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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-02-08, Page 2�, 1l � 1 �`,I '•il ft Since 1860 Serving the Community First dished at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros., Publishers 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 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 8, 1957 Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Prime Minister St. Laurent Has Birthday Regardless of politics, there will be general and genuine congratulations extended to Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent on the occasion of his sev- enty-fifth birthday. In his sixties when he accepted re- luctantly and as a duty an invitation to join the cabinet of Rt. Hon. Mac- kenzie King, Mr. St. Laurent early proved himself as accomplished in the field of government as he had been in law. His subsequent selec- tion as leader of the Liberal party, on the retirement of Mr. King, and the victories to which he led his par- ty in 1949 and 1953, were visible evi- <dences of the success with which he had adapted himself to the parlia- mentary life. Speaking at a banquet which hon- ored Mr. St. Laurent in Quebec City on Saturday, Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe described the Prime Minister in these words: "This is a man in the full sweep of his powers, curious about every aspect of this country's affairs, and with his judgment tempered to a fine edge by experience and responsibil- ity:, Under Mr. St. Laurent's leader- ship Newfoundland had entered Con- federation, the St. Lawrence seaway developement had at long last been embarked upon, Canada had enjoyed ever-increasing prosperity and a "ris- ing stature among the nations." The Prime Minister, Mr. Howe as- serted, was credited with conceiving of the formation of the North Atlan- tic Treaty organization. Moreover, he had transformed Canada's. legal independence to "factual indepen- dence." At the same time, "history may well record that Louis St. Laurent has done more to preserve the British family of nations than any of his contemporaries. When others have indulged in the popular Canadian pastime of baiting our American friends, Mr. St. Laurent has rebuk- ed them," he continued. "No, tweaking the British lion's tail or pulling Uncle Sam's beard is not his idea of building up Canadian. prestige. On the other hand, Mr. St. Laurent has known when and how to make Canada's influence felt in international affairs." But paramount probably in Mr. St. Laurent's conception of the responsi- bilities of his position and that which more than any other has contributed to his acceptance by Canadians ev- erywhere, is his appreciation of the necessity for Canadian unity. It was typical of him that in his remarks at the Saturday birthday party, he stressed unity. "National unity means internal peace; it will never cease to be the basic condition of our existence and of our progress as a nation," he as- serted. "The people of Canada must be united or our country will be the weaker. I do not think we have any other choice." Unity means to him an equal op- portunity for all Canadians. It means appreciation of and respect for the rights and traditions of Canadians by other Canadians. There cannot be a progressing, forward-looking Can- ada unless those speaking for Can- ada are representative of all the country. Appealsto sectional pre- judice, while to some appearing as expedient, can in the end have no effect other than to blight Canada's great future. Mr. St. Laurent at 75 is a remark- able man of whom Canadians may well be proud. Present Arrangement Works Well Is the present township and coun- ty form of government outmoded? Ald. Terry Ferris, of London, thinks so, and suggests that the Gov- ernment should review the set-up as it exists at the present time and con- sider making changes. He thinks that municipalities should become larger, and. to this end that two or more smaller townships should be consolidated. Even some counties, too, might be consolidated, he says. True, there are difficulties in mun- icipal administration in an area in which is located a large and rapidly Minor Hockey Week In all the publicity which accom- panies professional and other heavily promoted levels of hockey, there is a tendency to forget., or more frequent- ly, completely ignore the hockey that is being played by Canada's youth and as well those who make it pos- sible. It is to provide a tribute to these countless thousands of young Cana- dians, from eight to the early teens, that Minor Hockey Week is being observed in Canada this week. Minor Hockey Week, too, provides some re- cognition to those oldsters—coaches, managers, referees and enthusiasts —who by their contribution of time and money, make possible the con- tinued participation of Canadian youth in hockey. There are in On- tario alone more than 27,000 young players participating in Minor Hockey Association schedules. Sometimes it is pretty discourag- ing for those in charge to find that support for their efforts is almost Ion -existent in many communities. "their encouragement, however, lies not in the attendance at their games, xt in the knowledge that by their efforts they have inculcated in the youth with whom they are working and at an age when it counts, 'a love hockey and an appreciation of �p$rtsmanship. growing city, as is the case with London. Here, certainy, there will be a confliction of interest, an over- lapping of responsibility and of ser- vices which quite likely only consoli- dation can eliminate. But that is not the case insofar as the majority of township and county administrations in Ontario are con- cerned. Here the township and coun- ty council system is serving the peo- ple well, as it has done for more than a hundred years. The system pro- vides as economical a form of gov- ernment as is possible, because those participating in it are close to the people. At the same time, it is a sys- tem•that is sensitive -to the demands of those whom its councils represent. There may well be changes requir- ed in areas partly urban, partly rural. In the main, however, if any changes are required in rural areas, they would be limited perhaps to the return of some of the powers which until recently belonged to local coun- cils and which have been assumed by higher authorities. s Hog Marketing. (St. Marys Journal -Argus) One of the most significant events of the past year, on the farm front, was the bloodless revolution carried out by the hog farmers, editorializes the Wiarton Echo. If it spreads at the rate it has done in 1956, the hog marketing scheme will soon embrace all of Ontario. It is logical to believe that if it goes well, marketing agencies to handle other farm products will be estab- lished. Should this come to pass, we will be confronted with the incredible picture of farmers united to sell their products, and as a result, receiving a fair price for them, on an honest supply and demand market, instead of the phoney manipulated "supply and demand" market established in the past by •. oWerfu1 middlemen. 5, SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Pop Increased in Price Tuckey Beverages, Exeter, in- creased the price of its soft drinks from seven to eight cents a bottle. The hike took effect on Monday, January 28. R. Ross Tuckey, man- ager of the plant, said the increase was necessary because of the ris- ing cost of sugar. "Sugar has in- creased over 40 per cent," he said. "In addition, we have to face in- creases all along the line."—Exe- ter Times -Advocate. P.U.C. Adjusts Wages Eight cents an hour increase to all hourly employees of the Clin- ton Public Utilities Commission was decided upon On Tuesday night by the commissioners, fol- lowing a meeting in committee prior to the regular one. This amounts to a weekly increase of $5.44 for each of the men, since they are paid for 48 hours each week, Actually their regular time is only 44 hours per week, but they are not paid for overtime, or trou- ble calls, and the extra foar hours per week compensates for that. There are six men in this cate- gory.—Clinton News -Record. Begins Second Century This district s oldest resident, Mrs. William Straughan, will be 100 years old on Saturday. To celebrate her entrance into the second century of life, she will be "at home" to relatives and friends from 2 to 5 p.m. on Satur- day. The celebration will take place at the residence of her niece. Mrs. L. L. Walter, of 100 Waterloo St. South, where she is now staying. Mrs. Straughan's health is "pretty fair," and she still enjoys reading and crocheting. When the Signal -Star phoned the house this week, she answered the telephone herself.—Goderich Sig- nal -Star. Encourage Highland Dancing Goderich Pipe Band is going all- out to encourage highland dancing in this community with a view to holding an annual Highland Games Day here. This was announced by the band executive following a meeting at which plans for expan- sion were , mapped. The band re- ported a highly successful year. The highlight of the season's activ- ities was a tattoo which more than met with the expectations of the executive. Several new members have been receiving instruction and are now ready to take their place in the band. The new members strongly recommend it as a hobby for any interested person who has a few hours each week to devote to practice—Goderich Signal -Star. Build First Foam Pews First bonded foam rubber church pews to be manufactured in Can- ada are now being built by Exeter Furniture Ltd., Sales Manager Jno. Freeman announced this week. The pews are being made for a new church in Morrisburg, on the St .Lawrence Seaway. The order is for 225 sittings. Although bonded foam rubber seats have been quite. popular in the United States, they have never been manufactured be- fore in Canada, The foam rubber is fused to the shape of the seat so it will not slide or wrinkle. Mr. Freeman said he believes the new seat will. become popular in Cana- dian churches. Exeter Furniture, which started production this win- ter, now employs seven men.— Exeter Times -Advocate. In Motor Accident At Saltford Miss Kay Sharp, 19 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Sharp, Clinton, suffered bruises and shock Monday night when the car She was driving was in colli- sion with another near Saltford. The other driver was James Buch- anan. Saltford. Miss Sharp was travelling east out of Saltford to- ward Benmiller, when she met the Buchanan car coming in the op- posite direction. Mr. Buchanan suf- fered facial injuries. Both were taken to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich, for treatment. O.P.P. Constable Don- ald Hobbs, Goderich, estimated about $400 damage to the Clinton car. while the other was termed a complete wreck. — Clinton News - Record. Transport Hit By Train An unfortunate transport -train accident occurred about noon on Saturday when Harold Thiel and Robert McKinley were transport- ing 2400 little chickens, weighing about 11/2 pounds each, were on their way to deliver them to Har- riston, and in going across the C.P.R. tracks at West Monkton. were caught by the freight train coming from the east, the highway at this point being very slippery. so that the brakes on the truck would not hold, and it kept on go- ing forward on the tracks. Harold, who was the driver of Thiers trans- port, realized the danger with the oncoming locomotive, used his presence of mind and quickly put it in low gear and stepping on the gas got the front cab across the tracks with the result that the train hit about the middle of the trailer part. The engine plowed through the truck, scattering the crates of chickens here and there and carrying the cab of the truck with it for about 10 rods before the train was brought to a step. Fortunately, the men were not hurt, but received a shaking up, and are now none the worse for it. It sure was a close call, as the train was stopping at the station, the speed being greatly reduced.— Zurich Herald. From The Huron Expositor February 12, 1932 Mr, Fergus Horan. of Manley, met with a painful accident last week. While hauling pine roots, his load upset into the large dredg- ed drain with three feet of water in it. He was pinned under the load. Help soon came and releas- ed him, and he was to taken to Charles Kleber's and later to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. Mr. T. C. Joynt. Hensel],is mak- ing improvements to the interior of his store by changing the shelv- ing in the dry goods department. Mr, Thomas Stephens. genial owner of the Queen's Hotel. Sea - forth, celebrated his 91st birthday on Monday. Mr. Walter Scott, of town, brought into The Expositor office on Feb. 11, a full-grown snowdrop, which he picked in the garden at his father's home on John Street that morning. The others in the bed are all out in bud. Mr. Robert McKenzie, while driv- ing in Egmondville last Saturday, was forced to run into a pole at the side of the road in order to avoid hitting a child •who sudden- ly appeared in front of the car. The child escaped, but the fenders and radiator of the car were con- siderably damaged. Mr. William Hartry, of town. is in Toronto attending the annual convention of the Ontario. Horti- cultural Association, The Robert Bell Engine and Thresher Co. resumed work on Monday morning after being clos- ed since before Christmas. Offi- cials would not state how many men were being taken on., or what the indications were. A retired couple in town were watching a matched, unusually do- cile team of mules pulling a small farm wagon. "Look," said the wife, "there are two of them too, and notice how well they pull together," "That is because," answered her grizzled husband slowly, "they have only one tohgue between them" j: From The Huron Expositor February 8, 1907 Mr. George S. Dever has sold his farm on the 6th concession of Hal- lett to George W. Wheatley, for $5,600. Mr. Alex Gordon has sold his residence on West William Street to Mr. William Turney, who re- cently sold his farm in McKillop. The price paid was $1,600. St. Thomas' Church, Seaforth, had a narrow shave from destruc- tion by fire last Sunday. About 2 o'clock a son of Mr. Deem, the sexton, went to ring for the bell for Sunday School and on enter- ing the church found it full of smoke. After ringing the bell, he went around to the furnace room to find out the eause of the smoke, and found that the floor above the furnace had Caught fire, He ran at once to six rectory and ltev,r, YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. Berry. with the assistance of oth- ers. had the fire under control by the time the firemen arrived. Mr. W. G. Willis has had a tele- phone placed in his shoe store. Mr. J, F. Daly has purchased the old Burnett property on North Main Street. Mr. Alex Winter has purchased the old Powell house and adjoin- ing lots on East William Street; and we understand intends erect- ing a couple of houses on the pro- perty. The brick for the new school- house in Walton have been drawn. When completed it will be quite an advantage over the old one. The restaurant and confection- ery business of Mrs. McCormick, Zurich, is growing so rapidly she finds it necessary to enlargeher premises. Monster Machine Is Farmer Aid A startling 12 -ton giant of the fields that promises to revolution- ize farming methpds was on view to Canadian farmers for the .first time recently in Toronto. The giant is the revolutionary Wonsover, a multi-purpose machine that completely prepares and con- ditions the soil, plants the seed and packs the earth in one opera- tion. The Wonsover can be attached to the rear of a harvester and while a crop is being harvested, a new crop can be planted immediately. Said by many to be "the great- est 'advance since the reaper,' the 12 -ton machine is towed by a trac- tor. The control panel—attached to the Wonsover by an extension cord—is directly in front of the driver and provides fingertip con- trol of the functions of ' the mach- ine by means of electrically con- trolled buttons. The machine will prepare a strip of land eight feet wide, Briefly, here is how the various operations of the machine work: At the front are two bins for lime and/or fertilizer and two tanks for weed killer, pest killer or liquid fertilizer. Stainless steel metering sleeves control the flow of lime and fertilizer. Behind the bins is the attrition chamber where the soil is prepar- ed, taking the place of plowing and harrowing. An exclusive three - shaft hammer mill contains 52 ro- tating pulvi-hammers that slice through the soil down to a depth of 10 inches. The depth is adjust- able by means of hydraulic cylin- ders which raise or lower the ma- chine on its wheels. The hammers are made of a special alloy steel and hit the ground at speds over 100 m.p.h.— thus crushing any vegetation and obliterating small stones. Spring- loaded mountings permit the ham- mers • to fold up and pass over large rocks without harm. If liquid fertilizer or pest killer is used. the homogenization takes place in the attrition chamber while the soil is in suspension. Ev- en exhaust fumes from the 300 h.p. Diesel engine are utilized into the chamber. Provision tis also made for gas fertilizers such as anhy- drous ammonia, if desired. Following the attrition chamber is a revolving doctor blade of hard rubber which smooths the condi- tioned soil and prevents the escape of soil moisture. Any seeder the farmer may have can be adapted to the seeding bay to plant anything from garden truck crops, legumes. seed grains to root vegetables. The device can also be adjusted to plant broadcast or in rows. A sub-soiler, installed as option- al equipment, is used to improve the distribution of moisture. Re- motely controlled, it can be ad- justed down to a depth of 25 inch- es. Seven packing wheels. whose pressure can be adjusted, pack down the soil ver the seed. °Tire treads have been designed in these packing wheels to leave a notched pattern on the surface to prevent erosion and retain maximum mois- ture. The final device at the back will apply a pre -emergence spray '• to kill weeds or insects that might be blown onto the newly planted soil. The machine will also stand out in the reclamation of old pastures or fields that contain small brush. From The Huron Expositor February 10, 1882 Mr. Edward McFaul is now in possession of that fine store lately occupied by A. G. McDougall & Co., Seaforth. Mr. Arthur Forbes has sold his trotting mare to Mr. R. L. Sharp for the sum of $200. She goes to Manitoba and will give some of the land kings there a shaking up if she gets a chance. Mr. John McMillan, reeve of Hul- lett, has been elected a director of the Western Dairymen's •Associa= tion. Mr. Robert Govenlock, of Mc- Killop, near Seaforth, is now mak- ing arrangements for the planting of an extensive vinery on his farm this spring, The Grand Trunk Railway Com- pany has opened an agency in Brussels for the sale of tickets to the Northwest. C. R. Cooper has been appointed agent. The Kinburn Hotel; which has been operated for a number of years past by Mr. George Brown- lee, has been lately purchased by Mr. Upshall, of Clinton. Markets were: Fall wheat. $1.24 to $1.26; spring wheat, $125 to $127; peas, 70c to 75c; oats, 36c to 37c; barley, 70c to 80c; pork, $8 to $8,10; hay, $11 to 12; hides, $7; butter, 16c to 17c; eggs, 18c; pota- toes, 55e to 60c. A fire broke out in the frame flour mill of Fenwick & Swinerton, at the north end of Exeter and in a very short time it, with about 3,000 bushels of wheat, 300 bags of flour and a quantity of other ma- terial, was in smouldering ruins. Loss was estimated at $21,000. Mr. William Clegg, ex -reeve of Blyth, ,has sold his hardware busi- ness is Mr. Charles Hamilton and intends,moving to • MMitbba. CROSSROADS How You Gonna "keep 'Ern . . (By JAMES SCOTT) • This week I have been reading three very interesting statements about life on the farm—interesting to me, anyway, because we live in what is still a rural part of/ Can- ada and most of us like it that way. The first thing I read was the section on agriculture in the now famous Gordon Report. In this section it states that the number, of persons engaged in agriculture in Canada dropped from 25% of, the gainfully employed population in 1946 to 15% in 1955—quite a drop in under ten years. It further fore- casts that by 1980 this will be down to 8%. Figures never tell the whole story and trends mapped on charts and graphs can often lead to wrong conclusions. Just the same, there seen>.s to be no doubt that the farm population has taken a ter- rible drop, and that everything points to this situation continuing during our lifetime. Now none of us like to think that we belong to a dwindling part of our economy but most of us like to eat, and to eat well. It seems to me that it lies in just this fact that the farm future looks bright- er. We may not have so many people on the farms as in the days of old, but they should be making more money. Why? Because people like to eat. Be- cause as the ratio of farm people to people otherwise employed grows smaller, it means that more people have to be fed by fewer people producing the food. In oth- er words, the domestic market will be bigger, and the bigger the mar- ket at home for our farm products. the better the prices. This is just the point which is made in another article I read this week—in a publication called The Printed Word. This periodicl, dis- cussing the farm situation, says: "It is going to be a matter of self- interest to farmers to support poli- cies that promote Canada's popu- lation growth and that protect the prosperity of the urban workers who will be the main market for the products of Canadian farms." This makes good sense to me and the only thing which makes me uneasy is that it almost inevit- ably seems to mean that not so many of our boys are going to be able to stay on the farm as we would like. While thinking about this, I pick- ed up our Exeter weekly contem- porary and found there an editor- ial which' quoted the words of a good friend of mine, Walter Har- vey, of the University of Western Ontario staff. Walter, is a very sound thinker, and he is quoted as saying: "The simple and obvious remedy which would produce a fair income ration without regi- mentation is not new. It is the procedure that has been followed throughout our history and mere- ly needs to be encouraged rather than opposed. It is the movement of people off the farms. Our farmers are not serfs. There is no law that compels them to re- main on the land, Nor is it nec- essary for old or middle-aged farmers to seel out and go to town. If a larger measure of young men would leave the land, a fair balance would soon be reach- ed." That's all right. Walter. but we in the country like to kep our families together and 1 :.,.ink we should. And how are we going to do ,it? Well, it looks as if the trend is to cut down the farm population and it looks as if this is tae only way to keep our remaining farm- ers prosperous, so what can we do? The Exeter paper had what I thought was a good an: Wer. It said: "The only answer to keeping them in the community is for small towns to attract industry with jobs for them. Unless this is done ,urban centres in rural areas will decline if not disappear." I can tell you all this had made me think, because I want our peo- ple to be prosperous, and I want our young people to be able t� stay here. LETTERStT E EDITOR Ottawa, 29th Jan., 1957. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Once again, i: is my pleasure and privilege to bring to your attention and that of ycur readers the excellent co-cperation received from the public .n mai1- in.g their cards and gifts early dur- ing the recent Christma ':eriod. Ren'rts which are now b,ing re- ceivcii from postmaster: in all parts f the country indicate that not only was the volume el Christ- mas mail heavier than ever nefore, but that the handling experience has never been better. In office after office, it is recorded that be- cause of the high percentage of mail received prior to the recom- mended nailing date, December 17th, and the steady imps v ement in the preparation and addressing of mail, the task of efter• .ng de- livery before Christmas Day was greatly facilitated. Based on past experience, it is estimated that approximate' 275,- 000,000 Christmas cards ^rrd par- cels are received for handling each year, over, and above the regular flow of mail. This extra load must be disposed of in the three weeks prior to Christmas Day. While very extensive temporary arrange- ments are made for the use of ad- ditional staff, working space and transportation facilities, the value of a full measure of public co-op- eration in mailing early is obvious. The assistance we are receiving in this respect is increasing year by year as more and more people become aware of the need, and 1 can assure you there is not a pos- tal worker in the country who does not appreciate the help and con- sideration thus accorded. The newspapers of Canada once again played a notable and gener- ous part in making the public aware of the advantages in mail- ing early and for this the Postal Service of Canada is deeply grate- ful. Yours sincerely, W. J. TURNBULL Deputy Postmaster General. 0.0 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 your copy of THE HURON Ex- POSITOR. If the date shown is earlier than February 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. b•. .4 I