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The Huron Expositor, 1956-04-06, Page 23K it Yi 41 'rY ;R, SEAFORTH, ONT., API;. 6, 1956 gram in the rural areas, could have far-reaching effects in creating bet- ter citizens in the urban centres.. Compulsory Age Limit We are not entirely convinced as to the merit of a proposal advanced by the St. Marys Journal -Argus as a means of relieving the pressure on school facilities. In the opinion of the St. Marys paper, the solution is to reduce the compulsory attendance age from sixteen to fourteen. The feature that disturbs us about the proposal is that there undoubted- ly are twelve -year-olds attending school who are completely lacking in interest and who are problem chil- dren. There are also ten -year-olds in the same category. Is our answer to future increases in school population to be a further lessening in the compulsory age lim- it? Where do we stop? Whatever the answer, certainly the youngsters described by the Journal -Argus do present prob- lems: "Many of these youngsters," the paper says, "after reaching the age of fourteen, are cont�.x�wing at school not by choice or inte!est, but by compulsion. Some show little in- terest in gaining a higher education and might better be employed at home on the farm or as apprentice tradesmen, instead of overcrowding the classrooms and hindering the progress of others who do want to progress." EXPOSITOR Established " $6D 44.1:1[ • 1VIeLlean, Editor ibitshed at Seaforth, Ontario, very Thursday morning by 4f cLean ember of Canadian •;Weekly- Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday; April 6, 1956 Should Not Delay During meetings of Seaforth Council in recent months, brief con- , sideration has been given to the physical condition of .the Town Hall and the fact that repairs and altera- tions are badly needed. While var- ious siiggestions have been advanced, :no action has been, taken pending further investigation. 4 Structurally, the nearly seventy - year -old building is said to be sound. The difficulty is that it needs major repairs. Wood trim is deteriorated. Doors and windows are loose ; floors are worn. The wind whistles through or around windows, and property chairman Scott Habkirk..estimates it now costs at least $1,500 a year for .heating. Electrical wiring, installed years ago is obsolete and is considered a hazard. It must be replaced, authorities state. In its present form, the building can not be maintained properly. The Town Hall, as the headquarters of the town, should reflect the attitude of the town and its administration. Is it neat, efficient, aggressive, or drab, tired and rundown? Seaforth already is faced with many expenditures, and the Council wisely is hesitant in becoming involv- ed in additional commitments. On the other hand, the saving in fuel alone which would result from a pro- perly renovated town hall, would, over a period of years, pay for many of the essential repairs. It is not necessary that the com- plete program be undertaken this year. There is immediate need, however, to set in motion the mach- inery that will produce a program of repairs and alterations extending, perhaps, over several years. Each year that the work is delayed will result in the final cost being propor- tionately higher. Youth Training Unless one has had some contact with one or other of the organiza- tions, it is hard to realize the extent to which facilities are provided to- day for the development and im- proveme it of rural youth. Under the direction of the Agri- cultural Representative,.several hun- dred Huron County teenagers will participate in the activities of dozens of clubs — each desigped to teach them how to do a betr job in their farming profession and to indicate to them the manner in which they may best serve their communities. Helping in the program of instruc- tion is the Leaders' Club, the mem- bers` f`which contribute of their time and knowledge to further the aims of the various clubs. The leaders have no hesitation in driving many miles in the curse of a year, or of attending countless meetings when they know that their contribution will be re- flected in more efficient clubs_ Typi- cal of this attitude is the attendance which featured a meeting of Huron 4-11 Club leaders in Clinton on Wed- nesday, when a leadership training program discussed phases of the 1956 club program. There can be little doubt but that all this will add up to a better, more informed citizen in the years to game., •The unfortunate feature is that the Provincial Government has not aS yet felt a program of similar jiature, but perhaps featuring as- irg*cts other than those inherent in e fartking.industry is necessary for 4 ytitith zn the towns. It seems a „program, if emphasized by a mint of government in the diner as t ttK Iiepartment of gmphlaslzes ,the -[1 ply + What Other Papers Say: Fees And Taxation (Chatham Daily News) In the thrill of learning from Hon. Dana Porter's Budget Speech that Ontario had recorded its thirteenth consecutive surplus, a good many people—in fact most of the people of Ontario—seem to have accepted without question the incidental state- ment that this delightful state of af- fairs had been achieved without any new taxes. It was left for Peter Manley, Lib- eral M.P.P. for Stormont, to correct the Provincial Treasurer's doubtless unintentional misstatement. Speaking in the Legislature, Mr. Manley recalled that a few months ago the fees for vehicle licenses had been sharply increased. They were increased so sharply, in fact, that this year an estimated $11,500,000 has been added to the Government's revenues; at the 'e'x- pense of the motorists of the Prov- ince. Of course, it might be argued that a license fee is not taxation. But, to motorists compelled to pay these increased fees, they look and feel and cost just like taxation. May- be more so. All Different—All Similar (Acton Free Press) Most every week we see 30 or 40 weekly newspapers that come from various parts of Canada. It's a week- end habit which has developed over the years. It's surprising how much in common there is in Canada's smaller centres and how similar are the problems in large and small com- munities. Sure we are different from what they are in the west or the east, but a pattern runs through the whole country. Last week every town has had its new councils and boards taking of- fice. Like this year's resolutions, their plans are put forth in keeping with community's interest. There's the common ground of growth and the equally important item of watch= ing finances. Not all of these plans will be achieved but to the progres- sive places some of them will become realities before the term ends. Some of these hopes may take years to bear fruit but the visions of the pres- ent are the realities of the future. Later in the year the towns will be all . grappling with tax problems and acquiring the funds to meet the demands of the citizens. As the year progresses, there will be more prob- lems develop that weren't even an- ticipated at year's beginning. These are not scattered cases but those who grapple with them may find some consolation in the fact that they are not alone. The failures ,of other year's plans may come to fruition under their guidance and the disap- pointments of the endeavors of their .year in Office may be fulfilled in the .years to fellow. r4; r�...a: li Stolen Car Found"` Police were in -fanned about 9:501 a.m. Wednesday of an apparently abandoned station wagon on tho. beach lakeside drive southof the., C.P.R. roundhouse. Police stated it was the car of Howard Blue,, which had been missing since late Monday night. The car had been stolen from in front of Dunlop's store on the Square and then left on the lonely road at the lake- front, police stated.—Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Cut Passengers On CN.R. Line Passenger service of the Lon.- don, ondon, Huron and Bruce C.N.R. line —once the most popular form of transportation to and from this area—will be discontinued Satur- day, April 28, it was announced this week by Ernest Cerson, local station agent. Before motor trans- port became popular, the train carried several carloads of travel- lers up and down this line daily. Today, the 4ervice is rarely used. Freight and express service on the line will continue as in. the past. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Give Hospital $800 Twelve branches of the Women's Institute in the district have joined together to provide a room at the Wingham General Hospital. Last week a cheque for $800 was pre- sented to Mrs. Iris E. Morrey: by Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin, president of the Wingham W.I.. representing the total collections from the area. The door of the new ward will bear a suitable plaque, and the room will be known as the Wo- men's Institute ward.— Wingham Advance -Times. Hotel Changes Hands The British Exchange Hotel, long a Goderich landmark, has been sold to Allan Jackson, a Toronto accountant, according to W. C. Oke, Seaforth real estate agent, who handled the transaction. Pur- chase price has not been announc- ed. For the past five years the hotel has been operated by "Mike" Rebatich, who came to Goderich from Hamilton. It is understood that Mr. Rebatich plans to return to his farm at Grimsby. The new owner will take possession on or before April 18, according to Mr. Oke. Mr. Jackson is married and has a family. — Goderich SignaI- Star. New Street Lighting New mercury vapor street lamps have been installed in all the standards around The Square in Goderich. The new lamps provide YEARS AGONE approximately four times, as 'inch fight as the old type lamps, says Eimer Weaver, manager of Gode- rich Public Utilities Commission. "It is now intended to install new lighting on Highway No., 8 from The Square to the tdwn limits," he adds. This will be done in the near future. At the present time, street lighting on the Bayfield road is being extended from the old town limits to the new 'limits. Workers are "setting up "new poles and new line. — Goderich Sigrfal- Star. Farmers Wealthy Here According to R. Gordon Bennett, former agricultural representative for Huron County, we, in Canada do 'not realize how wealthy and well-off we are, after taking .a look at farming in the smaller countries of Europe. Mr. Bennett, who is associate director of extension in 4-H Club work, for the Ontario Department of Agriculture, was the leader of a group of Ontario Junior Farmers and Junior Insti- tute members on a tour of Scot- land, England, Denmark, Holland and other parts of Europe last summer. Mr. Bennett was speak- ing to 121 Lions, farmers and Clin- ton businessmen at the annual farmers' night banquet in St. Paul's Parish Hall Tuesday even- ing. He showed and commented on colored pictures he had taken on the trip. , Mr. Bennett is also president of the Canadian Coun- cil of 4-H Clubs.—Clinton News - Record. Champion Bull Arrives Blue Jay Domino 20H—one of the highest -priced bulls to come to Huron County—settled down at his new home on the Hirtzel Bros. farm, near Crediton, Tuesday af- ternoon after a six-day trip by rail from the West. The -handsome two -and -one-half year old 1800 - pound Hereford bull arrived by special train car in Wingham in the morning, posed for television pictures and then proceeded to Crediton by truck to rest up from his 2,000 -mile journey from Cal- gary. "He looks a little ragged from the trip," observed Maurice Hirtzel, the younger of the two brothers who bought the animal in the West, "but he won't take long to get over it" Blue Jay Donald Domino 20-H'was the grand cham- pion Hereford of the sixth annual Calgary bull sale last week and it cost the Hirtzels over $3,000 • to bring him to Huron County. Ac- tual auction price of the animal was $2,825 to which has,to be add- ed the high cost of transportation. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Interesting Items picked from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 Years Ago. From The Huron t xpositor April 10, 1931 Mr. Lloyd Workman, of Oshawa, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Workman, Kip - pen. and brother Orval, over the week -end. Miss Norma Bolton, who is at- tending Westervelt School of Busi- ness. London.• spent the week -end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bolton, Hensall. We regret to report that Mr. Geo. Smale, who has been in the em- ploy of Mr. Thomas Welsh, Hen- sall, in connection with his saw- mill for such a long term of years, and a most faithful and efficient worker, is and has been for sev- eral weeks very ill at his home, Mr. Orville Twitchell is this week putting in another gas pump for his public garage on Main or King St., Hensall. Farmers and gardeners report the soil is working very nicely and are making good headway. Mr. M. Armstrong, of Hullett, met with an accident while plow- ing out the roads, when he broke some ribs and fractured another. Mr. O. Kalbfleisch, principal of Bayfield school, is holidaying at his home in Mildmay. Kenneth, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Baden Powell, of Eg- mondville, while on a visit to the country at the home of Mrs. Ivy Henderson, in McKillop, on Mon- day last, was viciously attacked by a dog. It appears that while playing' with Mr. Henderson's chickens, the dog thought he was hurting them and jumped on the boy, - who is only eight years of age, and gave him several nasty bites on the face, hands, back and legs. Had it not been for the time- ly assistance of Arthur Hender- son, who beat the dog off, it might have proved quite serious. A boyish prank brought death by electrocution to Lloyd McCaul- ey, 14 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton McCauley, Brussels. Re- turning to his home with his bro- ther, Lorne, the boy climbed a hy- dro pole to investigate the wires at the 'top. As he neared the peak, be called out to his brother, who had remained on the ground: "Did you ever get a shock?"—then fell to the ground, dead. • Flowere For the -Home, Canadians can , afford-, to use flowers in their homes, if they watch, the, quality, size and sea- sonal supply of what they buy. Good quality flowers and plants are fresh, hard and undamaged. A fresh flower' is not too far op- en, is not wilted or faded, and has not been cut for too long. The ten- derest flowers stay fresh only- for one or, two days after cutting, while others can be kept fresh for five or more days. A hard, flower has stems, leaves and petals that are firm and stur- dy, not weak and flabby, although what is hard quality for one type may be soft for another. Roses and carnations, for example, differ in natural hardness, the rose being more tender and succulent. Other flowers, too, differ widely in hard- ness. The hardest flowers of all usually keep best in the home, sometimes for many weeks. They can be good bargains even at pric- es much above those for softer kinds. Florists charge a premium for the longest stems, biggest flowers and largest potted plants. There- fore, flower buyers who will take shorter stemmed, smaller flowers and less massive plants can often get more for their money, in sizes better suited to the average home. Canadian flower lovers can also economize by buying each kind of flower at the season it is cheapest. 'Although most flower crops are available for much of the year, they are usually in peak supply at lowest prices for a shorter time. Here are some of the best bar- gains for each season: Spring—Bedding plants for gar- dens, calceolaria, cineraria, daffo- dil, hyacinth, hydrangea, Dutch iris, lilies, snapdragon, stock, tulip. Summer—Aster, calendula, car - "nation, delphinium, gladto'lus, gloa- t imja, met pea, rose, snapdragon. Pall --Aster, carnation, chrysan- themum, rose. IWinter--AZatea, begonias, eycla- men, kalanchoe•, poinsettia. All Seasons—African violet, foli- age plants,,, and greens, such as hemlock and cedar. gently endeavouring to have an automobile factory and a canning factory established there, and to have the woollen mills rejuvinated and put in active working order. Two handsome lamps have been placed on either side of the en- trance to the new Bank of Com- merce building in Seaforth. Seaforth town authorities have had a new road scraper construct- ed for moving the dust and sur- plus material from the streets. It is drawn by four horses. A letter has been received stat- ing that the new organ for First Presbyterian Church will be in- stalled .in three weeks. Mr. R. Grieve has placed a new plank floor. three inches thick, on the Silver Creek bridge, east of Seaforth. Mr. Alex McCreight, Blyth, had the misfortune to have the smoke- stack blown off his chopping mill last week. Seaforth markets reported eggs 12 to 13 cents per dozen. Fall wheat was 77c per bushel; butter, per tub, 12 to 14 cents. $ $ From The Huron Expositor April 6, 1906 The roads are all drying up, so that bicycles are again out. Mr. Fred Tomlinson, of Bruce - field, the enterprising machine ag- ent, who has already epld several buggies and cutters this year, has received a consignment of buggies from the well-known manufactur- ers, Wm. Gray & Sons, Chatham. Mr. Andrew Yungblut, of Hen- sall, left this week for the West, where he intends prospecting. Mrs. Yungblut, in the meantime, will re- main in Hensall with her parents and relatives. The hog market continues firm at $7 per hundred. As evidence of the number of hogs that are ship- ped from Hensall station, we might mention that on Tuesday Mr. Alex- ander Smith, the well-known buy- er, paid out nearly $2,000. Seaforth. Council decided on the paving of Main Street. The aldermen of Exeter are dill• - Ill Couchgrass Control By Tiillage Couehgrass can be almost com- pletely eradicated from a field in a single year, says Dr. A. C. Car- der of the Beaverlodge Experimen- tal Farm, providing excessive moisture does not preclude proper tillage. The first operation must be made late in the fall, as close to freeze-up as possible. Whether a mold -board plow or one-way disc is used, the implement must •be sharp and adjusted to do the job properly. The average depth 'of the couch root -stalks should be noted and the implement set to cut just below this depth. The broken sod goes into winter undis- turbed. Next year, as soon as the rush of spring. work is over, the field disc so that every stroke over - is worked with a sharp one-way laps half the previous cut. This operation is repeated as soon as about two inches of 'fresh green growth appears. The object of the lapping is to insure proper shred- ding essential for dormant bud stimulation. The object of permit- ting some green gr$wth to occur is to cause the buds to expand their energy, yet not to give suf- ficient time for the manufacture of food. What follows next depends on the weather. As long as the soil re - (Continued on Page 6) 4i 'gq Iq► OR TWo -Mr, X. "$� • you'vey changed your laundryrlrala ' Mi'S 2 : "L. never was so in - Suited. I wrote `six dish -towels' onn, my laundry slip, and they ezmea back checked `twQ Qis—towe18,., four rags'," Teacher (illustrating word "re- • creation") : "At night, his work.. being over, and he being tired and - worn out, what does your father• do?" Pupil: "That's what Ma wants• to know." Jenks had been going from one• church to another to find a con- genial ongenial congregation. Finally one Sunday morning he • dropped into a little church just as the congre- gation recited with the minister:. "We have left undone those things• which we ought to have done; and: we have done those things which we ought not to have done." He dropped into a pew with a sigh of relief and satisfaction. Praise be!" he said solemnly;:. "at last I have found my crowd." A salesman appeared in court as a witness in a civil suit. "You say you're a salesman?" queried the . judge. • "Yes, your honor." "How good a salesman?"' Thesalesman squirmed in his chair, but in confident tones ad- mitted, "Sir, I'm the best sales- man the compaliy ever had" His friend, another salesman who' was in the courtroom, was surpris--• ed, because the young roan had al- ways been modest and unassum- ing. When proceedings were ad- journed, the older salesman ask- ed him why he had made such a statement. The first salesman`. blushed, "I hated to do it," he explained, "but after all, I was under oath." $ ' From The Huron Expositor April 8, 1881 Mr. Robert Willis has disposed of his house and lot to Mr. David Donovan for the sum of $800. Mr. Donovan has rented his farm to a Mr. Ross. Mr. Willis has pur- chased the house and Iot on Gode- rich St., recently occupied by Rev. Mr. McDonald from Mr. Weary, for $825. All these land transac- tions were made through the ag- ency of tfr. A. Strong, real estate agent and Mayor of Seaforth. On Friday evening the members of "Court Flower of the Forest" Independent Order of Foresters, and friends, entertained Mr. John H. McDougall, of this town, to an oyster supper at- Bowden's Hotel, previous to his departure for Dakota. • Mr. Richard Pollard, !the new proprietor of the post office and store in Walton, has assumed pos- session and has opened out a fine stock. Mr. Pollard has associated with him inthe business, Mr. Wm. Blatchford, from near St. Marys, who is a good business man and apparently a fine fellow. Mr. Whitmarsh, of Seaforth, has been awarded the contract for the erection of the new cheese factory at Walton. The contract price is $1,300. Mrs. C. M. Dunlop, of Seaforth, has composed and published a beautiful piece, of music, designed especially for the piano and entit- led "Seaforth Scottische" She has already orders .from Boston and, other American cities. An instructor was lecturing a new squad of recruits on the fir- ing range. "This type of bullet," he said impressively, "will penetrate twb feet of solid wood. Remember to keep your heads downt,' They say Jhat when the naval lauding party got to tire hip of Rockall one of them asked, -What's that queer• bird?"' "It's a puffin," a measxnate re= Plied= 'Me '- '•too;" wheezed the • first bloke, r .r ,i. �'., Ertl tn:'.d, CLEARANCE OF BROKEN LINES OF QUALITY MATTRESSES At Outstanding Savings ! Spring -filled Mattress 49.50 Special value was 69.50. NOW Other Mattresses in Various Sizes as low as ACT NOW ! Some sizes are limited in quantity. 19,,95 BOX FURNITURE HOUSE FURNISHINGS FLOOR SANDING Phone 43 FLOOR COVERINGS WESTINGHOUSE APPLIANCES Seaforth • • STELCO HISTORY began with incorporation in 1910. In the 46 years since then Stelco has Made 28,000,000 tons of steel; Paid $717,000,000 to employees; Paid $179,000,000 to government in taxes; Spent $1,365,000,000 for materials and services; Invested $232,000,000 in plants. The above figures show how Stelco has con- tributed to the wealth and progress of Canada. THE STEEL COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED MONTREAL GANANOQUE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO • 414 ai a