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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-05-03, Page 2r. Since 1,860 Serving the Community First ad• at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros,, Publishers ANDREW Y. MeLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) 0.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 6 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MAY 3, 1957 Immigrants Provide Skills, •Where do New Canadians come • from? On probably no other point concerning Canadian immigration is there more confusion in the mind of • Clk• 14u, the public than this. It is suggested in certain quarters, for instance, that there are not en- ough British immigrants being brought in. What are the facts? During the 10 -year period, 1946 to the end of 1956, some 1,401,972 immi- grants landed in Canada. The immi- grants came from many countries, but the biggest single source was the British Isles. More than 30 per cent of them came from the United King- dom and Ireland. The larger groups by countries of origin were for the 10 -year period as follows: British and Irish 419,024 Germans and Austrians 197,806 Make Markets Italians Dutch Poles Baits Ukranians French Chinese Belgians Of the immigrants who have come to Canada, just over half were work- ers who contributed their labor and skills to the upbuilding of Canada, the increase in production and the expansion of industry. A little less than half were dependents, wives and children of workers who, along with their breadwinners, became Canadian consumers. They added to the demand for houses, household equipment, food and clothing, which made bigger markets for Canadian farmers, and more business for Can- adian shopkeepers. Member of Canadian. Weekly Newspaper Association 164,962 122,733 65,225 39,529 34,879 27,258 16,197 13,670 • Government Merits Continued Confidence (The Ottawa Citizen) As the general election campaign opens, it seems probable that the St. Laurent government will be return- ed, and the Citizen strongly hopes that such will be the case. The gov- ernment's record is a good one. It has made mistakes—it would be ex- traordinary if it had not—but these are far outweighed by its positive achievements, both in domestic and international affairs. Some of these will be discussed as the campaign de- velops. The opposition groups are likely to make much of the claim that the Liberal government has grown ar- rogant as a result of its long tenure of office and that it has trampled on the rights of Parliament. This charge does not stand up too well under ex- amination. Dictators, such as Mr. St. Laurent and his colleagues are alleged to have become, don't admit they are ever in error. Yet there are several instances of the government changing its course in response to arguments advanced in the House of Commons and to public opinion in the country. The chief example that comes to mind is the 1955 debate on the exten- sion of the minister's emergency powers under the Defence Produc- tion Act. The Conservatives can rightly claim credit for hammering away at this issue, but the point is that the government did not attempt to use its huge majority to push through its original bill. It yielded. In the matter of the pipeline debate a year later, the government perhaps did not act wisely at every stage. Some will contend that it was too precipitate in announcing closure at the very outset, although the opposi- tion had fully advertised its inten- tions to blockade the bill. There is no doubt it blundered on the crucial com- mittee stage. Yet many days were available to the opposition to have the pipeline measure thoroughly de- bated within the entirely democratic rules of closure; that the debate was inadequate is due to the insistence of the Conservatives and C.C.F. in rais- Power Of A Want Ad! bookkeeping experience. A fine op- portunity for the right young man." a d, got that job and he is still -work- ng the following want ad in the Daily Journal of Flint, Michigan: for office position requiring some "Wanted—a high grade young man e 4 president '4 little copp6,ty is.narne Harlow H. 0110and (Brockville Recorder and Times) ,called- General Ors. The young who answered the On April 23, 1914, a young man an- JOr the same company. in .1957. Ake the POWOr ing points cif order. Their aim was to thwart the will of the majority, not to examine coolly the merits of this legislation. Ordinarily, it might be thought a good thing to change governments merely for the sake of change after one party hasbeen in power for more than 20 years. But in this case there is simply no alternative in sight; the only possible successor to the Liberals at Ottawa would be an uneasy coali- tion of groups with nothing in com- mon but a dislike of the wicked Grits. Not one of them has shown.any sign of emerging as a truly national rorce —not in 1957, at any rate. Key Man (The Rural Scene) The life of a minister of finance is not a happy one. He is the one man who has to stand between the taxpayers and the numberless forces that are constant- ly pressing for more and more of their money. All other departments: of government have projects of their own which require large goverment spending, and their ministers are in- terested in getting as much money as possible for those projects. Every member of parliament is under constant pressure from his own constituents for expenditures that they are convinced would bene- fit their part of the country. Provincial and municipal govern- ments', educational institutions and countless other organizations are for- ever making demands for more and more government assistance ; and the people who are loudest in denouncing government extravagance are also the loudest in demanding more and bigger grants from the national treasury. If all the demands for assistance from the federal government were granted, the demands themselves would increase and multiply till all the earning of all the people in the country would not be sufficient to pay them. The only way they could be paid would be by a reckless inflation of the currency. And the man we de- pend on to save us from that fate is the minister of finance. He must be the strongest man in the government. He mist know when to say no, and he must have the tenacity to stick to it. He can't do this unless the people support him. If the people of Canada really want to halt the constant increase in taxa- tion and to check the .threatened in- flation of the currency, they should encourage the minister of finance to resist every unnecessary expenditure , and they should vigorously oppose the present efforts in so many places to load the financial burdens of other governrnents and other institutions on to the Dcirninion ote Church Fund Progikvou4v4,' ' The regular monthenigOtt4 the Blyth United' Church caoyass committee was held Tuesday elte- ning in the church. MI reports showed very successful progress had been made. Since the cam- paign commenced, there has been a total of $4,464.05 realized up un- til Saturday, April 13, with VerY substantial amounts coining each week. At present there are 22 families contributing that were not included in the original 98 pledges. This number is increas- ing each week.—Blytla Standard.. Guides Sell 5,640 Buns Hot cross buns, hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny! Hot cross buns! This old nursery rhyme was revived last week When Girl Guides went from door to door taking orders for hot cross -bugs to be delivered on Thursday after school hours. It took a great deal of selling to get orders for 470 doz- en, many in lots of one-half dozen. Ersman's Bakery made the buns and Captain Mrs. Bob Luxton.bag- ged them. The delivery started from the bakeshop at 3:30. The Guides returned to the Scouthouse with their money. All were finish- ed by 9 p.m. Margaret Sanders sold the most bugs -54 dozen.—Ex- eter Times -Advocate. Soon Start Work on Salt Mine Preliminary operations are ex- pected to start some time next month on the $6,000,000 rock salt plant at Goderich Harbor. Tenders have been called for the various contracts, such as the shaft sink- ing, etc., and when these are let and other details finalized, the work will proceed, it is believed. The Goderich Public Utilities Com- mission received a contract on Tuesday for supplying a hydro load of between 3,000 and 5,000 horsepower for the proposed new salt plant. The largest motor in the mine hoist is to be about 1,500 horsepower. The P.U.C. is expected to accept the contract just as soon as they can arrange for a,right of way with the Department of Trans- port.—Goderich Signal -Star. Tax Rate Of 64 Mills This town's dual tax rate for 1957 offers a ray Of -hope for home- owners, but is not likely to be greeted with enthusiasm -by 'own- ers of business, commercial and industrial properties. Town Council last week approved a tax rate of 64 mills, one mill lower than last year, for residential and farm pro- perties. A tax rate of 6925 mills, 425 mills higher than last year, was approved for business, com- mercial and industrial properties, until this year, there was a uni- form rate for all properties. Rea- son for the 525 mill spread be- tween residential and commercial properties this year is that .the Provincial Government will allow per capita grants to be applied only against residential and farm assessments. The rate will be the same whether a taxpayer is a pub- lic school supporter or a seperate school supporter. There had been some speculation: as r the public school rate 'Ng* PP higher due to the board's decision to purchase the old collegiate building from the town for 07,0007 Goderich Separate School Board requested, however, that the rate for 'separate school supporters be kept the same as that for public school supporters.—Goderich Sig nal -Star. Thieves Rob Dairy Nearly $400 in cash was stolen from the office of the Fairholme Dairy last Thursday afternoon, while the proprietors were away to lunch. As far as can be deter- mined, the theft occurred at about two o'clock. The money totalled $361 in bills, and about $30.00 cheques. It was taken from the safe, where it bad been kept in a small box. The thief apparently knowing the office, ignored money lying loose on the desk, and the other money in the office taken in by the milk deliveries that morning, and took only the box from the unlocked safe. The office had been locked by Russell Holmes, proprietor of the dairy, and it was locked when he came back from lunch. Chief H. R. Thompson is in- vestigating.—Clinton News -Record. Hockey Entry Costs Nearly $6,000 It is costing the sponsors of the St. John's, Newfoundland, Pee- Wees something like $6,000 to fin- ance the team's trip to Goderieh for Young Canada Week. But the St. John's branch of the Canadian Legion figures the results are well worth while. Last year the branch spent $15,000 to encourage and de- velop Pee -Wee hockey, says Eric Piercey, Legion representative, who came west to Goderich with this year's team. Except for the team officials, Captain Barry Fras- er is the only member of 'this year's St. John's squad who was also a member of the team that visited Goderich last year. Wilson Butler, St. John's trainer, was ask- ed what he thought had impressed the Newfoundland lads most dur- ing the long trip to Goderich. "Food!" he replied, with a laugh. "The boys have never stopped eating!" agreed Coach John Doyle. He and Messrs. Butler and Piercey then took pains to explain that Newfoundlanders are noted some- what more than somewhat for their enjoyment of food. Then, in a more serious vein, the coach ven- tured to say that the welcome giv- en the Newfoundland team when it arrived at the CN.R. station here Tuesday noon was perhaps the highlight of the trip for the boys. The boys had not expected the big reception and were deeply "im- pressed., The St. John's boys were loaded into convertibles at the sta- tion, and Goderich Pipe Band led a parade down town and around the Square. Mayor J. H. Graham and other officials extended a wel- come to the team. At the Legion Hall the players and officials from St. John's were given a dinner and reception by members of Goderich Canadian Legion.—Goderich Signal - Star. YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Ihiron Expositor May 6, 1932 Suckers have been plentiful in Seaforth since spring came; near- ly everyone who went fishing for them returned with a big catch. But the first honest -to -goodness trout to arrive in town this season were landed by Chris. Chereos and Scott Hawthorne, on Monday. Workmen have been engaged during the past week in tearing down the remains of the Venus house on South Main Street. The house was destroyed by fire early last winter. Four local baseball players will play for the Hensall team this year. there being no hardball in Seaforth, They are A, C. McCaul- ly, G. Muir, G. Rennie and R. Bur- gess. Mr. J. F. Daly was in Windsor on Wednesday of this week and returned with the first new Ford "4" to be seen in Seaforth. Announcement was made Thurs- day of the final examination re- sults at O.A.C., Guelph. Students from this district obtaining stand- ing were: A. W. Archibald, Sea - forth; G. A. Wright, Brucefield, third year, and H. H. G. Strang, Hensall, first year. Miss Ina Gray, Seaforth, bas in- stalled the town's first permanent waving machine. The Hensall Manufacturing Co. have a good staff of hands work- ing at present and are kept busy filling orders for garments, par- ticularly in boys' wear. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Clark have got comfortably settled in Hensall, in the • neat cottage they rented from Mr, G. C. Petty, at the west end of Queen Street. Mr. and Mrs. David Laidlaw, who have been calling on friends and relatives in and around Hen- sall, left for their home in Cupar, Sask., on Wednesday. $ $ From The Huron Expositor May 3, 1907 Mrs. Robert Rogerson, on retir- ing from the positiet, of organist in the Methodist Church, Con- stance, was presented with a purse of money by the Members of the Ladies' Aid in recognition of her faithful and efficient services. Kippen is no Vit a dry town. The ,lodal option law came into force last Wednesday but the, veteran lioteliteeperi„ Mr., A. Schaffer; says intiindS, ke4pitigright en soy, lag, the public With tire hest Meals Ott •fkit ,.4st,*Or apd,iii& • f§t,tagXoit'6601, jfbnied': „., :•• , , gtAitt lent fare. Messrs. A. K. Gifford, Wingham; W. Aikenhead and W. J. Shipley, Clinton, have passed their final ex- aminations at the London Medical 'College. Mr. W. Sawers, of Bruce - field, and Mr. W. Gillespie, Sea - forth, have passed their scond year examinations at the same institu- tion. Messrs. Kruse, the enterprising proprietors of the Egrnondville brick and tile works, have added to their already very complete and modern plant, a new boiler and en- gine from The Bell Engine Works, Seaforth, Cardno Bros. have removed the old Cull residence out nearer to the street and are adding to it and improving it, so as to make it a very neat and comfortable home. Mr. F. Holmsted has a hen in his flock which recently laid an egg measuring 71/2 inches one way and 81/2 inches the other, and weighing 5 1/6 ounces. The `(rubbers" at the furniture factory went on strike Thursday morning for higher wages. They were being paid $10 per week, and they asked for $11. $ From The Huron Expositor May 5, 1882 Ryan & Murphy, the enterprising proprietor of the Seaforth Flax Mills, are having a large acreage of flax sown this season, and it is to be hoped they will have a big yield. Dr. Erder is erecting, a handsome new„,fence around his residence. There was a light flurry of snow on Tuesday morning, and the at- mosphere was pretty cold, but since then the weather has been delightful. Matthew Habkirk, son of Mr. George Habkirk, second concssion of McKillop, returned from Iowa a few days ago. The contract for the erection of a new school building in Section No. 9, McKillop, has been awarded to Mr. Whitmarsh, Sesforth. The price is $1,120. The building is to be frame, and completed by the first of October. Lawrence Bros. have sold their farna on the 4th concession, -Mc- Billop, to a gentleman from near Toronto, for the sum of $10,000. The farm contains 150 acres. Mr. Win. O'Neill, the well-known hartiessinalter in. Brucefiekli has Opened a new grocery store nt the mrses nett,door to .his.lihrtiess Beli1et4,100 fti! \.t '9* 401.4)01) '11 - suBJW,TS,9E ,RA O FARMEBS No one weleolnes-aorrow, but a life without sorrow would be like weather without rain. Sunshine alone does not produce a harvest. bowers also are needed Without seine heartache there is little like- lihood of spiritual growth. Many experiences go into the making of a soul, and some of the hard things may _contribute more to our well- being than we realize. It is a sore trial to parents to seen an innocent child suffer, yet through this - there may be released springs of love Which will bring a blessing in home ,and community life. Christ would not mean all that He does to us if He had not known sorrow, if ,He had shed no tears. But as it was He wept at the graveside of Lazarus, and over the city of Jerusalem. The question might be asked whether the Church today grieves enough over the world, whether it weeps over New York, Toronto, Liverpool and Moscow, great cities which are in danger of destruction unless men put God ahead of ma- terial power and ,wealth. In its concern for humanity, is the church willing to disagree with govern- ments over the madness of mod- ern armaments to the point of sac- rifice on its part? The spectacle of the churcb toiling, rejoicing and sorrowing, hazarding its security in loyalty to Christ, would encour- age mankind in the struggle to make this a better world. But to speak in a more personal way do we share the heartaches and sorrows of others as much as we should? It is not that we should be gloom chasers, but rather that we should try to support one an- other when unusual burdens_come, If a young person gets into diffi- culties, sympathetic concern on the part of otherS will do far more good than harsh words of condem- nation. The time of our earthly pilgrim- age is brief, and it is good for us to lend a helping hand when we can. LETTERS TTA EDITOR • 514 Belmont Road, Grand Forks., N.D., April 13, 1957. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Another year has roll- ed on, and it is time to say: "I want to visit with your Expositor every week." Enclosed please find subscription for one year. I believe it' is fond memories that prompt me to send this lit- tle message—I would wish to say: So shall this Easter shed a fragrant beauty On many a Day! We enjoyed a very fine winter in Dakota this year—escaped all the storms which were blowing around us, so we kept off the front page, for which we are very grate- ful. Very sincere Easter greetings to all my friends. Yours very truly, (Mrs.) Margaret T. Mulligan ,Fertilizer Damage ,,To. plass Each year there are reports from commercial • vegetable grow- ers and home gardeners that plants have been damaged by top or side dressings of commercial fertilizer. Investigation of these reports says McGibbon, Plant Nutritionist at the Canada Department of Agri- et:ilium Experimental Farm, Sum- merland, B.C., has shown that roost cases of fertilizer damage were caused by improper methods of ap- plication and , that the same amounts and kind of fertilizer could have been applied safely if certain precautions ,had been tak- en. Growers often become impatient with the slow growth that young transplants, such as tomatoes, make during cool periods in early summer. They feel that the plants need fertilizer and place a band ot. it around and often touching the stem of the young tender plant. The result is that a small area of concentrated fertilizer salts is former which burns the tender young root and stem tissues and may kill the plant. Fertilizer should be spread and worked into the soil before transplanted crops are set out, in which case the plants will not need any further fertilizer until they are at least half-grown. At that time, if they need a supplementary application of fertilizer, it should be sprinkled lightly on the soil in the area to which the roots are likely to spread but not concentrated around the plant stem. It will then be taken gradually into the plant root zone either by rain or artificial Sprink- ling and utilized by the plant with- out damage. Instances of fertilizer damage to home gardens and lawns often oc- cur when the gardener applies chemical fertilizer and waters it in. This usually happeris because the plants were parched before the fertilizer was applied. In such cas- es, the plants immediately start to absorb water and soluble fertilizer salts, often more salts than the plant can stand at one time, and damage to various parts of the plants results. The safe way to apply commercial fertilizer in such cases is to water the lawn or gar- den thoroughly the day before the fertilizer is to be applied, apply the fertilizer and then follow with a light watering to carry the fer- tilizer down to the plant root zone. Even highly concentrated chemical fertilizers can be applied safely by this method.. Chemical fertilizers are a neces- sity for satisfactory plant growth in most areas. They can be used to great benefit without danger of damage if a few simple precau- tions are taken in their use. $ tY Cut Alfalfa Early The importance of taking the first cutting of alfalfa early is in- dicated by a test at the Canada Department of Agriculture Experi- mental Farm; Indian Head, Sask., to determine the relationship be- tween stage of growth and ,the protein content. Alfalfa cut at the 10 per cent bloom stage produced 816 pounds of protein per acre at first cutting and 420 pounds per acre at the second cutting, or a total of 1,236 pounds of protein per • acre. Alfalfa cut at full bloom pro-‘ dueed only 634,pounds per acre, with only one cutting p_ossible. Thus; the less mature alfalfa crop pro-,,' duced almost twice as much, pro0. tein as that at the full bloom stage. Loose Smut Contro In 1.411F., teY Several ways of controllgif inose smut in barley and wheat have - been developed in addition to the - hot water,treatment which Was the only known means of control for many years. Dr. L. E. Tyner, ,Of the Edmonton, Alberta, Plant Path- ology Laboratory, Science, Service, Canada Department of AgriCulture• ,. says satisfactory results may he - obtained by soakine seed' for 64. hours in water at room tempera- ture. Another method men,tigned. by Dr. Tyner involves soalciog:, seed„ in water for three to six hours, followed by draining off the Water and placing the seed in, pliofilm bags or other vessels that can be tightly sealed to exclude air for a period of three days. The seed must be dried rapidly •aftey treat- ment to- prevent sprouting. A period of immersion in water of short or long duration is involv- ed in all methods of loose smut, control. The 'water absorbed by the seed not only initiates the kerinination processes of the seed but also may activate the vital: functions of the fungus organism within the embryo of the seed. With all methods of control it appears that the smut fungus is more vul- nerable- to injury than is tae seed embryo. Regardless of ,the control meth- od used, Dr. Tyner advises sowing. a few bushels of treated seed each.. year in a seed plot to ensure a supply of disease-free seed for reg- ular planting. $ t Alfalfa Improves Sheep Pasture Seeding alfalfa at the rate of one. 'pound per acre with individuaE grasses or in grass mixtures, gave' notably greater gains in weight in dry yearling ewes pastured on. them in 1956, at the Canada De-- partment of Agriculture Experi- mental Farm, Swift Current. Sask. During the grazing period from May 8 to October 22 (168 daYs) gains in weight by the ewes per acre of pasture were: crested wheat grass, intermediate wheat. grass and Russian wild rye grass,. six pounds per acre; the same grasses plus alfalfa, 49 pouads; crested wheat grass and alfalfa, 41 pounds; intermediate wheat: grass and alfalfa, 38 pounds; Rus- sian wild rye grass and alfalfa, 70 pounds per acre. In 1955 the pastures were stock- ed at the rate of 11/2 ewes per acre—a light rate of grazing to• ensure a strong stand. In 1956 the fields were grazed at the rate - of about 21/2 eWes per acre, or close to carrying capacity. Due to the lighter grazing in 1955, there was an abundance of feed; on all fields but during early sum- mer and late fall in 1956 ewes on. the grass -alone fields were short of forage though the heavier graz-- ing gave higher yields per acre. The greatest gains per acre in both years were on the Russian wild rye grass -alfalfa fields and the. lowest gains in both years were on the fields without alfalfa. r 4 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, whei•e- 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. 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.