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The Huron Expositor, 1957-02-22, Page 2It Sne 18610' &ruing the Corr First at 8eafbrth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean ANDREW Y. MeLEAN, 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 Bros., Publishers Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY, 22, 1957 Must Strive For Higher Those who attended the recent an- nual dinner of the Seaforth Agricul- tuiral Society will recall the emphasis which was placed on -new standards being arrived at with respect to ex- bibits at agricultural exhibitions. That the problem is general is in- ., dicated by comments in a number of , publications. The Family Herald, in a recent editorial, discusses the situa- tion as it affects Class 'A' exhibi- tions. The remarks apply with equal force to smaller agricultural fairs: "Worthy causes' crowd the scene so Standards in Exhibits closely nowadays that there is not sufficient space to note or support them all, but one which appeared re- cently deserves the attention of ev- eryone with an interest in Canadian livestock and livestock exhibitions. It calls for a realistic appraisal of pres- ent show ring standards to bring them closer to the standards sought by the trade and by commercial pro- ducers. "This appeal comes from a com- mittee of the Canadian Association of Exhibitions—its special committee on show ring standards and livestock • and poultry classifications Since the Canadian Association. of Exhibitions represents all the Class 'A' Exhibi- A New Publication (The Fergus News -Record, in a recent issue, tells of a new undertak- ing. by John Black, a native of Fer- gus. ...Mr. Black for a number - of years served in an editorial capacity The Huron Expdsitor staff, leav- mg here in 1953 to go to the Acton Fieg - 4 S etiikrep a pleasure to record Pikress being made and success stories of people whci3Oe*iiP ireftl gus and vicinity. That is particu- larly true of those who started their careers in the News -Record office. A couple of weeks ago, a copy of a brand new publication reached the office, accompanied by a letter from the editor, John Black. The new periodical was Volume 1, Number 1, of The Recorder, Elliot Lake, Ont., January, 1957. The editor is John Black, son of Councillor and Mrs. Henderson Black, of Fergus. The location, Elliot Lake, is a name with a touch of magic to it. You probably will not find it on your map of Ontario, certainly not on a two- year old map, for it's another of those brand-new towns that have sprung up in the Canadian wilder- ness in recent years, to tap the na- tural .resources of Canada. We vis- ited one in Quebec last fall and de- scribed it for readers of this paper. it's amazing to find a wealthy mod- ern town, surrounded by untouched wilderness, yet with modern luxur- ies'. Editor Black will be the official publicist for five of the companies. What a story he will have to tell. Over 200 million dollars have been spent there already on mine and community establishment, roads and • cOmmunications, and that is one- third of the five-year goal. Within those five years, half a billion dollars will be paid for the uranium oxide, which the nations of the world sud- denly need so badly. But to get back to The Recorder: It is a glossy -paper, well -printed trade paper, with excellent photo- graphs, many of which John prob- ably took. At present, he and Lou live in a rented trailer, the rent of a 'trailer and a lot being so high we •W•on't tell you. But they are having 'house bat and they'll be in it by "ing. • ft MO be diffieult, as John :to, get the fingers to operate the ° When the teniPeratilre 1461.0* 260 for three days i`WaLdeSigned for sum - But titre's a thrill to tions in Canada,- it becomes a mat- ter Of importance when the commit- tee states that 'many of our classifi- cations and methods of showing, judging, etc., have changed very lit- tle in the past twenty years', and that even where changes have been made the exhibitor and trained agricultur- ist received the most- benefit . . This situation has, in fact, been a matter of importance for some time. "The committee further maintains that agricultural competitions should be improved so that their results will mean more to the general public, and that they should be presented in a manner that will interest and subtly educate both rural and urban visitors —all of whom are consumers of agri- cultural products. "The committee is to be commend- ed on its approach, and everyone con- nected with either agriculture or fairs should give this subject some serious thought. Such deep, basic changes are required that success will demand the united efforts of ev- eryone who wants to improve the shows. Otherwise, many construc- tive ideas will be too readily discard- ed or watered down until they lose their merit. "Concerning show ring standards, there is no purpose in putting fine sentiments down on paper unless there is a determined follow-up in creating practical standards and set- ting up procedures to achieve the de- sired results. A great deal of useful effort may be completely undone by the choice of unsuitable judges. It is the judge who translates standards on Paper into terms Of. live animals And actual .exhibits. If it is desired tO set new standards, judges must be _ gelected who understand and ap- prove those standards. "Whatever is done to further •the aims of the committee on standards, the existence of such a committee in- dicates the Aisociation's growing in- terest in playing a solid and signifi- cant part in the progress of agricul- ture. The annual fairs and exhibi- tions of Canada have always served agriculture, commerce, and the pub- lic conscientiously and well. They are now on the threshold of doing even better." Dragging Their Feet (St. Marys Journal -Argus) Something is heard these days of high school students who are helping to- fill the classrooms of Ontario's secondary schools but who are doing very little when it comes to putting • their minds to their studies. We notice that -the school board chairman of Paris (Ont.) had a few things to say about indolent students recently. Dr. F. H. Jeffrey told a Federation of Agriculture group at Drumbo that "the number of time -killing students in the average high school would fill two classrooms." He asked: "Why should we pay $4,000 or $5,000 sal- aries to teachers to take care of stu- dents who don't care about anything except tormenting their teachers? Many have not passed sixth grade level and should be prohibited from entering high schools." It would seem that this is a prob- lem of education which will have to be given more attention in the fu- ture. Costs of education are going to continue to rise, and the large amount of wasted time and money which is spent on unworthy students is also going to grovv/greater. Would an "opportunity class" in secondary schools be an answer to this? In this, all Students who are "dragging their feet" in the school cOuld be -grouped together in one class and given the opportunity" to do otra 1iOi.hourtViro's ‘WOrk each SEEN: , I., • ^•;••:, •,,e• 1, • • Spring Show May 29 • This year the Clinton SPeing Show will be held on Wedneeday, May 29. This is a change from the Saturday scheduling of the fair, in order to attempt attract- ing a larger crowd. Decision for this date was made- at a meeting of the Huron Central Agricultural Society, when 23 directors attend- ed and Mr. T. Leiper, the new president a the fair, presided.— Clinton News -Record. 4 Receives Award Joe Kerr Construction,foeal eon- ., trading. firm, was signally honor- ed at the. recent Good Roads con- vention in Toronto, when it was awarded First Honorable Mention in the H. C. Routly Memorial awards. The local firm was select- ed as having the best safety re- cord in the province during the past year. Credit for the outstand- ing record goes not only to the management, but to th employees of the concern as well. Last year Kerr Construction received a cer- tificate for third place in this same field.—Wingham Advance -Times. Draw Winner Gets 25 Men Goderich Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a draw for an unusual prize. The winner will be entitled to 25 man hours of free labor. The draw wffl coin- cide with a spring clean-up, paint - up program being mapped by the Jaycees' beautification committee. The winner will be entitled to the services of 25 Jaycees for one hour apiece, to wax the floors, paint the house, mow the lawn, work in the garden or perform other like tasks. If the winner doesn't want 25 men for one hour apiece, he can have 121/2 men for two .hours apiece, a club spokesman said. — Goderich Signal -Star. Old Calendar Found A calendar, discovered in the at- tic of her home by Miss Lena Liv- ingston, was given to Miss Pearl Gidley, and in turn was brought to The Standard office for display by Miss Gidley. The calendar, the date pad of which is missing, can be considered to be at least 50 years old, and measured about 21/2 feet by 2 feet. with a full-size pic- ture of King Edward VII. The calendar was given out to cus- tomers by the late S. H. Gidley, whose name was printed on it. Mr. Gidley was a local tailor here and the father of Miss Pearl Gid - ley and Mrs. Edythe Sturgeon.— Blyth Standard, Fly Cattle To South America Wedneseay a truckload of pure - ...bred Holstein cattle left Huron County bound for the farms of South America. They went via Melton Airport at Toronto, and were to fly to Venezuela from. I there, 'rhe choice cattle includ- ed three from the herd of Ross Trewartha, R.R. 4, Clinton, and four from that of Walter Woods, Wingham, This is not the, first time that Huron County cattle have found their way into South. Ameri- Ica. Some time ago a similar ship- ment, though of beef breede, was shipped to COlumbia. .pliatow News -Record. Charge Driver in Hit-and.Rim Following of a damag- ed car in his garage, Laverne Kel- lett, R.R. 3, Exeter, was charged by police this week in connection with a hit-and-run agegiderit which occurred in December. O.P-.P, Con- stable John Porde said Kellett's car was found in his game at Elimville, where it has been park- ed since the accident. It had suf- fered $300 to $400 damages, Police believe it to be the vehicle which sideswiped a car driven by Wil- liam Pincombe, R.R. 3, Exeter, on No. 4 Highway, Sunday, December 23. The Pincombe car received $450 eamage.—Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Named Justice of the Peace Huron M.P.P. Tom Pryde an- noucede this week that Eugene H. Beaver, Exeter accountant, has been appointed a justice of the peace 'for Huron County. The ap- pointment was made in an order - in -council, dated January 31. Mr. Beaver becomes the third justice of the peace in town. Others are B. W. F. Beavers and A. J. Tra- quair. Employed by Jones, Mac - Naughton Seeds Ltd., Mr. Beav:r served on town council for two years. A native of Crediton, he served with the Royal Canadian Eqgineers overseas for nearly five years. He returned to Exeter in 1948—Exeter Times -Advocate. From The Huron Expositor February 26, 1932 Fire, caused presumably by de- fective pipes. completely destroy- ed the community hall at Londes- boro on Monday about 5 o'clock. The hall. a large well-equipped one, was built about 10 years ago at a cost in the neighborhood of $10,000. Mr. H. B. Edge and daughter, Miss Josephine, are in Toronto this weekend, going down to at- tend the marriage of Mr. Edge's son, Mr. E. W. Edge. Mr. Frank Coleman, of the Township of Hay, has purchased William Beaver's dwelling on the west side of the railroad track in Hensall, Mr. Colin S. Hudson, the effici- ent courier on Rural Route No. 2, Hensall, for a number of years, has just treated himself to a fine new set of harness, but with little or no snow this winter did not wear out his bells. Mr. W. Fritz has purchased the lot used as a 'tile yard at the east- ern entrance to Zurich, from the owner, Mr. F. We Hess, of Hen- sall. The barn and garage on the farm of Robert Cooper, second farm north of Kippen, on the Lon- don Road, was burnt Sunday morning. The barn contained large quantities of grain, and in the garage were two cars. All was destroyed. This is the second barn Mr. Cooper has lost in the past two years, the other being destroy- ed through a mishap with a lan- tern when feeding stock. Mr. George Knight has secured a position in J. B. Mustard's of- fice in Brucefield. We welcome him back to the village. 1: t From The Huron Expositor February 22, 1907 Mr. John Coulter is drawing brick to Hensall with which he intends veneering his dwelling on the street leading to the foundry from Welsh's planing mill. Mr. Prank Kettle, of Hullett, last week sold a very fine heavy draught mare, seven years old, to Arebibald and Ctidmore, of Sea - forth, for$80, Mr. David Dorrance has dispos- ed of his residence on John St, to MrS. F. Gales. Mr. and Mrs. Dorrance intend going to reside With Mr, George B. Dorrance in MCK31110. Basement Flooded By Molasses Workmen at the Canada Packers plant in town are 'engaged in a particularly messy clean-up jab. Last week several hundred gallons of feeding molasses leaked from a storage tank in the basement of the plant, to spread inches deep over the floor. Fortunately no oth- er feeds were damaged, nor was the mechanical equipment of the mill reached by the sticky mass. Cleaning operations are hampered by the fact that the molasses is very heavy in its consistency and in cold weather it is difficult to pump. In the meantime, business continues as usual at the Canada Packers plant.—Wingham Advance - Times. US. Firm 'Leases Building Keith S. Hopkinson announced Wednesday that Dearborn Steel Tube (Canada) Ltd., has leased the Newgate Street plant formerly oc- cupied by Huron Engineering and Research Co. The Dearborn firm, which manufacturesautomobile tail pipes, plans to use the Gode- rich building as a warehouse and Canadian distribution centre for the time being. 'The first ship- ment of 20,000 tail pipes arrived by transport last week, and another shipment has been made since then. Mr. Hopkinson says that the company is considering plans to start manufacturing in Canada lat- er this year. It would probably provide employment for 25-30 per- sons in that event he says.—Gode- rich Signal -Star. YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. • ¶Vhe g err Mee 144of he a 4:04 Auxiliary to the Caaadian ',4p0.011," was held Wednesday -eve- num m the Legien rooms, with 26 comrades .present.. The presi- dent, dent, Mrs. CPT Little, conducted the meeting. The flags were car- ried in by the stendardbearMS, Mrs. Doris Adams and Mrs. Peggy Coombs, and "0 Canada" was sung. Plans were Made to have a birth- day party in April, with other aux- iliaries to be invited, Miss Thelma Forbes 'gave the auditors' report for 1956. The mystery prize was won by Mrs.e,Olive Little, and an einem won by Mre. Charlotte Wood. One new member was transferred from Markdale, Mrs. Jean Wilson, and was welcomed into the auxiliary. A anquet for the Legion members is being planned for in March. Themeeting closed with the re- tiring of the colors and "The Queen." Lunch was servel by the committee. Mr. Gifford has disposed of his liquor stock and business to Mr. Carlin in Staffa. Mr. James R. Scott has purchas- ed Mr. J. G. Smillie's residence in the North Ward for $1,600. Mr, Josiah Tyerman has sold his house on North Main Street to Mr. Bert Cluff for $1,400. The residence di Mr. James Nicholson, Winthrop, was complete- ly destroyed by fire. What might have been a serious accident happened to some young gentleman who had been spending the evening in Sproatsville. When returning home, the harness broke and the horse ran away, throwing the young man out. He escaped eninjured. Mr. J. J. Irvine, of Leadbury, has sold a big pile of corwood to Reeve Govenlock. Mr. Govenlock will look, after the hauling of it. •Appitard Brs,, Witli beet', been' -.NeWs: spadt. tgOt9r''i4 '0100000 '"SreiOted• eie'` ' sse t From The Huron Expositor ' February 24, 1882. A few: days ago Messrs. R. Hog- garth, H. Stoneman and A, Mc- Donald succeeded in capturing a silver grey fox on the farm of Mr. D. McLaren, 13th concession of Hibbert. Seaforth Town Clerk has remov- ed from his old quarters to the Market House, where an office has been fitted up for him. A more convenient place could scarcely have been selected, but we sup- pose the fathers were studying economy, as the new move will save rent. Mr. Henry Mason, Teckersmith, has sold his well-known stallion, "Scotland's Glory," to Mr. Joseph Hunter, Pinkerton, Bruce County, for the sum of $1,500: Mr. Abraham Cavanagh has dis- posed of his farm on the 13th con- cession of Meleillop to his neigh- bor, Mr. David Crawford; for $5,000. Mr. Robert McMillan, was ap- pointed assessor for McKillop and will fill the position vacated by Mr. Donald McGregor. •Mr. John Gorrell has sold his farm un the „Base Line, containing 2.5 acres, About six Miles from Clinton, Hulled Township, ea Mr. W. Ball for the sum of $1e,999. Mr. John Scott, Ilebeat has built a glass porch on his brick residence. ,1V1r. ,Yph n Stewart, 'Ebbed, had his big toe very badly frozen while recovering a load of lumber which had heett capsized ih a ditch..., WINTHROP Miss Lerraine Smith, of North York, pent' the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith. Messrs. Doug Keys and Mac Bol- ton spent the weekend at their par- ental homes. Mr. Harvey Johnston, manager of the County Home, Clinton, was guest speaker on Sunday at' Cavan Church. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnston were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. McFarlane on Sunday. Winthrop Young People held their regular meeting in the church on Sunday evening. The meeting opened with everyonesre- pealing the Young People's Pur- pose. Hymn 447 was sung, fol- lowed by the roll call, which was answered by the paying of mem- bership fees. The .minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. In the business part of the meet- ing it was decided to hold a skat- ing party in Seaforth arena in the near future. Bible study, under the leadership of Earl McSpadden, was taken from the Parable of the Unjust Steward. Hymn 356 was sung. The Scripture was read by Larry Wheatley from St. Luke, chapter 2, verses 42-48. Arnold Campbell led in prayer. The top- ic, "Religion in Life," • was taken by Arnold Campbell, followed by the closing hymn. A recreation period followed, under the direc- tion of June Smith. The meeting closed with lunch and the singing of "Taps." , tefe s sr • •s- • • '14"`''" •••',e4 • "is.ssr,seese isreesser •rer"..sis,.:".•"e's,,se,,r4 :eri,srleeseet4ee "'444, ,'4,4•trefrreer.r'reree y Froir kome R1 • (By ,lAMES SCOTT) have "just laid down a maga- zine which is sent mit by my old college at the University of Toron- to. In it, there is an article about the three sturdy old residences called Devonshire House, which have stood the battering of stu- dents for the past fifty years and are still going strong. The article brought back- many memories of my own and recalled to me how those three 'houses—North, East and-- South, havebeen homes for many Huron County. lads away at, college durihg the past fifty years. By golly, it seems no time at all since the day I arrived at Eat House, suitcase in hand, wonder- ing just what could lie before -me. The bleakness of the rooms was disheartening, the shouts and curs- es of the Sophs were 'terrifying, and after I had been wakened up five nights in a row to be carted off to the shower—and cold at that—along with every other Frosh in the house, I began to think that if this was higher education, I would do better to go back home where I belonged. I remember getting my behind paddled, my front covered with designs in shoe rpolish, my bed disappearing for a week, a bag of water dropping down from heaven on to my head, and a thousand, other things which wedt into that first glorious year of college resi- dence. I can also remember about the third night there, when I• was just about ready to call it quits, when two very self - possessed young men—obviously seniors—walked in- to my my room (nobody ever knocks in East House) and spoke to me as if I were a human being after all, not ar worm as I had been led to believe. They were from Hur- on County, not too many miles from home, and they apolgized for not having got around sooner to make Me welcome. I think it was from that day on that I began to feel at home, to realize that all the apes and horeplay were in good fun and that there was no harm in it. Just the sight of a friendly face and the knowledge that good and respected men from my own county had gone through all this before me was enough: I have never regretted that day. True enough, some odd things happened through the years. Nev- er, to my dying day will I forget the morning I entered the gentle- men's room at the end of the cor- ridor on the third floor and met a horse face to fate. ' How the hem had happened toe walk up three flights of stairs and enter the bathroomis a mystery which was elever explained tel the. officials of the University, but it was after that that the F'resident, laid down a new rule. . It said: "Animals shall not be kept in the. buildings." 'But that was a day when I w4ts .proud I came from the agricule eural,county of Huroia. That morn- ing, as the horse stood in the lava- tory and fifty men -looked on help- lessly, • it was a Huree boy who came to the fore.Among all those of great learning, and academie- skill-eincluding the janitors. the tutors and three members of the Faculty—there was not a man who - knew how to get a horse to go down three flights of stairs. It was then that Huron blood- came through and forever in those sac- red halls earned a place of re- membrance and fame. Cool, calm and collected, a schol- ar from a farm not too far away from Clinton, pushed his way through the baffled, crowd, "I'll take the horse downstairs," he an- nounced courageously. And he did. He was the only man who knew that while the beast would not go down frontwards, there we's no difficulty at all in getting him to 'go down backwards. Huron has made many distin- guished contributions to the world' in the past century, but around the halls of DevonshireHouse, es- pecially in East House, this coun- ty is still revered for the reese who knew e w to take the horse down -- stairs. That's fame, ST, THOMAS' LADIES' GUILD' The regular meeting of the Lad- ies' Guild. St. Thomas' Church, was held Tuesday in the parish hall. The president, Mrs, J. R. Spittal was in charge and the meeting opened with the Lord's Prayer and General Thanksgiving. The secretary's and treasurer's re, ports were read. It was decided that a parish din- ner be held on March 1. At the - next meeting there is to be an apron shower for theebazear. After the collection was receiv- ed and dedicated, the meeting ad- journed with the benediction. Canada's famed Hpdson Bay—a veritable inland sea—is 595 miles wide, 800 miles long. A SPECIAL RCAF CAREER COUNSELLOR will be ita • eeeerire. - Seaforth Town Hall _ TUESDAY, 26th FEBRUARY 12 Noon to 7 p.m. Be sure to have a chat with him while he's in town! Find out how you, too, can join the RCAF and train as a Pilot, Observer or Aircraft Technician! There's a great ruture in aviation! 4 t. r • '4 i • • EXAMPLE A TYPICAL employee of a well - established Canadian industry is a married man with two or three children. He has an income of about $305 per month. (In Stelco the average is $394 per month). He awns his home, and the mortgage, if any, is being paid off steadily. He has an automobile and his home is equipped with almost every land of convenience. s ' As a father, this typical free, independent and , self- respecting Canadian industrial employee is anxious to see -his children do well, be honest, grow pp as good citizens. And the father believes in setting a good example in his home, in his neighboirhood and in his job. . . THE STEEL COMPANY OP CANADA , L II Af 1 1411) . .. MONTREAL GANANOQUE , HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO • . .. 4 t. r • '4