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SEAFORTH, Friday, August 3, 1956
Centennial of Morris
After preparations extending over
many months, the citizens of Morris
'Township will celebrate the 100th
anniversary of the founding of the
township at ceremonies arranged
for next week -end.
In an interestingly prepared and
well -printed booklet, the history of
the township .is recorded. Members
of the historical committee. respons-
ible for the preparation of the text
were James Michie, Walter Short -
reed and Ralph Shaw. The history
was printed by the Blyth Standard.
Like so many Huron municipali-
ties, Morris had as its first settlers
citizens of the British Isles—in this
case, .four families from Ireland.
These pioneers were followed by
others from England and Scotland,
so that within a few years there was
present a band of citizens—substan-
tial, • hard-working and honest, the
characteristics of whom have been
reflected in the generations that
.have followed. It is to these hardy
.pioneers that the citizens of Morris
in 1956 are paying tribute.
Hopeful Future
Our attention is drawn to the .ex-
tent that an increasing Canadian
population is succeeding in reducing
surplus farm products by comment
in the St. Mary's Journal -Argus.
Quoting the Financial Post; the St.
Marys paper points out that the long
range outlook for agricultural pro-
ducts and livestock in Canada should
he good. Up until a few years ago,
Canada had to have a big export of
beef cattle, for instance, in order to
keep the domestic market healthy.
Now we are producing more beef
than ever before but we are eating
all Of it . ourselves. Cattle are com-
ing on the Canadian 'markets at the
rate of around 33,000 a week and
Canadians are consuming them all.
Before the war; whenever the week-
ly run approached the 20,000 mark,
or less than two-thirds of todal,
prices began to sag. •
Two reasons are given why we are
eating more beef: more prosperity
and more people.
With moderate prices people are
voting...beef freely and regularly, not
just occasionally. But more impor-
tant is the fact that we, have more
people, almost 16 millions compared
with less than 12 millions pre-war,
d all that increase and more has
n in ,urban population, in food
consumers not fobd producers.
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• It is that growth in population, that
growth in the domestic market that
Is solving many of our former farm
marketing problems. And population
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growth will, continue to solve these
problems provided we are sensible
and let prices and production follow
their natural courses,.
Aside from wheat, in which Can-
ada is a major world producer, prac-
tically everything the farmer will be
growing 25 years from now will be
0b8orbed by the domestic market,
'thO Journal -Argus predicts.
teat Achievements
Probably no one in Canadian pub -
life has aroused such respect on
':.O.IartofBorne people, and is
d. dis-
as muh others, as Rt. Hon.'
owe;,...".'indsOr, Star looktoTh s
manner
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fession and a builder by experience
and instinct. He is willing to tacky
the biggest of jobs. He is perhaps
less interested in the method than in
getting a job done. He will choose
whatever method seems to him the
best way of getting a good job done
in the shortest time. That has been
his practice in both private and pub-
lic life.
"A capitalist and free, enterpriser
in a personal sense, Mr. Howe always
has been willing to use public mon-
ies and public enterprise when he be -
Heves it in the public interest. Trans-
Canada Air Lines, the , Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation, Polymer
Corporation, etc., are examples. He
is not scared of such labels as "so-
cialism". In the pipeline scheme, it
is a combination of private and pub-
lic money, to the iformer's advant-
age.
"This aptitude of getting things
done has been of tremendous value
to Canada. None ever can take from
Mr. Howe the achievements, under
his dynamic leadership, of produc-
tion in WorldWar II. His abiding
confidence in Canada's ability to pro-
duce was proved out by results."
What Other Papers Say:
Spare Those Trees
(Acton Free Press)
Anyone who has glanced under a
clump of trees in recent weeks will
understand what basic steps must
be taken in most of Canada if spring
floods are to be brought under con-
trol, says The Financial Post.
Out in the open where the' sun can
blaze on it, the winter snow disap-
pears fast, often in a matter of hours.
And with the ground frozen hard,
there is only one way for the water
from that melting snow to go—down
the nearest stream in a flood carry-
ing away valuable top soil and any
other real estate that gets in the
way.
In the shade under the 'trees, on
the other hand, the snow lingers
deep for days, sometimes for weeks,
after the open fields are .bare. Melt-
ing slowly, water from it has a
chance to soak into the ground where
it is badly needed, both by farmers
and water -short municipalities, or at
least makes its way down stream
gradually, with little risk to the
towns and cities below.
Bush land and marsh act as a
sponge for surplus spring water.
When this natural protection has
been cleared away wholesale, as is
the case in too many areas of Can-
ada, we are simply asking for trou-
ble every spring.
Not -So -Academic Scholarship
(Collier's)
Among some $3,000,000 worth of
donations to Harvard University in
the first quarter of 1956 was a sum
of $5,000, contributed by alumni
Robert and Arnold Hoffman and ded-
icated to the theory that the average
guy, as well as the "brain," can
amount to something: The sum was
set aside to help the needy student
who ,doesn't stand at, or even near,
the top of his class.
Aside from kindling a warm glow
among those of us who floundered
through school on a jam -cram -and -
pray basis; the Brothers Hoffman
have made a practical point, support-
ed by much evidence. The world is
not run, nor even led, by geniuses of
towering IQ.
The geniuses are of great value;
when their brain power is channeled
into constructive avenues, :they are
likely to contribute far more than an
average share toward mankind's bet-
terment. But the HOffmans, in de-
claring that the nonoutstanding stu-
dent may very likely be successful
too, are supported by statistics from
the outside world which indicate that
success is the prgduct of many fac-
tors of personality, character and
environment, as well as intelligence.
And, for that matter, many an in
ligent student succeeds in hiding his
light under a bushel during his acad-
emie career, and learns to use his
brain only in later life.
We'd like to see a few more don-
• the lioffizia.,z.i jea
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SEEN IN TRE (OVARY PAPERS
By Canoe To Hayfield and Reitt11%
Leaving Godericli harbor at 44!)
o'clock Tuesday evening of :last
week, Lorne Rivers and Sonny
Mallough set out by canoe for Hay-
field. After travelling three miles
down the lakeshore they landed
near Bluewater Beach and slept
there overnight. . Next day they
proceeded on to Hayfield, where
ey spent two days and returned
b canoe to Goderich last Sabin -
day. Goderich Signal -Star.
One Man Nudist Colony
Court House Park became a one-
man nudist colony one day last
week. Removing all his clothing
and hanging it on the snow fence
surrounding the park, the man
proceeded to be a' nature boy on
the newly seeded lawn. A police-
man was summoned who had no
trouble in convincing the man to
put on his clothing again. Later he
was taken to the Ontario Hospital
at London for observation.—Gode-
rich Signal -Star.
Outsider May Get Dogcatcher's Job
Concerned over 'the number of
dogs which are running at large
in the community and the numer-
ous complaints of property owners,
the town council has decided to
bring in an outside person' to act
as dogcatcher, if necessary. Local
by-law prohibits the freedom of
dogs at this season of the year and
the council . feels that a non-resi-
dent would have less compunction
about enforcing the restrictions
when ; required. — Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Pictures Receive Honors
Three prints submitted by rExe-
ter photographer. Jack Doerr,
have received wards of merit in
a continent -wide photographic show
in Chicago this week. The show is
held annually in connection with
the convention of the Photograph-
ers' Association of America, which
includes both Canadian and Amer-
ican lensemen. Up to 4,000 prfhts
are submitted and judged by mas-
ter photographers. Earlier this
year Mr. Doerr received honors
for his prints at the convention of
the Ontario Society of Phtograph-
ers.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
No Swimming in Harbor
"Swimming between the piers
prohibited" is a sign which Bert
MacDonald plans to put at the
harbor. Youngsters jumping into
the channel and trying to swim
across, only to find that the effort
is more than they expected have
provided , a continual source of
anxiety ' and nuisance for Bert
MacDonald and his assistants. In
order to avoid the near fatalities
with consequent rescues, the pro-
hibiting of swimming in the boat
channel is necessary, Bert Mac-
Donald stated. - Goderich Signal -
Star.
Presents Trophy At Woodbine
John W. Hanna, M.P.P., is the
proud possessor of a photo taken
on Dominion Day as he presented
the winner's trophy to E. P. Tay-
lor, of Toronto, after his horse,
"Neartic", wpn the opening day
race: Jockey Gomez stands be- t
tween the two. John made the f
presentation in his capacity ass
member of the Ontario Racing
Commission. Last Friday evening
Mr. Hanna attended the races at
the Woodbine Raceway, -where a
horse owned by Reg McGee, of
Goderich, won the feature harness
event of the evening. Wingham
Advance -Times.
organist at Ontario Street United
Church, and her duties will com-
mence here in mid-September.
Miss Grasby has_been organist at
Blyth 'United Church for the past
four years. She holds an A.R.
C.T. diploma froin the Royal Con-
servatory of Music,' Toronto, and
at present has a large class of
pupils in piano and theory •in the
Blyth -Brussels area. Occupying
the vacancy left by the death of
Mrs. E. Wendorf several months
ago, Miss Grasby intends living in
Clinton and will be interested in
instructing pupils here, in addition
to the work at the church.—Clin-
ton News -Record,
Buys Store in Walkert n
John Anstett, Clinton j Iler,
has announced his purchase of the
established Richenback Jewellery
store in Walkerton, with oirner-
ship effective last Monday. Situ-
ated at the main intersection in
that town, the store has been in
the Richenback family for over 60
years. Allan Hoffermill, who has
been employed in the store for
the past ten years, will manage
.the store. Mr. and Mr. John An-
stett and their four sons will con-
tinue to• live in Clinton, while Mr,
Anstett will oversee -his business
here and in Walkerton under the
name: Anstett Jewellers. The
Walkerton establishment special-
izes in good china, and these lines
will be extended to the Clinton
store in the near future.—Clinton
News -Record.
- Hall Addition Near Finish
Members of Exeter Legion, who
have been working in gangs nights
and holidays for weeks on the ad-
dition to their memorial hall, hope
to have the building completed in
time for the opening dance in Sep-
tember. Exterior construction of
the 72x32 addition is almost com-
pleted. Plumbing and electrical
work is being done. Members are
planning a bee Saturday to pour
the cellar floor. The addition forms
a- "T" at the east endof the build-
ing. _Dance floor is extended
through the main portion, of the
building and dressing rooms and
kitchen will be installed on the
sides. The branch has added a
22x14 stage on the east end of the
building for presentations of plays
and accornrhodation for orchestras,
Legionaire Cliff Brintnell is in
charge of the construction.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Fish Victims of Pollution
Pollution in the Ausable river,
west of Exeter, is killing thousands
of fish. Deputy Game Warden
Hank Green, of Anne St., said the
fish began dying/on Sunday. By
Monday night there were hundreds
floating down the river. The pol-
lution victims include game fish
—pike, pickerel and black bass.
Majority, however, are carp, suds-
ers, catfish and minnows. Game
Warden Roy Bellinger, Clinton,
,said, "There have been complaints
about it every year but nothing's
ever -done. .Decomposition of
waste robs the water of oxygen
and the fish suffocate." Pollution
has been attributed to waste from
he canning factory and sewage
rom town drains. Mr. Bellinger
aid the canning factory has a sat-
isfactory treatment system, but it
overflows. It makes you wonder,"
said deputy Green: "If you catch
one fish out of season., you can be
fined; hundreds are killed this way
but nothing happens." — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
New Organist At Ontario Street Someone has defined a "wolf"
as a big dame hunter who enjoys
Miss Lois Grasby, R.R.4, Brus- life, liberty and the happiness of
sels, has accepted the pthsition of pursuit.
From The Huron Expositor
August 7, 1931
A very Severe electrical storm,
accompanied by wind and some
hail, visited this district on Sun-
day afternoon between 4:30 and 5
c'clock. The wind lasted but a
short time. Those who suffered
considerable damage to their
buildings were William Somerville
and Mrs -.Rosie 1191;nes, of the 12th
concession of McKillop. their fine
barns being unroofed. Many orch-
ards were destroyed in that vicin-
ity.
Miss Donelda Adams, of Con-
stance, is spending Miss
few days
with her friends, the Misses' Eliza-
beth" apd Louise Mills, of Harlock.
Mr. Lorne Lawson, of Toronto,
spent the weekend with his par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawson,
of Constance.
Mr. Wesley Hackwell returned
this., week after visiting with his
father, Dr. D. M. Hackwell, of 'Rol-
land, N.Y.
Mrs. E. L. Evans, Miss Eleanor
Evans, Miss Mary Barber, Miss
Betty Southgate and Miss Pat
Southgate, of Seaforth, are camp-
ing at Bayfield this week.
A severe electrical storm passed
over Winthrop on Sunday. A very
heavy rain fell. Some farmers
are not through haying on account
of the heavy rainfalls.
$ $
From The Huron Expositor
August 10,.. 1906
A terrific windstorm passed over
this section' of the country last
Sunday evening and besides blow-
ing down fences and flattening
fields of standing, grain, left de-
struction in its path. It also blew
down the windmill on the farm of
Mr,. Andrew Hislop, twisting it in-
to a total wreck. It also unroofed
many buildings. Among those who
suffered in the Walton district
were Messrs. Hugh Stetvart, W.
McCall, R, Ryan, and others.
HarveStin
s folk* g is well advanced In
tilekerattlith.
YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
Mr. S. Switzer, of Tuckersmith,
lost two spring colts hit by light-
ning on Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rannie, of
Zurich, left for the West lastweek.
When out a few weeks ago, Mr.
Rannie purchased a large farm
near Rosthern, in Saskatchewan,
on which is a crop, and the object
of his present visit is to see the
crop is properly harvested. They
probably will not return until late
in the fall.
Mr. George Moore, of Blyth, met
with a bad accident in the sawmill
there on Tuesday of this week, by
getting his hand too near the saw.
A Clintonian, who went to the
Sunday School picnic at Bayfield
the other day, spent two dollars
for a bathing suit and then had it
stolen from hikn.
From The Huron Expositor
August 3, 1888
Mr. Colin McArthur. of the 9th
concession of Morris, sold. 25
head of,, fat cattle to Mr. R. Mc-
MMan, of Hifilett recently, for
which he received the handsome
sum of $1400.
Mr. John Riley, fith concession
of Hullett, had a serious fire the
other day. He was engaged in
hauling in hay, and while lighting
his pipe a match fell on the stub-
ble and set fire to it, and not be-
ing notieed..for a while the wind
blew it to some rakings and it
soon spread all over the field and
burned 40 rods of fence and two
large stacks of hay, being the en-
tire Crop of 15 acres. They had a
hard titrie to save ktield of wheat'
next to it.
Harvest operations are in full
swing in this vieinity.
• The crops in the Hariock district
have Suffered; particularly the root
drops, beeattge of the drought;
Setae report turnip Seed, Which.
was 'planted in June, has net yet
sliebtited.
'W. Allnii,,of Harlecir,, last
week .••Seld t,..!*044h.fojt44
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J$hce aid Wa $11
CROSSROA
SHAVE — 10 CENTS I
(By JAMES SCOTT)
Not so long ago I was away
overnight unexpectedly. In such
a situation I did not have my
razor with me and, good Scotsman
that I am, I was not for buying
perfectly good one at home, I
went through most of the morning
feeling more and more uncomfort-
able. It seemed to me that ev-
erybody was looking at my beard.
As the hours passed by I got to
the point where I could practically
feel the whiskers growing and it
seemed to me that by noon my face
must lie sporting a growth at least
an inch long.
Still refusing to buy a razor, I
decided that the only thing for me
to do was to stop at the next bar-
bershop and get a shave.
Now that, it would seem, is not
a very difficult proposition in a
large city which in the downtown
section has a barber shop every
block or two.
Well, anybody who thinks that
getting a shave in Toronto is an
easy matter ought to try it some
time.
The first shop I went into, there
was only one barber on duty and
when I sat in the chair and told
him I wanted a shave. he promptly
let the chair down again and said
that in that shop they were
busy at manta time that they ha a
rule that you could only get shav-
ed between nine and ten in the
morning.
This completely flabbergasted
me—I had never heard of such a
rule in all my life, simple lad from
the country that I am, I didti't put
up. an 'argument, but meekly walk-
ed out and looked for the next
barbershop.
I found one a couple of blocks
down the street and tried. again
This time the fellow didn't give
me any guff about any rules or
anything like that. He just plain
said that that barber shop they
didn't give shaves any more and
that was that. I started to 'give
him an argument and then I took
another look at him and decided
that the reason they didn't give
any shaves any more was probab-
ly that he didn't know how to
shave anybody, and since I didn't
want to be the first customer for
the likes of him I left—again with
as much dignity as I could mus-
ter.
At •the third shop 1 got a real
argument, As I sat in the chAir
and told the barber what I want-
ed, he said, "You don't need a
shave, what you need is a haircut."
I wasn't looking for trouble, so I
allowed that maybe I did need, a
haircuLbut that I had some
friendsbackhome who were bar-
bers who always do it the way I
like it, so all I wanted was a
shave.
"I wouldn't give you a shave,"
the barber said firmly, "not so
ng as you need a haircut so bad.
Why, I wouldn't let a man walk
out of my shop that needed a hair-
cut the way you do."
But my temper was up and I
told him that if he would let a
man walk out of his shop needing
a shave as badly as I did, that he
would do anything, and I was not
going to allow it.
"OK.," he said, "if that's the
way you want it, it's all right with
3521 Jay Street •
Sacramento 16, Calif.,
Editor, The !Won Expositor:
Dear Sir: Enclosed herewith
postal order for $3.50, Canadian
money, for another year.
I think I first subscribed for The
Expositor about 1900, When I was
located in the 'Hawaiian Islands.
Have changed locations several
times, but since 1904 have been in
California.
I played football on the Collegi-
ate Institute team a couple of
years. I notice on the 'f895 team
such notables as Keith McLean,
Sam Dickson, Bill Elliott, Charles
Stewart, Al. Bethune, and otlitrs,
and I feel honored that I was in
such a fine group.
Very truly yours,
A, M. WALLACE
me. But in this shop, no haircut,
no shave."
By this time I realized it was
almost train time and that if 1,,
sat in a dark corner all the way
home nobody much would notice
anyway,' so that's what I did.
But all the way I kept thinking
about the good old days when half
•a barber's business was giving
men shaves and when you only
paid ten cents for the privilege.
And the moral, of course, is: if
you want a shave these days, don't
forget your razor.
"You're getting to be a stuffy
old stay-at-home," complained the
wife, "What happened to all that
zip you used to have'?"
"Well, pt.' tcipally," replied the
husband, "I'm beginning to feel
my corns mcre than my oats."
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Low prices every day . . quality food'
every day. just can't beat the down-
to-earth pie c values at CLEARY'S IGA
MARKET.
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Tomato:Ketchtip
Waxed Paper
CANADA PACKERS
Luncheon Meat
KAM
12.0Z.
TIN
KRAFT
CHEEZ 'WHIZ
REFRESHING DRINK
HI -C ORANGE
16-0Z,
JAR
48 -OZ.
TIN
HOLIDAY SPECIAL — CHLORODENT
TOOTH PASTE 5
TRIAL
TUBES
ROYAL GUEST
1OWHITE1W SLICED LOAF
OR
24-0Z.
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CjarE6RTENING
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COFFEE
BAG _ 95c
37c
65c
33c
25c
t6c
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PKG. 15c
IGA
2 ,KG, 33c
Th1-LB.
30c
PICKLES
ASST'D.
2 ,9A -Oz.
9c
11-0z.
BOT.
100 FT.
ROLL
23c
25c
SAVE 10c
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TINS C
IGA WHOLE
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CHICKEN
Vit. $1.49
CHRISTIE'S
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8 -OZ. 22c
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MUSTARD
16 -OZ:
JAR - 19c
I.G.A. QUALITY FRESH FOODS
SWIFT'S PREMIUM
Fully Cooked — Cry -O -Vac Wrap
COTTAGE ROLLS
lb. 59c
Fully Cooked
SMOKED PICNIC - lb. 47c
IGA Talblerite
FRANKS - - 1-1b. Pkg 39,c
Bonetess Veal
LEG ROAST - - - lb. Sec
Green Wax Beans - 2/29t
Ont. New/Spuds — 59c
Bartlett Pears — 6/29c
Watermelons - 98c
Cucumbers - 2/1'5c
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