then the masculine pronouns are he, him and his, But imagine the feminine, she, shim and shis. TO THE EDITOR: . R.R. No. 1, Sebringville, Ont., ' January 5, 1956. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: A recent news letter on December 29 appeared in the London Free Press on. hogs, and from it I would gather that the writer was an advocate of hog sell- ing through a compulsory co-op. If he is, it should be his privilege to support it and likewise pay for its keep. It is not a matter of whether it is legal to sell hogs through the hog co-op or not. It is a matter of how legal it is to compel a man to sell his hogs through such a compulsory sys- tem. Who gave the packing houses the exact authority they think they have to dictate to the owners of hogs the way they do, and confine farmers' property settlements through this monopoly? The, big issue is over whether or not any- oppe can be compelled to deliver bis hogs to an assenhbly point by some mandatory order given by a local board, and compelled to pay $550 to $500 if he disobeys their order as provided for in Bili 98. When a person is compelled to this system' of marketing, the far- mer Who owns the pigs could "be liable for shrink losses, that could ir'o'n anywhere re from m 50 cents to1 per. eivt. out of normal, because hogs are sol"d on a rail grade basis and not to • live. In the past; fdrinets have )sent hogs direct to' markets where delays in slaugh- tering have been found, but there was never a law passed where a maid was compelled to send his hogs by some mandatory order to any particular market anywhere in Ontario. There is a provision in the -regu- lations whereby the local board may exempt any person (and that could be a farmer) from this 'form of compulsory marketing. When I applied, I was turned down. That is proof chat thy; hog board don't' understand their own regulations as they may appear. They like- wise don't appear to understand their own constitution or they would be attempting to operate within the confines of its member- ship clauses. They also don't seem to redline that hogs area subsidiz- ed -product with a floor price across Canada, which everybody helps to pay. Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER They had been married for -35 years, and for 35 years she had been the family breadwinner. Then one day he died. The widow in- structed that his body be cremated and the ashes. be delivered to her. Care fu1Y Y placing them e m in an hour- glass r- glass She set it on the mantle, sat down to rock and said, "Now, you lazy bum, at last you're going to World'