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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-01-18, Page 2S nee 1860 Serving the Cammun t7/ Pint P fished at Seaforth,; Ontario, every Thursday mining by McLean ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES : Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year. United States (In advance) $3.50 a Year. SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH A'4thorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Bros., Publishers Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 18, 1957 Dangerous' Corner Demands Once more a- coroner's jury has eommented on the dangerous situa- tion that exists at the intersection of No. 8 Highway and the county road in the Village of Dublin. Once more '`the installation of a blinker light is recommended. The jury was in- vestigating the fatal collision that resulted in the death of a Dublin resident early in December. The intersection has been the ,scene of several fatal accidents dur- ing recent years, and on each occa- sion the provision of warning lights has been recommended. Now an- other life has been claimed—another ' recommendation made. The corner is a busy one, and the dangerous condition is aggravated by the fact that the point where Dublin's main thoroughfare meets the provincial highway is somewhat lower than is the highway where it enters .the village. The natural re- sult, of course, is that traffic going speeds up as the intersection is ap- Protection praached. Limited vision of vehicles on the highway creates a further haz- ard. While no one will claim a warn- ing light at the intersection will elim- inate all accidents, such a device would at least have the effect of indi- cating to through traffic that a dan- gerous intersection exists and there- by serve to lessen the hazardous con- dition. Previous efforts by interest- ed Dublin residents met with failure when the Department of Highways denied responbilitie's. Perhaps the answer lies in a joint effort by the Province, Perth County and Dublin. The newly -paved No. 8 Highway is receiving increasingly heavy traf- fic, which can only have the effect of making even more dangerous the Dublin intersection. The law of av- erages is such that it will be but a matter of time before the intersec- tion claims another life, unless some steps are taken now to guard against such an eventuality. Try To Take the Gamble Out (London Free Press) Scientists of the Mid -West Re- search Institute with headquarters in Kansas City are engaged in a fan- tastic scheme, the design of a mass assembly line farm wherein such de- structive factors as insect pests, in= element weather and damaging winds are prevented, so that climate and growth factors would be controlled. The basis of this system is that the land moves to the crop, travelling on a conveyor belt under a protecting canopy of glass or plastic. As the soil travels along it passes by fer- tilizing, seeding, cultivation and wa- tering stations. The conveyor would carry enough soil to equal 30 -acres of land, which because it was used ef- ficiently—every ounce of it used— would produce enormous per acre Sport Is Sick (Meaford Express) Sport is sick. Sick with the treat- ment it receives from those who have • fastened on to it like leeches. Fast- ened on to it for their own personal profit. Purveyors of the built-up • commentary, the cagey column, the .phony publicity. The huckster hang- ers-on who purchase publicity by peddling- the physical exploits of others. • So sport is sick. Sick because it has become an end.., in itself and not a means to an end --which it ought to be—entertainment and pleasure for those who participate and those who look on. Instead it has become a busines of words and dollars instead of action and deeds. And because it knows itself to be talked about by . the self-styled experts it languishes and grows sicker day by day. Let sport be itself. A contest of skill and endurance and condition with the rules defined and agreed to by each side not only in name but in • principle for .the necessary continu- ance of the game itself. Where it is no disgrace to lose provided the de - eat' is honorable and where sports- inanship is regarded not as a sign of 'weakness but of strength. Strength of character which is essential to any human undertaking as guts and gumption. Let sport have a transfusion of good red human blood—courage and audacity and the will to win worth- .. iy►..` ';Today it is too fevered, too ex- t, too sagacious. It harbors too y statistics "'and percentages deb prove 'nothing and which are itxtly forgotten as soon as compiled. 'let sport get up ofl' its bed of bon - :ease and ..start walking again to oy i. power. To be lulled in eeurity tS.tio- way of recupera- ,l i t ae., a :means to health eAWt* it8e1f. of Farming crops of disease-free grain or other products. As Fred N. Stephens, manager of the engineering division of the insti- tute, says, the system is planned to "take the gamble out of farming" as indeed it would. He admits, however, that at present it could only be used for highly -specialized market gar- den crops with -ready sale and quick cash returns. It is not applicable to general farming. One of the trends of agriculture today is research to find ways to get higher returns from an acre of land, how to farm the soil and not "mine" it, how to achieve disease-free crops, . how to offset the incursions of insect pests, how to prevent wind, drought and sun damage, and the various problems of marketing and sales. There is a great deal to be done, and it is well that many research groups are working at the solution of these problems. These are of immense interest to all farmers who will be wise if they follow every development closely, and wherever necessary co-operate in harmony for their mutual benefit. Horses Are Smarter (Kincardine Review) There is the old gag that horses are smarter than humans, for they don't bet on people. Almost every- where evidences turn up of horse sense. When dobbin was used around the farm, it was necessary for the farm- er to rest his animals, and while they were resting, he was obliged to do the same. But tractors do not need rest as do animals, so they are kept going incessantly, and so is the farm- er -driver. By keeping up with mechanized farming practises, farmers have at- tained third place among major in- dustries in the number of accidental deaths. The association realizes that there is not going to be any reversal to pit- ting the horse to work again and throwing out mechanized equipment, so the medical men are offering an alternative solution, that farmers take rest periods mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Already we can hear a number of our farmer friends scoffing at this suggestion and saying, "When do you think we'd find time to rest?" That is the point. Statistics show that the majority of farm accidents occur at these periods, either mid- morning or mid-afternoon. It follows that if there was a rest period at such times, there would not be as many accidents. Why no by taking a lesson from the horse ' Men's Clothes Go To Gray Stripes Kenneth Pickett and Itebert Campbell, of Pickett and Camp- bell Limited, attended a men's wear buying market in London Monday. Mr. Pickett reports the modern trend for men's clothes is away from formal colors and styles and towards gayer attire. "Stripes," Ken says, "in fairly bright colors, are the newest thing." Gordon Herman, of Her- man's Men's Wear, attended the same convention Wednesday af- ternoon.—Clinton News -Record. A Souvenir! If the Goderich post office staff handles a letter from out-of-town one of these days that is actually rockin' and rollin' in a fantastic manner, there'll be a reason for the strange action. A Goderich 'teen age girl will be responsible. She, like thousands of girls, has written a letter to the same place. But maybe the Goderich 'teen age girl's request is a little unusual —a hair frorn one of the sideburns of Elvis Presley. Ho, hum! What next?—Goderich Signal -Star, Wingham Soldier in Egypt Friends of Clarence Ohm, past president of the Wingham Branch of the Canadian Legion, who is now serving with the U.N. forces in Egypt, had a good look at him via television one evening recent- ly, A film showing aspects of life with the soldiers in the middle - East pin -pointed a group who were visiting the Egyptian capital. Clar- ence was one of the men and could be picked out quite clearly. For- tunately his wife was among the many folks in town who saw the program. — Winghain Advance - Times. Color Photo Wins Top Prize Albert Livermore, R.R. 4. Clin- j ton, has won honor for himself ; and his lovely gardens, in a con- test sponsored by the Ontario Horticultural Association. He was advised of this by Clifford Epps, Clinton, district director for Zone 8 of the provincial association. His colored photo of his own gardens placed first in the zone competi- tions of the photographic 'section, for best view of a garden as seen,. by the passerby. District 8 is made up of three counties—Huron, Bruce and Grey.—Clinton News - Record. Purchase Bull For $2,500 Roeland Reflection Signet, five- year-old Holstein bull has been sold by J. W. Norman, Waterford, to Bisset Bros., Godericht for $2,500.00. This richly bred bull was twice Grand Champion at the Norfolk Black and White Day held in • connection with Simcoe Fair, winning these supreme honors in 1954 and 1956. He was also Junior Champion in 1952. He has been officially classified as Excellent, the highest rating obtainable for body conformaton—Goderich Sig- nal -Star. New School Chairman . Larry Snider, Exeter, car dealer, was elected chairman of South flurou District High Sohool Heard Tuesday night. He sneceeds 0. S. McNaughton, Exeter, and heeomes. the third chairman since the board; was organized in 19148. As proper- ty chairman during the past year, Mr. Snider has overseen the plan- ning and construction of the five - room addition which is nearing completion. A county council presentative, he replaced' Dr. H. H. Cowen, the first chairman, when the latter resigned two years ago. Vice-chairman is Kenneth Johns, tJsborne, a veteran member of the hoard.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Stores Closed Saturday Nights Meeting in the Town Hall on Fri- day evening, the Wingham Busi- ness Association spent considerable time discussing the matter .of Sat- urday night shopping in the town. Twenty-three members of the as- sociation were present to take part in the discussion. The ma- jority of those in attendance final- ly expressed themselves in favor of remaining closed all evenings in the week for the first three months of the year and then re- maining open on Friday evenings only for the remainder of the year. Several of those present • express- ed vigorous opposition to the plan. —Wingham Advance-Tim,es._ Given Release To Play in Seaforth The executive of the Clinton Colts hockey club has announced that they have released right-wing- er Bev Boyes to Seaforth Junior "B" team. The young hockey player is the second member of the Colts to join the Seaforth club, goaltender Bill German having started the season there. Bev started his first season with the Colts this year after playing minor hockey in Clinton and last year with Goderich Junior "C" club. He has been one of the top scorers for the Colts with nine goals, before making the move to the faster company. He has played three games for Seaforth and has three goals. The team is currently lead- ing the western division of the group.—Clinton News -Record. Town Starts Big Year Exeter's financial situation is in good shape, the members of coun- cil were told at the inaugural meeting held in the municipal chambers on Monday. Clerk C. V. Pickard reported a balance of $12,- 197.07 at the close of the year. Out- standing accounts would reduce the amount to about $8,500. In- creased payment of taxes account- ed for the high surplus. Arrears of the 1956 taxes amounted to $15,- 662. Mayor Pooley told the coun- cil that 1957 would. be a busy year. Last year the council administer- ed something like $215,000 worth of business. "During the year there were controversial issues to deal with and I think they were dealt with wisely and well," he said. "The record of the council should stand up well with any pre- vious record in Exeter," he con - tinned. "I make no rash promis- es for the future. We will meet problems that are presented to us with courage and integrity," he said.—Exeter Times -Advocate. YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor January 22, 1932 Dr, A. R. Campbell, of Hensall, was re-elected president of South Huron Agricultural Society. Clayton Looby, of Dublin, left during the past week for North Bay, where he will attend Normal School. Mr. S. S. McVey, who for the past year or so has conducted a barbering business and bowling alley in town. has this week pur- chased the barbering business of Mr, J. C. Medd, of Clinton, and has taken possession. Mr. McVey re- cently disposed of his business here to Mr. John Pullman. Mr. Harry Livens, for a number of years organist in First Presby- terian Church, has received the ap- pointment of musical director and organist of Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich. The Alumni Association of Sea - forth Collegiate Institute met with the president, Miss M. E. Turnbull, in the chair. Those taking part in the debate were M. S. Savauge, John Cardno and Thomas R. Cluff being the winners; opponents were Misses M. E. Turnbull, M. Case and Alice Archibald. • Mrs. J. E. Keating picked a num- ber of paiisies in her garden on Thursday. They were in full bloom and just as pretty as we see them in the summer. Mayor J. F. Daly and Messrs. W. A. Crich, R. G. Parke, J. Mode - land and C. Adams were in Toron- this week, having been summons- ed as witnesses in the Bennett Mine trial being held in that city. From The Huron' Expositor January 18, 1907 Mr. John Shine has disposed of his farm on the 5th concession of McKillop to Mr. August Hicknell, for $5,500. Mr. George Chesney has taken Mr. Andrew Archibald into his hardware business with him. Mr. Archibald has been engaged as sales manager. Mr. Campbell, who has . been ledgerkeeper in the Bank of Com- merce here for some time, has been transferred to Walkerton. Mr. William Knox, of Harlock, intends erecting a fine new kitch- en in the spring. Mr. Hill, Blyth, has the contract. Mr. John A. Murray, of Hullett, recently sold to Mr. James G. Mc- Michael, Seaforth, a hog weighing 690 pounds. A Pither gasoline lighting sys- tem has been installed in James Fox's 'drug store and W. F. Stret- ton's jewellery store, Brussels, by Krauter & Hemsworth, of Ethel. A very painful accident happen-, ed on the farm of Mr. Wm. Lock- hart, two miles north of Seaforth. The windmill shaft broke and Mr. Lockhart had it repaired and start- ed the mill to pump water. The pull -in wire •got fastened on the coupling, half way up the mast and wrapped a few times around the shaft near the mill. Mr. Lock- hart three the mill out of gear and went up to loosen the wire, a dis- tance of 30 feet from the ground. When the wire was' released, the mill started, the coupling catching his mitt and drawing him in, wedg- ing his arms so as to stop the mill. His call for help • soon. brought two neighbors, Joseph Dorrance and James Lockhart, who released him, when it was found that his arm was broken between the wrist and elbow, both bones protruding through the flesh. From The Huron Expositor January 20, 1882 Mr. Robert Jamieson left for the Old Country on Monday. Mr. James Purdon, of the 13th concession of Hibbert, lately dis- posed of 50 acres of land to Mr. James Swan for the sum of $2,- 500. At the council meeting in Mc- Killop, Mr. William Evans was el- ected Deputy Reeve in opposition to Mr. Alex Kerr, by the casting vote of the Reeve. Mr. John Murray, Hullett, popu- lar cheesemaker, is around can- vassing in -the interests of the Kin - burn Cheese Factory. Mr. William George McSpadden, of Winthrop, has purchased the frame house and lot owned by Mr. Duncan McGregor, situated on the 8th concession and lately occupied by Mr. Sching. A serious accident occurred to Mr. Andrew Govenlock, Winthrop merchant. He was assisting some of his men to butcher pigs when one of the 'brutes savagely attack- ed him, biting him severely on the back part of the leg, making an ugly gash. Mr. Alexander Cardno, Seaforth, has left for Manitoba. It is re- ported he has gone to complete the sale of his farm near Calf Mountain. It contains 640 acres and has been sold for $20 an acre. The large bell, weighing over 800 pounds; and which is intended for the Roman Catholic Church on the Sauble Lille, is now in the church and is ready to be put up. The firm of H. & J, C. Kalbfieisch have the job. The bell vas' brought from Cincinnatti: • t*s,..da n Ilii OP0t 0,* it►ag. frtendis to 110.y Hit k►uro and $tratord. We aretOorrY to report Mrs, Har- ry Chesney was admitted Monday of last week to Seott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. • On Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Faber, of Hensall, Mr. and Mrs, Rochus Faber ,..and.. Mr. and Mrs, Bert Faber motored to Florida for two weeks' vacation. Mr. and Mrs. E:orne Schneider, Judy and Paul, of Stratford, visit- ed Saturday afternoon with the latter's father, Mr. Robert Thom- son, also Mr, and Mrs. Bert Thom- son. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burke,, of Wroxeter, visited on. Friday with Mr. and 'Mrs. W. Mellis, Mrs. Mel - lis returning with them for a short visit. Mrs. Mousseau, of Zurich, visit- ed the past week at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Elzar Mousseau. Mr, and Mrs. Orville Workman visited on Friday with their aunt, Mrs. S. Cudmore, in Victoria Hos- pital, London. Mr. Don Cooper, of Exeter, vis- ited Sunday with his parent; Mr. and Mrs. W. R, Cooper. Mr• and Mrs.'Orval McClinchey, of Varna, were Friday afternoon visitors 'with the former's mother, Mrs. James McClymont. Hensall Group Installs Officers The following officers were el- ected and installed by past presi- dent Mrs., A. Clark• at the meeting of the _Hensall Legion Ladies' Aux- iliary. held Tuesday evening last in the Legion Hall; president, Mrs. E. R. Davis; vice-presidents, Mrs, William Brown and Mrs. Gordon Munn; secretary, Mrs. L. Bayn- ham; treasurer, Mrs. William Parke; sergeant -at -arms, Mrs. H. Horton; executive, Mrs. Ron Mock. Mrs. Inez McEwan, Mrs. Howard Smale, Mrs. Robert Mc- Kenzie, Mrs. Garnet Allan. A motion was carried to cater to the bonspiel which the Legion is sponsoring Wednesday, Jan. 23, Conveners are Mrs. E. R. Davis and Mrs. S. G. Rannie. Mrs. Har- ry Horton volunteered to represent the Legion Auxiliary on the recre- ational committee. The group will organize a Red Cross collection again this year. Mrs. Alda Simmons won the mystery prize. Mrs. E. R. Davis, the president, chaired the meeting. Lunch was served. Propose Market Square Appearing before council Mon- day evening, J. P. McKibbon and Hugh Carmichael proposed a nov- el scheme to improve business conditions generally in the town and to make the place more at- tractive to the farming public. Several merchants at the upper end of Josephine Street have been considering the formation of an association which would undertake the construction of a row of open booths at the rear of the McDonald Block property, facing on the open square at the rear of that build- ing. The idea is that the stalls could be rented at a nominal fig- ure, to farmers who might wish to offer goods for sale on an open market in. Wingham one day each week —Wingham Advance -Times. Bruce Elerrywl;o is on tkie staff of South Htuon District WO School, Hlce,ter, addressed the members of 'Hensall WI. at their meeting on Wednesday, speaking on "The Dairy Industry," and stat- ed that farming was the backbone of Canadian industry, He traced the dairy industry from 1860 when the first milk was whipped and the first cheese factory started, down to the present time when, in addition to butter and cheese, we have milk powder and concen- trated milk. Hurondale Jolly Jills of the 4-H Club demonstrated what they had learned with their sewing classes. They were accompanied by their leaders, Mrs. A. Rundle and Mrs. Tuckey. Thank -you notes were read from Mrs, Eva Carlisle, Mrs. Harvey Kinsmen Plan Night in March Hensall Kinsmen met Thursday night for their dinner meeting held at the Kozy Korner restaurant, fol- lowed with a brief business meet- ing chaired by president L. Tib- erio. Tentative plans were laid for a big night in March, and oth- er interesting items of business were discussed. Harry McEwan, president of Clinton Kinsmen Club, and R, Gribb, also of the club, were guests, and Bob Baker and Con- rad MacRoberts were guests from Hensall, Frank Pearce won the draw raffle. One hundred per cent attendance was, noted at the meeting. AO ,Mrs. A. loogan, and a letter or acknowledgment fkotn ,the War Memorial Children's Hospital, in London, for the cash donation sent at Christmas. Roll call was an- swered with "a country sound I especially like." Miss Greta Lam- mie favored with a piano solo. Conveners of Agriculture dad Canadian Industries were Mrs. Horton and Mrs. D, McKinnon, who also arranged the program. Hostesses were Mrs. W. 0. Good- win and Mrs. B. Edwards. The president, Mrs. A. Shirray, chaired the meeting and read the legend of the Three Chests. The group will entertain the men at their February meeting. Luncheon was served. Huron Farm News This last week has 'been the coldest period so far this winter. Farmers are taking advantage of the open roads to attend annual meetings and other regular meet- ings of agricultural organizations in the county, During the past two weeks farm- ers have been adding up their ac- counts for 1956 and the North and South Huron Farm Management Associations met on Thursday and Friday to analyze their records for the past year. The demand for new farm account books has been very high, and to date approxi- mately 200 have been distributed from the Clinton office. Several farmers in the county have made inquiries concerning 1957 seed grain, This is a wise move, as good seed may be in short supply because of the poor harvest season in 1956. • "Dollars and Sense" One of the best ways to encourage good sound sleep is to have a good sound bank balance. Regular savings can make life a lot pleasanter in a hundred' and one other ways. You may want the down payment on a home of your own, a TV set or a car .. . perhaps the children's education is on your mind' or a leisurely retirement someday. Whatever it is, that you want or need, you have to learn the secret. of putting something by regularly. Pay by pay you store away the money except in emergencies till you reach your savings goal=then you start saving for the next one. Why not open a Savings Account with us today? THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCD NW -221 • SEAFORTH BRANCH: G. C. Brightrall, Manager TIME passes quickly and before we fully realize it another year has gone by. This is particularly true in regards to subscriptions. We think we paid that subscrip- tion just a few weeks ago, where- as actually it was many months ago. 'So just to make sure you are up to date, will you please check the date on the label on 06your copy of THE HURON Ex- POSITOR. `If the date shown is earlier than January 1, 1957 then you are in arrears. ,. If this is the case, your remittance would be appreciated. Either '"drop into the office or mail the :amount to THE HURON EXPOSITOR, 'Seaforth. Thanks a lot. ti •-• c' Jgj y