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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1956-02-24, Page 2EXPOSITOR Egai lishedd 1869 McLean, Editor bli hed _ . at- Seaforth, Ontario, ryThursday morning by McLean OS, subscription rates, $2.50 a year in Vance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single pies, 5 cents each. ember of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application_ PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, Fell~ruary 24 More Horsepower, More Speed, More Accidents? There was a lot of sense in re- marks attributed to Arthur J. Child, when he spoke in the Legislature re- cently and charged car makers with te=a ging in a "horsepower rat race." "What we need from the automo- bile industry is less horsepower and more horse sense," declared the mem- ber from Hamilton. "The industry -ould, be more aptly named `Murder Incorporated'. When it comes to the decision of putting in a couple of '-extras in a car, one a selling gim- mick, and the other a safety measure, ;you can rest assured. the selling gim- mick gets the preference." Certainly car manufacturers at -every turn are emphasizing increas- ed horsepower of their models. And just as certainly many motor fatali- ties stem from unlimited power in the hands of drivers unable, for var- ious reasons, to control it properly. There seems Iittle point in attribut- ing accidents to excessive speed and at the same time contributing to even greater speeds by ever increasing horsepower. The Legislature might well give consideration to taking steps so that the two factors are re- conciled. letting sap and ease the work in- volved, the syrup itself has not changed through the years. In both Canada and the United States, it is defined as a liquid which boils at 219 degrees at sea level. It will weigh aout 13.2 pounds per imperial gal- lon, and will contain 65 per eent sol- ids, or about 8.5 pounds of sugar per imperial gallon. Driving Habits' Periodically, one of ' the larger auto insurance companies takes a statistical look at the accident ex- perience of its own policyholder's and ranks the passenger ear drivers according to their occupations, R. F. McKercher tells us. We don't know that any moral can be drawn from an analysis of the survey, but in any case a study is of interest. Among the 64 occupational groups classified, proprietors and managers of wholesale establishments held on- to first place—indicating that they consider themselves and their cars as valuable merchandise and recog- nize the profit in careful driving. 'When Sap Runs The end of February is at hand, and while there is time for lots more snow and storms, Spring is not too far distant. That means that sap soon will be running in district sugar bushes. Production of the important cash crop of maple syrup and maple sugar, valued at more than $10,000,- 000 10,000;000 in Canada, will see again in use the picturesque old sap -collecting and. sugaring -off techniques not too much changed since the early Indian days. Production has declined in Ontario in the past few decades, from over half a million gallons in 1910 to 1930 to 211,000 gallons in 1950. But the value has risen, as witness the cash return of $908,483 in 1950 compared with $831,478 in 1910, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. More than half of the Canadian pro- duction is consumed in the local mar- ket. Ontario ranks second to Que- bec in syrup and sugar production. White men learned the art of mak- ing maple syrup from the Indians, and the maple trees provided the on- ly sugar used by._the -early settlers in Canada and the northern part of the United States. It was not until after the Ameri- can Civil War that cane sugar be - !came cheap and replaced it. Canadian oduction of maple sugar, 131/2 mil - n pounds in the 1850's to a peak of over 21 million pounds in the 1890's, Oen gradually declined to about 20 million in 1913, but rose to well over 30 Million in 1949. Ontario's 1950 ;Maple sugar production was 5,935. The white man for many years fol- lowed the crude methods of the In- dians for making maple 'syrup. The yrocess involved cutting a diagonal ,slash in the bark of the tree and fix- ing' a wooden spout in a notch at the bottom ofthe slash from which the sap dripped into a vessel made from birch bark. The sap was then boiled in a kettle ver an open fire. Since, methods ve been improved, but the original hnique has -not been fundamental - affected in the past 100 years, ex- t for the introduction of evapora- whk h have affected great sav- in fuel and man hours. e power - driven machinery , `:.plastie tolleetion-bags aid ill eol.., In the previous survey in 1953, housewives were complimented for their standing in 28th place, ahead of many male groups. Since then the ladies, smugly or not, have set- tled down in a rut and haven't budg- ed from the spot. Law enforcement officials have moved up toward the front of the line. Though they're not leading the safe driving parade, they're well up in seventh place. And this shows progress, for the watchdogs of the law ranked 14th in the insurance company's last previous survey. Also rising substantially from their own previous standings are doctors, barbers and beauticians, rural mail carriers, and various of- facials. Farmers continue to cultivate safe driving habits. They're rolling along in fifth place and leading all other major occupational groups as safe drivers. But their hired help drop- ped from 35th down to the 48th row in the standings. With a sharp eye, perhaps, on the fact that fewer accidents help bring lower insurance rates, policyholders in the financial field proceeded cau- tiously from a previous 8th up to a sound number three position. Teachers are setting a good ex- ample with a number six mark to their credit. But the students are still down near the foot of the class with a flunking 62. Likewise, com- ,.inissioned military officers advanced ten steps to position 30—but enlisted military personnel still bring up the rear in 64th place as passenger car drivers. Editors, reporters and photograph- ers followed a middle-of-the-road policy, seemingly, in their own driv- ing experience. . A look at. the cur- rent survey discloses the gentlemen of the fourth estate in 26th place, stuck in the middle of the column right where they were before. And lawyers have to work up a defence case for their driving, with the evi- dence showing a slight drop from 50th to 52nd. The people in the liq- uor industry came 57th. Motoring clergy rank in 56th place. On the downhill side, auto sales- men skidded from 32nd to a low, low 45th. Veterinarians dropped from 22nd down to 33rd. And undertak- ers dropped to 43rd place, after a previous dignified 18th. Mr. McKercher, who points out that the study is based solely on acci- dent claims losses related to prem- iums says that insurance agents and brokers are in 49th place. UFR 114 THE •C 1"1� P�AV RS Buys Drive -In Theatre ' Lorne Brown, of Lorne . Br Motors Limited, this weel' ' .ell up a new limited co'- -,.( g het known • as Bro" -, 4 be; Limited, and ' eliit@ Drive4. Llashmar hhk purchased the R. "p • Aive-In Theatre from >,A '4` Marshall, Listowel. Mr. built the drive-in theatre• t tie northeast corner of Clinton 1953, and the out -door enter- tainment spot has been in opera- tion for the past three years. Wail known to all patrons is his aunt:;. Miss Snell, who was his efficient ticket seller. Bob's reason for sell- ing is because of other interests which demand his time and atten- tion.—Clinton News -Record. Hurt in Two -Car Crash What Other Papers Say : tment of Bon Westman, Ex % er automotive supplier, as• its Canadiansales agent. The con pang plans to establish a plant here within a year to manufacture its oil products. Mr, Westman, whose retail and wholesale auto- motive business has grown rapid- ly since it was established here four years ago; saki this week he plans to confine distribution to On- tario for the first year, then ex- pand to other provinces. The Am- erican company's principal pro- duct, Lubri-Loy, is a concentrated oil which reduces friction in en- gines. It is the largest selling pro- duct of its type in the United States and sales have already been extended to Central and South America and to France. Other products include a waterless hand cleaner and dispenser, a metal parts cleaner and a gas line anti- freeze.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Rev. and Mrs. Alexander Nimmo returning to Wingham from a trig to Windsor, were injured in a two - car collision on No. 4 Highway a mile south of Belgrave on Moliday afternoon. Both were taken to Wingham General Hospital, where Mr. Nimmo was treated for facial lacerations, multiple bruises and shock. Mrs. Nimmo suffered severe injuries when her right hip was driven through the pelvis and her right foot was fractured. She also received scalp lacerations, frac- tured ribs and severe shock, and was transferred to Victoria Hos- pital, London, for treatment. Mr. Nimmo was able to travel with her in the ambulance to London. Lat- est reports from London describe her condition as fair.—Wingham Advance -Times. Why, We Over -Eat (Hamilton Spectator) There lingers in' mankind, almost like an instinct, a fear of starvation and it is probably this which plays an unconscious part in compelling the over -eating habits of many. But in the midst of the abundance of a modern -civilization, starvation is remote and cannot be confused with the real condition in which the dread knowledge that food cannot be ob- tained plays upon the mind and wreaka havoc with the body: Suggest Swim Pool Site Members of the Clinton Com- munity Athletic Field Board came up with a suggestion last week that the grounds of the old public school could possibly be used for the site of Clinton's new swimming pool. Councillor N. Livermore, who is a representative on the board, along with Councillor E. J. Dale from town. council, said that he would like to see the pool there, and asked if the town would be eligible for a grant if it were plac- ed there. R. J. Schoenhals, repre• sentative of the Clinton Branch Canadian Legion, said that dur- ing previous discussion of the pool site, he had suggested using the basement of the old school build- ing for the necessary filtration plant, that the second floor be dos- ed and the lower floor be remodel- led for Scout and Cub meeting rooms, dressing rooms, etc.—Clin- ton tc. Clin- ton News -Record. Association Is First Of Its Kind R. R, No. I, ebrip�gvili0, Ont., •February 1.6, 1956. Editpr, The Huron E positor: Dear Sir: I saw an article from Woodstock where Mr. G. F. Perkin was commenting on marketing schemes: We have many fine -mar., kejing agencies operating all over Canada and many deserve credit for, the way they operate. How- ever, when we get a hog market- ing co-op that is allowed to oper- ate in such a compulsory way, then something is wrong. As a farmer, I have legal rights to sell my own livestock at a stockyard on my own account. No- body has any right to tell me where and how I have to market my products. In another press article I notice where Mr. Fox, an official from the hog co-op at Stratford, said that there was nothing to prevent hog producers from taking their hogs direct to packing plants and mak- ing their own bargains with pack- ers. Truckers carrying producers' hogs have been "requested" to re- port to the assembly points but until the farm marketing regul tions tangle is straightened out b a Supreme Court hearing, the truck ers are not compelled to report to the centers. If this is the case, then this hog co-op has no authority to remove farmers' hogs from packers yards without the consent of the ,man who owns the hogs. This would mean that the packer has no ^'t ority to move farmers' hogs frim where they are sold without the owner's consent, and the pa-'- r has no authority to be treating farmers' settlements as they are by turning them into the hands of the hog co-op without owners' ap proval. In the recent Rural Co-operator, Mr. McInnes advocates the deliv- ery of all hogs to open assembly points. What he needs is an edu- cation on shrink losses. He thinks that he saved farmers thousands, but he cannot know what normal shrink losses are or he would not talk so foolish. Hogs shrinking around stockyards never made any money for the farmers. When an extra 3,000 hogs went onto the Toronto market, it sent the mar- ket down to $23.50. When 4,000 hogs were' backed on the market, it went to $2100. What would hap- pen if 10,000 hogs went on the open market? I guess that would crack the floor. After the recent show in hog selling, there is nothing but losses to be added up. People are begin- ning now to realize that if shrink losses are out of normal an extra half a dollar a hundredweight on the price has no meaning. As an advice to farmers, be sure to weigh your hogs from now on, be- cause you never know what sill thing can happen next. If you can't do this, market your hogs with reliable truckers and shippers who know something when hog shrinks are out of line. Yours truly, THEODORE PARKER. Old Railway Car Unearthed Among the many new exhibits which will be on display at the Huron County ' Pioneer Museum this spring will be a hand ear which once belong to the West Shore 'Railroad. This company was started in 1913 but its activities were short-lived. The hand car or "two-man jigger" was dug out from under roots and stumps ,at a local coal yard and Mr. J. H. Neill, museum curator, has fitted it out with a new platform, han- dles and a coat of paint. It is now in working order. Mr. Neill also hopes to have his collection of models, tracing the history of the salt industry in Goderich, com- pleted in time for the busy sea- son. He has just finished work on the model of the third method of refining salt and expects to start work on the model of the present machinery this month. Besides the 'models, the actual equipment em- ployed in the first salt well in North America is also on display at the museum. At present Mr. Neill is building a rack for the two dozen or more buggy and cutter steps he has collected. Elaborate in design, some of the steps show a great deal of workmanship on the part of some enterprising "smithy."—Goderich Signal -Star. Purchase Sit For Fatue Expansion The first association of its kind in Canada came into being in Goderich last week with the form- ation of "The Ultra Light Aircraft. Association of Canada" Promot- ing the building of midget air- craft, the association pools its ideas among its members and guides them in building the proper type of aircraft in accordance with aircraft specifications. With the exception of the engines, the em - tire aircraft are built at the homes of the owners and builders. For example, Gus Chisholm, of Gode- rich, is now completing one which he has been building in the base- ment of his home. The plane is about 830 pounds and has a wing span of only 25 feet, nine inches. Right now, other midget planes are under construction at Blen- heim, Kippen, Sarnia and several other Western Ontario ,centres.— Goderich Signal -Star. To Make Oil Products The Lubri-Loy Company of St. Louis, Missouri, has announced the -From The Huron ,Expositor February $7, 1931 Mrs. Roy Pepper, Mrs. Douglas, Miss Gladys Crich and Mr. H. Crich, of Tuckersmith, motored to Pontiac, Michigan, on Saturday and spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Crich. Mr. Archie Campbell, of Toron- to police force, spent the weekend at his home at Winthrop. Mr. W. C. Stone, Hensall, the live agent of the W. T. Rawleigh Co., of Montreal, had the misfor- tune the first of the week, when on one of his trips to sleigh upset, owing to "1- '; state of, the roads ^~'' i - thrown out had me of h`s quite badly cut w'+h ' 1 s enclosed sleigh, de-ignd business. Mr. J. A. McKenzie S•• this week disposed '. mill building i-nt meal mill and - across fro t' e C.- the .the Vitamin Milling Co ronto. This comps-, ed the Ca `d ^.. " p,r fr lh an ave a i -P'. S f'rst ir. on • - row remrt s- tie buildi-1:' are mads' vv new plant. The purchase of thirty acres of the 'MacLean property, north of the Foundry, was announced this week by officials of C. Lloyd •& Son, Ltd. The property, which was purchased from the MacLean Es- tate, will be used for future expan- sion of the company's storage facilities, and for any future ex- pansion of the company's plant and buildings. In announcing the purchase, company officials told the Advance -Times that the new property would be used in present plans for . the "consolidation of lumber, unloading and storage fac- ilities and will also provide a suit - 'able site for future development and expansion if and when need- ed" At present,- storage facilities have been used in various build- ings around town. To service the new site the firm has made ar- rangements with the Canadian Pa- cific Railways to build a railway spur into the property, which it is hoped will be completed during the early summer. A railway 'Y' will be built north of the B Line and the siding will run roughly parallel to the road, crossing No. 4 Highway to the south of the Roy- al T junction on the northern out- skirts of town. The -spur will in- tersect the B line between No. 4 Highway and the cemetery road. —Wingham Advance -Times, CROSSROADS (By JAMES SCOTT) Old -Fashioned, Home -Made The other day I was sitting in the lobby of the largest hotel in the British Empire. This, as a lot of people know, is a pretty elegant - looking place and when a fellow is• sitting in one of those deep leather chairshe wants to put his best foot forward. That's exactly what I was doing. ,Sitting there with my legs crossed, trying to look as if I were the debonair kind of chap who is likely to be found sit- ting in lobbies of big hotels any day of the week. The fellow I was talking_to, sud- denly interrupted his conversation and took a look at my socks. "Excuse me," he said after tak- ing a good long gander at them, "but are you wearing hand -knitted socks?" Well sir, that is exactly what I was wearing, In fact, that is what I am wearing right now as I write this too (not the satire pair, mind you) and that is what I will be wearing until summer is here for certain, and that won't be for a day or two yet, you can be sure. When I told my friend all this and that I had quite a supply of hand -knitted socks, some plain, some ribbed, some with diamonds and some with checks, heiked at me as if I were a man from Mars. Then I took a look at his socks. I didn't have to stare at them very long because I have seen socks like them all over the place. There was nothing wrong with that fel- low's socks, at least not las far as the eye could see. They were just a pair of socks a dark blue color with a little bit of red chain running up the sides. If I've seen one pair like that, I've seen a mil- lion. That fellow was -in a rut. Years ago when his grandmother died and his wife decided it was too much trouble to bother knit- ting her husband socks, that poor lad had to settle for exactly the same kind of socks millions of other similar m fortunate lads are wearing all over the world. As we sat in the hotel lobby, he confessed to me that he would give anything to have a pair of socks like mine. As he contem- plated My feet I could see him - yearning for the good old days. I. could tell that he was feeling the soft comfort of a well -knit pair of socks on the feet. In winter, es- pecially, there is nothing like the solace of fine wool, artfully knit to fit the foot, for sheer comfort. In fact, before we were through I got feeling so sorry for that fel- low that if we hadn't been sitting in the lobby of the largest hotel in the British Empire I think I would have taken my socks off and given them to him right on the spot. -is d rig ids "ie is alt Id Iterlv,>I• pIcke�► Oen rr V.RF sa at 4 J 444 and will once. more become a resi- - dent of Brussels. 'John Tait has disposed of his- house and lot to. Mrs. Thomas - Oakley, of Walton. Mr. Tait wilt?. pr ably remove to Kansas in the • future. Mrs. Edward Grant and daugh- ter, of Manitoba, have become citi- z_:i of Kippen and re now occu- pying the ,ouse of t late Peter:' Grant. :t'i-. John Robb, of Tuckersmith;. has purc?suzsed the residence of Mr. J. :C. Richardson, at present occu- pied by Mrs. C. Bethune, for $1725. Robb's ntentions to v err 'ae etty 1 :.use.• is t i"hway -ttie p - Messrs ' '. ;4 can, J. E. J. Cluff. • Dr. J. A. Mut,; -nveniirn it ,; ,. :•+ "1:s week 'r. Hug.! N •,4,..,!r'^. K'.Ppen. is .-ing t• hf.: ".1, Ao-i',, was on 'and wa'c`t 1;1: anrchased from -,`rctt, and r:-p?acing it where gine dwelling 'vas destroyed by •' i some months ago. r. Jack Hinchley, of Brantford, -pent the waek-end with his mother, Mrs. J. D. Hinchley, Sea - forth. $ From The Huron Expositor February 23, 1906 Charles Beverley, formerly of the firm of Beverley & Huston, furniture dealers, but who has been living in Hensall, has return- ed to Exeter and will again en- gage in the furniture and under- taking business. Mr.. Richard Barry, St. Colum - ban, is very busy getting things in order to have his house, barn and other buildings, moved to the front of his farm. Messrs.. John Griffin, of Ashfield, and Thomas J. Molyneaux, of Hib- bert, have gone into partnership in the implement business. Mr. Griffin is an old hand in the busi- ness and will be greatly strength- ened by the new amalgamation. Mr. Thomas McLauchlin has re- purchased the house and lot he recently sold to Abraham Cook t i elf Tarr r. Mr 5 a.r • esc • lur- ".'ri1' - :f Sea'orth,. ;l the"./ng bus -.ass • Hatt' • and wilL hkirk ting him. • tand Mr. :. L s -old farm Fear 'rt M --!ie... am Htir 'cp^sitar 'S81 ;,n lo •;ace• aounz''= ono o I the c n ''1111 C' ies. do. : a bait for v ,;.1 cy are dis- a- es'i a fire bell - vi r 11 th' bell 1.a itis.. .t t .er• 'n W ton, of P -on, - "or ;..m r 2. - Mr -nes McD ild, of Mor- s t' ?urchasrr . J es McD _ 'd has sold:? •rm which ir ' 'ad in "...or- -is 'bort a mile we t of Brussels,., to ^,rr. Charles Carter '£ Stapleton.:. Mr. Carter gives $5 200 and M7r, McDohald gives the farm and a. span of working horses. The farmr is a very goedone. Mr. Gleeson has sold his inter- est in the Leadbury Hotel to a'. Mr. Smith, of Grey. The new land-• lord takes possession on the first of March. Many will regret Me. Gleeson's removal, as he made air excelelnt landlord and had become' very popular. A football match was played at. Harlock on Friday by the school: boys of Kinburn under the leader- ship of their teacher, Mr. Buie, ar,d the boys of Harlock under their teacher, Mr. Shaw. The Kinburir. b-ys obtained a little advantage owing to a little slope of the field_ Dr. Holmes, of Brussels, has sold his farm which is situated on the 10th concession of Grey, about a mile and a half from Brussels, to Mr. Duncan McCallum, Northi- Easthope, for the sum of $5,000. The farm contains 100 acres and is an excellent lot, but the build- ings are not very good. Mr. t✓iv- ingstone has also sold his farm, which is situated on the same con- cession to Mr. Pepper, of Tucker - smith, for $5,050. The farm alio- contains 100 acres. Since then, I have been thinking a lot about these things because, as I mulled it quer, I began to re- alize that it is not just a matter of socks which is involved here. It is almost everything we do. For example, not many people bake their own bread any more and yet I have never in my life eaten a •slice of mass-produced bread which_ could hold a candle to the real thing which came out of the oven of the kitchen range. Now it's the same way with almost all pastry—cakes, cookies, pie, even fruit cake, it all comes ready -mix- ed. Nothing wrong with it, but it's all the same, all mass-produced and has no individual character of its own. Maybe we've got to the place where we're afraid to try do do anything for ourselves. Maybe. I don't know. But for me, I still think I'm a lucky fellow to have a few things not made by, ma- chines, a few things old-fashioned, hand -made. Like socks. A SMILE OR TWO A visitor to a church arrived late, but made up for it by lis- tening attentively to a long, drawn-out sermon. Finally he turned to his neighbor and whis- pered: "He's good. How long has he been preaching?"' "Four years," the other whin pered. "I'll wait then," the visitor re - fpied. "He .should be through be- ore long," Buying! Selling! Renting! Swappingi READ AND USE WANT ADS FOR QUICK RESULTS! IT'S YOUR BIGGEST MARKET PLACE .. . THE HURON EXPcSITORI. PRONE 41 li r 4 5 •