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The Huron Expositor, 1957-06-14, Page 2Ve.• Since 1860 Serving the Conttnunirty First dished at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) s2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 14, 1958 Canadian Voters Were Unhappy on Monday united Canadian opinion, so neces- sary. From these standpoints the fact that the nation is facing a per- iod, during which Canadian policy will be determined by expediency, by arrangement with minority groups, is unfortunate. Canadians and Can- ada cannot thrive_under an insecure government. The situation that ex- ists in France is an example of what happens when no party has an over- all majority. Even political ingen- uity of the highest order would have difficulty in avoiding a parliamentary stalemate, and there is every likeli- hood that another election will be required to provide a workable ma- jority. Canadians indicated in no uncer- tain manner when they went to the polls on Monday that they were not happy. It was a vote of discontent, a vete against, rather than for some- thing. Apparently neither the lack of a Deifenbaker party platform nor the record of accomplishment establish- ed by the Liberals were factors in the vote, nor were the situations pe- culiar to particular ridings. Mr. Diefenbaker, in his role as leader of the Conservative party, dis- played an evangelistic fervour in focalizing the varied discontents in- to a protest that wasreflected in the vote from coast to coast. In the light of the over-all vote, it seems not unlikely that Mr. Diefen- baker will be called on to form a government. He then will be faced with responsibilities which until now he has carefully avoided ; responsi- bilities of implementing his promises and those of his followers which were made to the Canadian people. No longer will he and other Con- servative members be able to blame it on the Government. They will be the Government. It is they who will have the responsibility to produce. The vote, too, presents an added responsibility for Premier Frost in Ontario. Assured now of those addi- tional Federal funds he has claimed for Ontario, there should be little de- lay on his part in easing the muni- cipal tax burden, as he has promised he would do. From the standpoint of all Cana- dians it is unfortunate that the vote will result in a minority government. At no time in the history of the na- tion, as it finds itself in an unprece- dented program of expansion, was there the need for a staple, strong and consistent central government. At no time in world affairs was a strong Canadian voice, reflecting a Valuable Trees (The Ottawa Journal) Not every tree, it must be admit- ted, is worth $7,905, but that is the value a Toronto court has placed on a speciman which by its destruction led to a lawsuit. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Carr - Harris have a $65,000 home with a shaded patio where they liked to en- tertain. All was well until excava- tion began for a 14 -storey apartment house next door. These operations undermined the adjoining bit of the Carr -Harris property, the shade tree was destroyed, and the patio left op- en to the world. As a result, said the plaintiffs in their action against the builders of the block, they had to do their entertaining at a golf club "at considerable inconvenience and ex- pense". Mr. Carr -Harris sued on t h e grounds that the builders had tres- • passed on his land, destroyed its lat- eral support, fatally damaged one tree and injured another. The judge held that these were the facts of the ease and awarded damages. The man who plants an elm or a maple on his lot need not expect that a day will come when he can sell it, or $'79O5, $'4905, but the Toronto case is a reMinder that a tree is a definite as- set to a property and possesses a cash value.. , The wise mar o when he acquires a house, looks a,few years into the fu- ture and Wiihout any - delay plants tisro or three trees. If he is in a hurry • fpr results he an get an astonishing rate, of growth from a wril- The maple takes longer but is orthrwaiting for. The elm for a place betWeen the two. Pert11))0 rOttil, more with th *ifl be and fitiSfaCtion ta,la Planting Less Wheat (Winnipeg Free Press) Farmers are grappling with the wheat surplus in the most realistic way possible; they are taking prairie acres out of wheat. Acreage has been cut to the point where less wheat has been seeded on the Prairie this Spring than for 14 years. The oats acreage has also been cut sharply. Inability to sell the crop and the recent five cent reduction in the initial price to be paid by the Wheat Board doubtless combined to reduce plantings of this crop. Acreage released from hard wheat has largely been taken up with the more saleable durum wheat, barley and flax. There is a small increase in rye, and varying increases in some of the special crops. SEEN IN THE COUNi'Y PAPERS Wagon' Teams Rare At Showa Bert McBride and Carl Decker were very happy Friday evening, having won two first and one sec- ond at the Hensall Spring Fair with the team of wagon horses they showed. They also won a first at the Clinton show. At Hen- sall there were five competitors. This class of horseflesh is becom- ing quite scarce at present.—Zur- ich Herald. Blyth Principal Leaves Blyth Public School Board are seeking applications for the posi- -tion of principal to fill the vac- ancy caused by the resignation of - Mr. Robert Ferris, who has held the position during the past year. Mr. Ferris has accepted a posi- tion as assistant principal on the staff of the Barton Township School, which is located in a suburb of Hamilton. It is an eight - room school. Mr. Ferris has been teaching at various schools in this area for the past 10 years.—Blyth Standard. Two Move Up in Ag. Dept. Two changes in the staff at the Huron office of the Ontario De- partment of, Agriculture were an- nounced by Representative Doug- las Miles. Douglas Keys, R.R. 1, Seaforth, has been appointed field - man to assist in the junior pro- gram. He will start Monday and will be on duty whenever requir- ed. Miss Helen Wilson, Brussels, has been appointed stenographer to succeed Miss Lois Jones, who has accepted a position with G. W. Montgomery, former ag rep, now agricultural agent for the CN.R., Toronto.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Curious Names (Kingston Whig -Standard) A visitor from the United King- dom was commenting the other day on the curious titles of many Cana- dian newspapers. He started, pro- perly enough, by mentioning the Kingston Whig -Standard. He went on to list the Cornwall Standard - Freeholder, the .Brockville Recorder and Tithes, the Owen Sound Sun - Times, the Brantford Expositor, and the Globe and Mail. In Britain it is not the custom for a paper to take on a double-barrelled name after a merger. The paper tak- ing over has full pride of place on the mast -head while the paper absorbed appears in smaller print underneath. But when it came to newspaper titles we were able to show our visi- tor a gem of a collection listed in the recent Scottish New Letter. Refer- ring to collections of old newspapers in the great libraries of Scotland the letter tells us that it was considered the form in the seventeenth century to introduce the news to the public under a suitable Latin name. Thus Lieth had, in 1660, the Mercurius Scoticus and later the Mercurius Pol- iticus the first Scottish -owned paper dealing with Scottish affairs was en- titled Mercurius Caledonius. From the terseness of the Latin turned to a more prolix English style. A complete file is preserved in the National Library of Scotland of the Kingdom's Intelligencer of the Af- iairs now in Agitation between Scot- land, Ireland and England. To cater to those interested in international, as well as national affairs there was the Historical and Political Mercury which was "an Edinburgh reprint of a London translation of a newspaper published in the Hague." The tradition of colorful names is not dead yet. We were pleased to see on a trip out West last fall that the newspaper at Kitimat in Northern British Columbia rejoices in the name of the Kitimat Northern Sentinel -- a name 'which conjures up both the *neer spirit of th6. frontiers, and ajsii.xestninds us that, the tutu is al- roirtho oott; al Association were naturally dis, 1 appointed about the interferenge from the weather, but they are confident that the field of entries for Wednesday will be every bit as good as the standout field which had been lined up for Saturday. "All the horsemen who were sche- duled to race Saturday have been contacted," according to Bud, and, "with one or two exceptions they will all be able to bring tbeir hors- es here next Wednesday." In a few cases, replacementswill be made, he adds, Prize money at stake totals $1,100. There are five races—the free-for-all, 2:21, 2:25 and 2:30 (two divisions).—Gode- rich Signal -Star. Take Year To Pave No. 84 Huron M.P.P. Tom Pryde an- nounced a $377,686 contract has been let to Brennan Paving Co. Ltd., Hamilton, for hot mix sur- facing of Highway 84 from Hen - sail to St. Joseph. Mr. Pryde said construction on the road, which has been sought by Hensall apd Zurich Chambers of Commerce for several years, will start July 1 and the target date for completion is July 15, 1958. Grading and cul- verts will be done this year, Mr. Pryde explained, and the road will be paved the following spring. The highway will start 1,300 feet west of the CN.R. railway tracks in Henson and will meet the Blue - water Highway at St. Joseph, a distance of 12 miles. The Huron member of the legislature said the new highway will have a full 100 -foot right-of-way and the pave- ment will be 22 feet wide with a five-foot shoulder. The dangerous "S" curve north of Zurich will be eliminated. — Exeter Times -Advo- cate. Says Clinton Is Well Off All members of the Clinton Town Council met June 4 in the council chambers. On motion of Deputy Reeve Trewartha, seconded by Councillor Irwin, a grant of $1,000 was given to the Clinton Lions Club for operating expenses in 1957. The Deputy Reeve remarked that Clin- ton was well off—Seaforth arena needs $4,500, plus $900 for insur- ance—Goderich arena asking for $6,000. Five thefts during the month of May were cleared up, and five person brought to task. Councillor Irwin spoke in praise of the police force and especially of Chief Thompson. During one week the Chief had put in 75 hours, al- most double what he is being paid for, and on his day off—May 29— he put in nine hours. Other work in May included 21 cases prose- cuted under the Highway Traffic Act, with 20 convictions and one dismissal; three arrests with war- rants, and one for other forces; one summons and two for other forces; 35 investigations; $212 col- lected in fines; two escorts; 14 warnings under the Highway Traf- fic Act; eight places found inse- cure, and three accidents.—Clin- ton News -Record. Council Cool To C.P.R. Cuts Two Canadian Pacific Railway representatives met solid opposi, tion from Wingham town council on Monday evening when they presented proposed changes in their company's train services to Wingham. It was stated that as far as the C.P.R. was concerned the present service was not being used by sufficient numbers and was no longer paying its way. Re- presentatives of the railway com- pany were there to find out how the council would view cuts in pas- senger service the C.P.R. propos- es to make this fall. It was also stated that the C.P.R. management will present their case to the Board of Transport Commissioners in the near future. Mayor R. E. McKin- ney told the C.P.R. men the town simply would not sit back and watch rail services between Wing - ham and other centres curtailed. —Wingham Advance -Times. Goderich Pacers Running Goderich's first harness racing meet of the season was postponed Saturday due to rain but will now be held Wednesday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m. President H. 0. (Bud) Jerry and his colleagues of the Goderich Trotting and Agricultur- From The Huron Expositor June 17, 1932 Mr. P. E. Macklam, who has been conducting a restaurant busi- ness in Seaforth for some time, has purchased a business in To- ronto and intends moving to the city next week. Messrs: Thomas Johnstone, J. E. Willis, R. J. Winter and R. J. Sproat were in Blyth on Wednes- day attending a tournament at the bowling club there. Messrs, John- stone and Willis were successful in winning first prize, and as a re- sult brought home two fine blan- kets. According to new regulations in force for the first time, this June some pupils of the Seaforth Col- legiate Institute have been grant- ed Junior Matriculation standing in some subjects without writing the final departmental exams. To obtain this stdnding in a subject, a pupil must be recommended by the teacher of the subject and must have a yearly average of 66 per cent or better. YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. • • • 1.. • • FARM TOPICS SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS We must never lose our sense of the wonder and mystery of life. Perhaps no time of the year can renew the feeling within us that life is wonderful to the extent that the month •of June may do. In this month God presents to us the world of nature hi" most glorious aspect. In grass, in trees,in flowers, in birdsong, in bqtterflies, in the lowing of cattle, in sky and clouds the goodness of God is so declared to us that sin and death seem out of place. It is not sur- prising that brides favor this month' above all other months, If everything becomes common place and ordinary to us we are degraded and coarsened. Although made a little lower than the angels, we then drag our feet through life, and there is no lift to our souls. We are easily duped by the things which glitter and are not gold, and we require much artificial en- tertainment for our jaded spirits. It is not so with the little child. He looks upon the world with wondering eyes. To him the com- mon dandelion is a glorious flower, and he is thrilled if he sees fire- flies flashing in the darkness of a summer night. It takes little to please him. Let us consider the wonder of the human eye. Through our eyes there takes place the miracle of seeing. The beauty of face and form, of tree and flower is con- veyed to us. Not blind chance, but only a being of infinite wisdom and goodness could have conceiv- ed the human eye. The coming of Christ has made a tremendous difference to man- kind for Christ has shed a new light on things. In the flowers of the field He saw a glory which surpassed that of Solomon's kingly raiment, and in the birds of the air He read lessons of the Heav- enly Father's care. The radiancy of Christ's person- ality is like that of sunshine, and there is no doubt that as the dis- ciples continued with Jesus they found that life was enriched and took' on new meanings. They could see that life, as it was lived by their Master, was wonderful, that it partook of the glory of heaven. They realized that He was entirely free from the dominion of sin and they yearned to be like Him. It should be to us a source of wonder that God sent his own Son into the world. Life should not be common plade as we realize that Christ died for us in order that we might share the blessedness of heaven. board of the Ontario Medical Council. During his absence his practise is being looked after by Dr. McQuaid. Mr.°. Edward Day, an employee of the Willis shoe factory, return- ed to England this week on ac- count of ill health. He was tick- eted on the Allan Line by W. Som.: erville. Mr. John McEwen, Hensall, son of Mr. Duncan McEwen, has suc- cessfully passed another exam in medicine. Mr. Arthur McAllister and Mr. William Geiger have al- so successfully passed their first year examination in medicine. Mr. George Patterson has been limping around for the past week or so, the result of an injury to his ankle caused by falling out of a car. Mr. John Bolger, of Walton, was at Toronto last week as a dele- gate to the meeting of Chosen Friends, which was held in that city. Mr. James Mustard, Kippen, is roofing his barn with galvanized shingles. Dr. W. C. Sproat, who last win- ter held the lucky ticket in the draw for a Ford car at the Lions ice carnival, has received his brand new Ford V-8 coach, It ar- rived this week. Mr. Arthur A. Burrows, son of Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Burrows, has been successful in passing his sec- ond year examinations at the Uni- versity of Western Ontario. Miss Muriel Beattie, Miss Mar- garet McKellar and Mr. Mervyn Keyes have passed their first year at •the University of Western On- tario with honors. Teachers on the staff of Seaforth Collegiate Institute closed t h e academic year on Wednesday eve- ning when they held an enjoyable staff picnic at Bayfield. The school will close on Friday and the de- partmental examinations will com- mence on Monday. 11 From The Huron 'Expositor June 14, 1907 Mr. Ed. J. Vox has purchased the draying business of Mr, Robt. Wright, together with all the hors- es, rigs and barn, on John Street. Last Friday night some person broke. into J. P. Bell's laundry on Market Street and rifled the cash drawer. An entrance was effected by forcing the front door. The cash drawer was broken open and slushed to pieces, but fortunate, ly no money had been left there. Mr. E. IL iVfaattglilin Walton has built a large ad„dition to the reat of his<blaeltsMith shop and has it weketoekett:Viith Maxwell fitialne0 aiw,oebbott,,Agotog, *i40' ft 1ist�tt' hit *0: le ;t•ALi•J 31'IV Sale of Cattle on Carcass Basis Sale of meat animals by produc- ers on the carcass basis is on the increase.- Hogs have been hand- led entirely in this manner since 1940. Next in volume for the past few ypars has been market lambs, of which some 40,000 were sold as carcasses in 1955 and abou 50,000 i in 1956, mostly in eastern anada.• For the past two years creas- ing interest has been noted in the sale of cattle according to carcass weight and grade, as well as some veal calves. Records of the Can- ada Department of Agriculture Marketing Service show -sales of cattle on the carcass basis total- led 13910 in 1955 and more than twice that number, 29,506 in 1956. The Maritimes accounted for 3,937 in 1956; Quebec and Ontario for 532990. , and Western Canada for 22,- These were cattle for which gov- ernment grading certificates were requested and issued. Marketing Servi€e officers have found there were also many cattle sales made where carcass grade and weight formed the basis of settlement. but where no statement of government grading was required by the sell- er. In some cases it appears the producer thought he was auto- matically getting government grading without having requested a certificate from the grader. To avoid misunderstanding of this kind, it is desirable that beef cattle producers become more familiar with the details of the beef grading service provided by theetuulFree.deral Department of Agri - National beef grades were es- tablished several years ago to be used as an indication of quality to the consumer and as a basis of settlement for the producer, at the optionof the buyer and seller of the product in each instance, All beef carcasses in inspected plants are now graded for record purposes by federal graders, but no account is taken of individual farmer's lots unless there is a spe- cial request for it. Practically all of the "choice" and "good" quality carcasses and some of the others are branded for consumer benefit in the retail trade.he T important point for the pro- ducer is that beef carcasses are not normally identified as to pro - Weer ownership or origin as are hog carcasses. The government grader has no idea whose carcass- es he is grading unless care is taken to see that he is informed. Arrangements can easily be made at any grading centre to maintain the identity of a lot of cattle through to the packing house rail If requested the grader will issue a government grade certificate for any lot of cattle so identified. Carcass weight is not a factor in grading beef as it is with hogs so the graders do not supervige the weighing of bed carcasses, but when marketing cattle on a carcass graded basis, producers are interested in whether warm or cold carcass weight is used and whether the carcasses are defat- ted before weighing, Producers in the Maritime pro - vinces and in British Columbia have made definite arrangements to have their cattle officially car- cass graded. Farmers and their representatives have agreed both with the trade and the government graders so that satisfactory car- cass weight and, grade information is availabld to them along with the statement of settlement. The same may be done in other areas by an individual producer who so Huron Farm News A large percentage of the corn and beans have been planted this week and there is still a consider- able acreage to be planted. There is the odd field of hay that has been cut and baled, although hay is hardly mature enough yet, Swine prices continue strong with demand.for young pigs. BETHEL W.M.S.- W.A. Bethel W.M.S, and W.A. held their monthly meeting on Thurs- day evening at the home of Mrs. Stanley Hillen. The 17 members answered the roll, call. Miss Ten- nie Dennis opened—the meeting with the prayer of invocation, fol- lowed by Hymn 166. The scripture lesson, taken from John 21:15-17, was read by Mrs. Don Dennis, and she gave a medifation on the theme, "Think On These Things." Miss Mary Dennis sang a pleasing solo entitled, "I'll Try To Make Someone Happy." The guest speaker, Miss Jennie Hogg, of McKillop, gave a very worthwhile talk, and also demon- strated the reading and•writing of Braille. Mrs. Stamey Hillen was present- ed with a life membership certifi- cate in appreciation of services rendered. Hymn 370 was sung, fol- lowed_ by the benediction. Mrs. Leonard Leeming took charge of the W.A. Meeting. The copper contest closed for the first six months of the 'year. It was voted to send in the donation to the manse fund at. this time. Mrs. J. R. Holden was presented with a gift, and she thanked the ladies in her own gracious manner. A hymn was sung, followed by the closing prayer. $ t From The Huron Expositor June 16, 1882 Mr. Alex Wilson, of the firm of Lumsden & Wilson, has purchased the Dent property for the sum of $1,500. i Mr. Papst has been making an- other improvement in the interior arrangements of his handsome book store. He has had the coun- ters changed from the old-fashion- ed way along the sides of the shop and placed in the centre, forming an oblong square. Mr. Duncan McEwen, of the 2nd concession of Stanley, while car- rying a plank, stepped on a spike sticking in a board. The spike ran into his foot and caused a painful wound. Mr. Tobias Nash, of the 3rd con- cession of McKillop, bas sold his splendid Captain Watt mare and Enterprise foal; to Mr. George Holland, of the 7th concession, for the sum ot$313. McMillan & Senior, Blyth, green grocers and provision merchants, have dissolved partnership and the business heretofore carried on un- der the above style, will hereafter be conducted by Mr. John WIWI- Ian. •A young lad named Vanderlip, employed at Vantgzond's wool- len factory, Evnondville, met with a sad mishall cal Thursday morn- ing. He got entangled in some of the. machinery and had his aril broken at the Writ.• / Mr, William Moffitt, of the 4th corteeSsiOni Sia 1.0, 100 has tent- ed he pf' ;p tIhritt.tk.,Ititgl,,Gllitipitk fd! 4,ti,01 ,4 .;:t1i0e.%3440i,:44‘, ti8/444-06"iltelleiii6,604teallti 1,,,,,ItNt4.K.,Li 9;•' • , ' 0);11 ' Saskatchewan, where much of the world's best wheat is grown, presents a vacation picture dis- tinctly Canadian. use of sound seed, planting at the proper time, and eradication of weds. Ttie treatmentof garden seeds with a suitable ,fungicide has va- lue in preventing seed rot, thus aiding in establiSilinent of a good stand of plants. Spraying may ,•be -essential *at times to coPtrel r pre§ent some. particular disease such as the ear- ly and late blight of tomatoes and celery. Some of the soil -borne diseases attack a number of unrelaied gar- den crops. -Generally, speaking. these non -specialized diseases are the most difficult to control. The sclerotinia disease of celery, beNs; peas, carrots, parsnips and lettuce is an example. This fungus may cause damage in the garden but most commonly it causes storage rot of the root crops such as car- rots and parsnips. Crop sanitation and rotation are the best control measures for diseases of this type. Smut of corn sometimes be- comes a problem, Satisfactory control is achieved by removing the smut galls from infected plants and burning them before the spores have been shed. There are several virus diseases of vegetables. Yellowing, mottling and plant deformity are common virus symptoms. Several of the vegetables, notably carrots, are subject to "yellows". The older leaves become reddish or purple and from the carrot root, numer- ous fine rootlets grow out. Infect- ed carrots are low in quality and unsuitable for winter storage, "Yellows" is spread by leafhop- pers, hence adequate control of. these insects aids in control of the disease. The advice of a specialis: is us - pally needed to diagnose specific garden crop diseases and recom- mend measures for their control. But good gardening practices re- duce the likelihood of serious dis- eases getting established. ' Grasses Have Many Uses Grasses are unsurpassed as a source of food for livestock and are. of extreme value to the welfare of: man. For many centuries seeds and juices have been important: items in the human diet. while stems, roots and leaves have pro- vided fuel, thatch and fibre for homes and industry. According to K. F. Best, of the Swift Current Experimental Farm, Canada De- partment of Agriculture, the part played by grasses in general soi]l. conservation is probably the most outstanding function of this plant family. This versatile crop can be hand- led in several ways to provide food for either growing or mature live- stock. Pasture is undoubtedly the most common and cheapest meth- od .of grass utilization. although in northern districts grass fed in the form of hay may be of equal im- portance. The usefulness of grass silage has been realized for many years. and today it is becoming a com- mon method of preserving grass throughout North America and Europe. In many tropical and setni-tropical countries it is not uncommon to see grass cut fresh and fed to livestock. Under the best growing conditions this type of management will produce en- otigh on one acre to feed• four or five mature cattle. The practice of drying young grass. followed by pelleting or compressing is a re- cent development which preserves' feed quality and provides a high protein supplement. desires, Vegetable Diseases in Garden Disease often causes loss in the farm garden. Fortunately th e vegetables grown are a diverse group, from many different prant families. Most diseases are spe- cialized and attack only one vege- table or members of a related group such as cabbage, cauliflow- er and broccoli. For this reason it is unusual for a single disease to sweep through a whole garden. If such appears to be the case it is not likely the result of disease in the narrow sense, but rather a soil or environmental problem. R. J. Ledington, of the Plant Pathology Laboratory, Canada De- partment of Agriculture, Saska- toon, Sask., says good gardening practice is an important factor in achieving satisfactory freedom from disease. This includes such things as maintenance of soil fer- tility, rotation of the garden plot, A SMILE OR TWO "Does your new girl know much aboutautomobiles?" "Heavens, no! She asked me if I cooled the engine by stripping the gears," Horse Owner: "Why couldn't you have kept up With the others?" Jockey: "And leave the horse?' Signs of the times at a gasoline station: "To keep from having com- plaints about our free service, there will be no free service." The husband eyed his wife over the dinner table in puzzled sur- prise. "That's a beautiful neck- lace you're wearing, my dear," he said. "Yes, isn't it darling?" replied the wife. "I found it in the back. of your car." ,.. • on DEBENTURES and GUARANTEED TRUST CERTIFICATES T1G HURON & ERIE CORPORATION CANADA TRUST (OM \'Y 'AO