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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 26, 1957
Size Of Community Factor
That there is a definite relation
between the size of a community and
e wishes of -its citizens regard -
g store hours is indicated in a re-
cent survey conducted by the On-
tario Chamber of Commerce.
A preference for Saturday night
opening was expressed among com-
Munities of less than 2,000 popula-
tion on the ratio of 75 to 17 for Fri-
day night. Even when the population
climbed to 4,000, there was a prefer-
ence for Saturday night. The great-
er the population the more prefer-
ence for Friday night opening. Here-
with is a breakdown by population
groups:
Community
By Population
Under 1,000
1,001 - 2,000
2,001 - 4,000
4,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 20,000
20,001 - 330,000
30,001 - 40,000
40,001 - 55,000
Close Afternoons Open Nights
Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
36 7 9
34 4 8
44 3 22
33 5 33
10 10
3 2 4
4 3
2 5 1
37
38
25
5
Over 55,000 3 2
In the question concerning night
opening, 202 communities reported
in the affirmative. Of these, 97 re-
main open Friday evenings while 105
open Saturday evenings. Only 25
communities reported that they re-
mained open more than one night in
the week. Of the 231 Ontario com-
in Deciding Store Hours
munities responding to a further
query, 171 observe Wednesday after-
noon closing as against 21 closing
Thursday afternoons. Only seven
close all day Monday, while six did
not observe h,alf-day closing at all.
Probably no subject has excited
so much comment among merchants
and customers alike throughout the
area as has Friday vs. Saturday
night closing.
Centre after centre in Huron, af-
ter deciding to remain open FNiday
eveningand close Saturday, found
public opinion made necessary a re-
version to Saturday night opening.
At the moment, Clinton and Gode-
rich are the only towns in the coun-
ty continuing with Friday opening.
It is apparent from the experience
in Seaforth and in a number of other
Huron centres that customers prefer
• Saturday night. They look forward
'to the opportunity of coming to town
at the end of the week, providing, as
it does, an opportunity not only for
necessary shopping, but also to visit
their friends. Since the prime pur-
pose of any business area is to serve
the requirements of the community,
it was logical that the preferences of
those to be served were acted on. In
doing so, Seaforth and other like
centres, are quite in line with simi-
larily populated centres across Can-
ada.
•
Grants Fail To Keep Pace With Education Costs
One of the major factors in the in-
creasingly higher municipal tax rate
being experienced by Ontario towns,
townships and cities is the extent to
which the proportion of local educa-
tion costs is being charged to the
municipal taxpayer.
Commenting on the problem, the
Toronto Star suggests that some
light on the problem of paying for
education in Ontario is shed by the
report of the Metro school board's
advisory committee. One reason
school boards are hard pressed and
must continually raise school taxes,
the report shows, is that the provin-
cial government has reneged on its
1944 promise to pay'half the cost of
education and has gradually reduc-
ed the share it does pay.
• The nearest the government got to
its 50 per cent. goal was in 1945 and
1946, when it paid in grants 42.8 per
cent of the total ambunt spent by
local school authorities. The percent-
_Farm Population Down
Canada's farm population declin-
ed between 1951 and 1956, according
to a report issued by the Bureau of
Statistics, but the average farm is
larger than it was five years ago.
The total area under cultivation has
•virtually not changed.
The report serves only to confirm
what has been obvious to all who
have dealings in the rural areas. It
points up the extent to which agri-
culture generally is undergoing a
change.
The bureau, in a report based on
the 1956 national census, said great-
er use of farm machinery contribut,
ed to the changes.
The number of persons living on
farms declined by five per cent, or
I66,241, between 1951 and 1956. In
1961; thele were 2,911,996 living on
farinS corepared to 2,746,755 last
The ciecrease for that five-
ar period Vras proportionally great -
than during the 10 -year period
n 1,94t 'ad 19514:71oii710t5h;tAos-
,
,
t'i.
,fr ' Or 7.6 per tent
,,,
`,. 76 ' et ' of occufpied
et•
' cent rota
ation, de.
age dropped to 382 in 1947, to 37.4
in 1949, 34.7 in 1952 and 33.1 in 1955.
During that 10 -year period provin-
cial grants to municipalities for all
purposes increased from $39,000,000
to $175,000,000, the Star continues. •
But whereas in 1945, 69 p'er cent of
all goverment grants was paid to
schools, in 1955 only 41 per cent was
so designated. This means, says the
report, that school boards' requests
for provincial aid "have not been as
great or have not been heeded to the
same extent" as the demands for aid
in financing other municipal services.
It adds that local councils "have gen-
erally lamented" the increase in
school taxes.
"Is the province's contribution to
the local costs of education keeping
pace with increased costs"? the ad-
vitory committee asks. Its answer:
"No, it is not." Although grants have
increased in total amounts each year,
the total cost of education has in-
creased at a faster rate.
"Premier Frost never loses an op-
portunity to boast of what his gov-
ernment is doing for local education.
But the facts give him no cause for
self-congratulation," the Star con-
cludes.
Newspaper Ads Pay
(The Enterprise, Yorkton, Sask.)
It, is no overstatement to say that
hardly a day passes without some
striking tribute to, or recognition of,
the highly practical value of news-
paper advertising.
Newspapers continue to be the
biggest selling media_ in the world
today. -This is so whether the com-
munity or communities concerned,be
large or small. It is to the newspa-
pers above all other advertising out-
lets, whether it be magazine, radio,
or anything else, that business hous-
es turn to inpushing the sale of their
products.
Newspapers appeal and succeed as
advertising media because -they are
an integral part of family life.' They
are a written, permanent daily rec-
ord in practiCally every home. If one
isn't just sure of 'What is contained
in a newspaper; *he** in the form
of rime or 'a4I1h the homp.a.,,,
ptr usitan .:tit ";g.
onstati�i
Minding Ready For Grand 0,P#11!e
Mr, Gerald Gingerich and 'Staff
are rushing things along these days,
in preparation for occupying 'their
new quarters oppdhite, the post of-
fice. A grand operting program
will be in the offing in the "near
future.—Zurich Herald.
Buys Custard Stand
Frank IlleEwan has purchased
the custard,stand on Highway 4,
known as ottie's ustard Cup,:
and intends to continue operat-
ing it under that name. Situated
at the corner of the Highway and
the sideroad leading to the main
entrance of RCAF Station, Clinton,
the stand was built last year by
Reg Ball, and has been run since
then by Mr. Ball and his wife.—
Clinton News -Record.
•
Start Fund in Toronto
A fund has been`started in To-
ronto for the families of two Gode-
rich New Canadians who died in
a train -car crash smash at Craig-
hurst, 12 milenorth of Barrie,
July 6. Rev. Eugene Boday, of St.
Elizabeth of Hungary Church, To-
ronto, started the fund to aid the
families of the late Gyorg Bar-
anyai, 23, and Lajos Gazdag, 40.
Istvan Furstenzeller, 21, who also
died in the crossing accident, was
unmarried.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Store Fronts Brightened Up
During the past few weeks some
of the mainsetreet stores have- un-
dergone a• face-lifting which helps
brighten up the main street. Mr:
Charles St. Michael has made some
modern alterations to the Supetior
Food Market front and also bad
some paint applied. Mr. Ray Ma-
dill has completed a paint job on
his corner business block. The
commissioners of the Blyth Muni-
cipal Telephone System have also
had the front of the telephone
building repainted.—Blyth Stand-
ard.
No "Near Beer" Here
• The Liquor License Board of
Ontario has approved dining
lounge licenses for two Grand
Bend restburants, providing they
meet building and fire safety stan-
dards. Solicitor C. Van Laughton,
Exeter, said this week the applica-
tions of both the Dawn Tavern,
owned by William Glenn, and Mon-
etta Menard's Tavern, owned --by
Henry and Monetta Menard, had
been granted. It is expected the
owners will have their premises
ready for sale in three to four
weeks' time —Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate.
Smoothing It Over!
Thanks to the broad hint from
the Town Council, and probably
because it became absolutely nec-
essary to do something, the CNR
workmen have gone ahead and
repaired the crossing at Highway
4. For two days, and with a large
gang of workmen, the job has gone
on, and now the way is smooth. yance-Times.
and pleasant. inst4ad a the planks
which continually became worn
and required replacements, the'
crossing is now of permanent
black -topping. Assisting with tiK,
job was a special crane mounted
on a railway car, which carried
gravel and cold mix from the sid-
ing to the crossing.—Clinten Neevs-
Record.
Reconstruct Street
Construction along Rattenbury
Street is going ahead full speed
under the direction of George F
Elliott Construction Ltd. Begin:
ning early Monday morning, crews
moved in with bulldozer and
,trucks, and the first block, east
of Albert, is' already -dug down
about three feet, ready for the
good gravel base. Intention is to
lay a new storm' sewer down the
middle of the street before the
gravel is laid down. Then pit run
'gravel, followed by road gravel,
will be installed, a coat of cal-
cium put on this fall, and the whole
left to settle until next year, when'
black top will be laid.—Clinton
News -Record.
Barrel Of Fun
Three men in the district prov-
ed they had the "intestinal forti-
tude" to appear at a town clothing
store Saturday evening dressed in
nothing but a barrel. One of them
—.l W. Weber, Senior Street—won
a free suit for performing the
stunt. The "show" took place at
Walper's Men's Wear in connec-
tion with the store's annual sum-
mer clearance sale. It attracted
hundreds of spectators on both
,sides of the street. Town police
had to keep the road clear for
traffic. The challenge which caus-
ed the hilarity appeared in an ad
last week. It read: "Free suit to
the first man who comes to Wal -
per's in a barrel anytime after 8
p.m. Is there a man in the area
with the 'intestinal fortitude' to do
it?" The ad stipulated the winner
could wear nothing but a barrel.—,,
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Hitch Up Dobbin?
Exactly seventy years of service
to Wingham and the surrounding
community will come to an abrupt
halt on August 3 when the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway discontinues
passenger service on its line
from Wingham and Teeswater to
Orangeville. It was in 1887 that
passenger service was opened_ to
this district, and for many years
the rail line provided a busy av-
enue of tralfic to Toronto and the
larger centres to the east. During
recent years passenger traffic has
fallen off, with the increasing use
of motor vehicles, and a few weeks
ago a representative of the rail-
way company approached the town.
council to inform them that pas-
senger service would be discon-
tinued, a strong protest was voic-
ed at that time. — Wingham Ad -
From The Huron Expositor
July 29, 1932
•
At the Toronto Conservatory of
Music examinations, held recently
in Stratford, Walter McMillan was
successful in passing the introduc-
tory grade piano with honors. He
is a pupil of Mrs. M. R. Rennie, of
Seaforth.
Mr. W. H. Golding, Liberal nom-
inee for the forthcoming Federal
by-election, while working at the
Bell Engine & Thresher Co. Ltd.,
last Saturday had the misfortune
to have his hand and arm badly
cut. A number of stitches were
required to close the wound, and
as a result of the accident Mr.
Golding was off work for a few
days.
Mr. William Trott is relieving
constable and night watchman in
the absence of Mr. H. Snell, who
is on two weeks' vacation.
Miss Elizabeth McLean has been
successful in securing her librar-
ian's certificate, according to the
recent results announced by the
Ontario College of Education. Mr.
Gibson White has also successfully
completed his year at OCE, and
has secured a position as classics
specialist in Walkerville Collegiate
Institute.
Seaforth people were quite suc-
cessful at the drawing held in con-
nection with the garden party at
St. Columban on Tuesday. The
hope chest went to Miss Annie
Hart; the Kenwood blankets to .7.
W. Beattie, and the china tea set
to Dr. H. H. Ross,
Mr. John Wright, of Brecefield,
has two small .fields of grain that
will take a lot of beating for height
and quality. One is of wheat•which
measures six feet 11 inches in
height, and the other of oats which
reach up to six feet five inches,
* *1*
From The Huron Expositor
July 26, 1907
Mr. James Dick, Seaforth, 'has
sold the Spain property 'on the cor-
ner of Jarvis and Huron Streets,
to Mr. Patrick, of Hibbert. Mr.
Patrick is having a cellar and
foundation placed under the house
and intends coming to town to
occupy it.
Mr. P. J. Ryan, Walton, was in
Toronto last week where he went
to consult an eye specialist. While
cutting down a thorn hedge some
time ago, one of the thorns struck
him in the eye, from vvhich he has
Suffered a great deal of pain, but
we hope with medical treatment
he will soon reeelter and trust the
sight Will not he, impaired,
Mtr. C.. Nearde Viraltot, who
.445 eattied'�ii a batiIeSS OOP tor
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YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
to Campbellford.
Mr. Charles Aberhart is having
the old frame addition to the store
he recently purchased from Mr.
Peter Dill, torn down and intends
replacing it with a brick building.
Mr. W. Bullard had the misfor-
tune to get his shoulderblade brok-
en a few days ago. A scantling fell
on him while he was working at
a verandah at the residence of Mr.
John O'Keefe.
Carl Jones, son of Mr. Robert
Jones, had the misfortune to get
his fingers badly cut while work-
ing at the Bell Engine Works.
Residents on Goderich and North
Main Streets, who . desire town
water for their lawns or houses,
and who have not now connections
with the water mains, should at-
tend to the same at once, as after
the pavement is put down on these
streets the work will be very much
more -difficult and expensive.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
July 28, 1882
Mr. Thomas Leitch, of Tucker -
smith, has sold his farm on the
4th concession, LRS, to Mrs. Chas.
Carter, of Mullett, for the sum of
$2,500. e
We are glad to learn that Mr.
Walter Thompson intends reopen-
ing the oatmeal mill in Seaforth.
He expects to have the machinery
in and the mill ready for opera-
tion by the time the new crop
comes in.
A young lad named William Scott
had his hand badly cut by com-
ing in contact with a saw in Broad -
foot's cabinet factory a few days
ago.
Last week Mr. Alex Forsyth, of
Tuckersmith, sold two mares to
Mr. Bissett, of Exeter, for the sum
of $515. Mr. Forsyth left Thursday
for Scotland for the purpose of
importing more horses.
Mr, John D. Sills ha's secured a
good situation as a bookkeeper and
shipping clerk with a large furni-
ture manufacturing firm in Toroes
to. He intends removing his fam-
ily to that city shortly.
iA son of Mr. James Wilson, of
Blyth, aged about two years, had
a ,very narroav escape from being
killed recently. The little fellow
was playing in the shed when a
large crosscut saw, hanging up,
was blown down, the teeth 'catch-
ing him on the head. Singularly
enough, the only injuries he Sus-
tained were some severe scalp
wounda.
Mr. James Purdon, Hibbert, h'a'dispbted of the remaining 50 Aeret
of his WM to Mr. Williath 1y
fe,t "the fiutil of $2-,53(f; beihg sto:
Mete than he relied for the
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M0st ofthkinore than,,I00 fruits
and Vegetables. we- knew and. ule,
10 this. country tpdaye7OPPeaW 'on
the tables, of the ancients Centur-
ies before the Christian .era..Many
of them are among.the oldest food
plants cult-eated by man.
During the 20 years that it took
to build the gigantic Cheops pyra-
mid at Gizeh, Egypt, in The fifth
century B.C., the. 'workehs Consum-
ed $2 million worth or onions, gar-
lic and radishes. In the Bible, we
find the exiled leraelites cornPlain-
ing to Moses that they sorely miss-
ed- the cucumbers, melops, leeks,
onions and garlic which were part
of their diets in Egypt.
Seeds 5,000 Years Old
Seeds of the primitive green pea
have been found in lake mud, of
areas inhabited by the Swiss lake
dwellers of the Bronze Age, some
5,000 years ago. Cherry pits have
been discovered in prehistoric
caves.
Apricotes, bananas, cabbage,
grapes, peaches and dates are all
believed to have been well known
4,000 years ago. Cocoanuts were
an Asiatic delicacy at least 1,000
years before Christ and grapefruit,
lettuce and plums were common
by the first century A,D. Histor-
ians believe man was budding and
grafting apples 2,000 years ago and
oranges were mentioned in Chin-
ese writings of 2200 B.C. •
We can thank northern Asia for
apples, apricots and cabbage;
China ' for peaches, pears and
persimmons; India for citrus
fruits, mangos, cucumbers and
eggplant; the islands of the Paci-
fic ocean for cocoanuts and yams;
and Arabia .for dates and figs.
Okra came originally from Abys-
inia, watermelons from South
Africa and grapes. radishes, olives,
lettuce, asparagus, garlic and
beets from the countries on the
shores of the Mediterranean.
Few Are Native
Few of the popular fruits and
vegetables of today are native to
America. The early settlers learn-
ed of corn, pumpkins and squash
from the Indians and soon found
such delicious fruits as straw-
berries. raspberries, blackberries,
plums, cranberries and blueber-
ries. Varieties of grapes were al-
so discovered here, but those that
we normally eat today are of Eur-
opean origin. Aside from these,
however. the heritage of our fruits
and vegetables -is found across the
seas.
Irish potatoes? Not at all. The
"spud" traces its ancestry to Lat-
in America, as does the tornato.
Both. incidentally, are of the same
family. The Irish monicker for
potatoes stems from the fact that
this vegetable became a mainstay
of the Irish diet after its introduc-
tion there.
New Models
But, ancient as is the lineage of
our fruits and vegetables, today's
models are a far cry from the
types that existed centuries ago.
For that matter, in many cases
our own great-grandparents would
be hard pressed to recognize some
of the larger, juicier, more color-
ful items on the produce counters
today.
These "new model" fruits and
vegetables are not the product of
chance but of extraordinary com-
plex and lengthy procedures by
plant breeders. These scientists
are able to so manipulate plant
genes (the elements in sex cells
by which hereditary characters
are transmitted) that strong points
of one plant are bred into a re-
lated plant. Each new variety de-
veloped is tested in many ways
before being offered for produc-
tion.
One example of improvement
that has occurred even more re-
cently is found in snap beans, Most
of us grew up calling them "string
beans". Today the term no long-
er applies, because the plant sci-
entists have literally bred out the
strings and thus made the prepar-
ation of beans much easier.
Great Improvement
Today we have seedless grapes
and seedlesS' grapefruit, tight pack-
ed bead lettuce, thicker, crispier
bunches of celery, smoother, clean-
er skinned potatoes, such relative-
ly new varieties of apples as the
Red and Golden Delicious and big-
ger peaches, like the Elberta. Ac-
cording to experts in the United
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Associ-
ation, virtually every fruit and veg-
etable on the market today has
been improved by modern plant
breeding and this work is con-
tinuing steadily.
Tomorrow the picture looks ev-
en better. The scientists have pro-
duced blueberries as large as
cherries and sweet corn with a
yield many times that of present
varieties. Plant geneticists are
working on such "hew inodele
as thornless blackberry bushes and
the"perfect peach,"
One of the most exciting develop-
ments in the modern history of
fresh fruits and vegetables is the
extension of seasons so that many
of these delicious and nutritious
foods that formerly were available
only part of the year are available,
all year 'round.
No One Interested'
Another attempt this week by
union organizers to sign employ-
ees at General Coach, Works of
Canada Ltd.,„Hensall, failed to at-
tract a single man, according to
impartial town officials who are
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ttivittah:aeiciTevoaW::H:alia:tioaf:ttetor fijvoien,oth'pelocultnit;
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rent the teWiP,lial4"11340,41/ted4640-
obseri;viii leia.t,bor deeeloeinents at
Seittere ...ef - miaow.. An .01fiatail
the plant. The organizers, through
•
literature distribetted at the plant
per cent tOrnout" of Workers :,at
said the uffinn. orginftefo. did. lint
Monday morning, requested a "MO
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VISITING
TANEs SCOTP)
the other night I took a run up
the road to stop by to say hello to
. a couple—who were having ppen
house to celebrate .a wedding an-
niversary. One a the people I was'
talking to there said to me, "You
know, when I read your piece in
'Crossroads'4about a peaceful Sun-
day, you made me homesick. I
live in Windsor now and we don't
have that kind of Sunday there."
I don't know, but I suspect that
when she reads what I'm going to
talk about here she may get home-
sick all over again.
This happened to me on a Sun-
day too. Katie and I did some-
thing which I think many of us
do far too rarely these days. We
went visiting.
Many of my friends go to the
beach, or fishing, or out somewhere
to a hotel or restaurant, but a lot
of them have forgotten whet it is
visiting.
oisidttno ga. of good old-fashioned
We used to do it all the time.
I remember vithen I was a boy
how my father used to hitch up a
horse to a shining red -wheeled,
rubber -tired buggy and we would
take a leisurely jaunt a few miles
out into the country to spend a
few hours with friends on a farm,
It was wonderful then and it still
is if you give it a try.
Because some friends were kind
enough to ask us out, we made the
trip. Not with a horse and buggy,
I'm afraid, although 1 would like
to have, but I don't know where to
find one. But we took our time
down the quiet concession road
and I got out and opened the gate
and explained to Kate that in the
country you should always be
careful about closing it because
of the cows. And sure enough, as
we wound our way down the lane,
the cows were there, not moving
much and we were not in any
great hurry either.
We were the/last to:arrive, and'.
when'we got there we found a few
other friends we don't eften have.
a eltafice to talk to. A couple' of
people I went to school with and.
some old -times, whose minds were
as agile as ever (one was over
ninety and as spry a§ a Spring
chicken), who had some mighty
fine stories about other days—stor--
ies which sounded as if it had all.
happened yesterday.
As is the way with men, after a-
while we went outside and down.
to look at the spring and the darn,
We talked about fishing and hunt-
ing and looked at a ample of guns.
We wondered whaik made springs,
happen in certain places, and we -
talked about a place • nearby
where there is supposed to be a.
bottomless hole. We went to the -
barn and looked at a fine young.
bull and some pigs and some chick-
ens, and especially at a new weed
sprayer. We wondered if there was
anything in the idea that the weed
spray might set up a chemical re—
act* with the weeds which could.
harm a beast pasturing on them.
And of course we ate. The chil-
dren had made straight for the'
mow and had a wonderful time
jumping and rolling in the fresh -
mown hay, the way I did when I
was a boy and my father and
grandfather before me. They came
in hungry as wolves, but didn't do,
any more damage than the rest
of us to the fine repast we helped
ourselves to on the dining -room
table.
Afterwards, we relaxed, remem-
bered things and felt the warmth.
of good, honest and simple friend --
ship seep through our beings. As
night drew in we drifted back to•
our own homes, and I am sure,
that every one there felt just like
me, a little nicer and happier for
finding out how wonderful it is to
visit among friends in the country,
Huron 4-H Members
See Detroit Sights
(Continued from Page 1)
Contained in a monster eight -
acre hall vvithin the museum are
mechanical arts items. Probably
the largest of all is a 60 -ton 125 -
foot „long steam locomotive. Built
in 1947 it was designed to haul
10,000 -ton loads of coal over the
Allegheny Mountain ranges. The
articulated (double set of driving
wheels) 2-6-6-4 engine incorporates
the ultimate stage of development
in steam locomotives, now a thing
of the past.
Two long lines of early motor
cars -175 in all—trace the history
of the "horseless carriage" almost
from its inception to the latest
streamlined sports model holding
world speed records. -All are in
mint condition and look as though
one could climb up behind the
wheel and drive them away.
High wheel bicycles that caused
many persons a spill and severe
bruises to their pride; the famous
bicycle "built for two" and even
a model with ten seats. highlight-
ed another display. The latter was
said to have reached a speed of
60 miles an hour with ten husky
men pumping away. That was a
bicycle to end all bicycles.
Also in the transportation sec-
tion was an honest -to -goodness
stage coach, looking very much
like a toy beside the mammoth
steam locomotive. Even with
close inspection, no bullet holes or
arrow scratches came to light. In-
§ide there were seats, about nine
inches square, for nine people.
Broad straps crossed the coach,
presumably to keep the passengers
from rattling as they jounced over
corduroy roads and mesquite. With
a small helping of imagination, it
might be guessed (that very little
glamour was associated with a
ride in one of these contraptions,
even if Jesse James himself were
in hot pursuit.
Presenting a jump in time of
about 50 years, but probably no
great increase in comfort, was one
of the first airplanes to make
regular 'coast-to-coast passenger
flights in the U.S. A single en-
gine bi-plane, the craft's open
cockpit was situated to the rear
of the wings, exposing the pilot to
whatever the weatherman had to
hand out.
Passengers were crammed into
the fuselage immediately behind
the engine where thez. no doubt
had constant assurance that the
motor was going, and for diversion
could manoeuver about and squint
out one of two miniature windows.
Again available time ran out be-
fore one could begin to see half
of the truly absorbing exhibits.
Elsewhere in the 'blinding were dis-
plays of • early Newcomen and
Watt engines, and their modern
counterparts, guns, cameras, corn-
munications media, dynamos and
'generators, and much more.
Inside the entrance to the build-
ing is a unique cornerstone laid
by Thomas 'Edison in 1929. It is
a flat, glass-enelosed piece' of con-
crete about six feet square, bear-
ing a large hand Edison's signas
ture, his footprints, and a spade
Which he thrust into the center.
The buses, parked' in, front of
the -mnseuni, were to get under-
way at 2:15,p.m. for the ball park:
After fevered counting of noses,
heads or whatever was visible of
individual persons crammed into
each vehicle, it was officially an-
nounced at 2:30 that three were
Shortly after, the three' de-
lihquents—women—appeared from
the -direction of Greenfield village,
passed insp'ection of exactly 437
Wes peering from btis windows
Md Sheepishly stepped aboard.
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4-H'ers.
In one huge mass they swarmed,
off the sidewalk onto busy Michi-
gan Avenue to reach the stadium
on the other side. Traffic screech-
ed to a standstill. The dumbfound-
ed officer just stared, then recov-
ered in time to fling up his hand.
and flag down other oncoming
cars.
Disregarding even the limper
crosswalk, marked out with White
lines, the Huron tourists tramped
right across the middle of the in-
tersection. Right into the stadium.
entrance they continued, blissful-
ly unaware that they had probab-
ly just set an all-time record for
mass jay -walking.
Although Huron's seats in the
ball -park were supposed to be irt
the bleachers, the management
was kind et ough to substitute cov-
ered seats in a better section that
were not being used. A few un-
suspecting Huronites climbed to
the bleachers, to emerge after the
game almost cooked.
Next to the allotted seats, on.
the third base foul line in left field.
were camped about 2500 Cub'
Scouts (in the city for a jamboree)
who h -ad no use for New York and
kept saying so as loud as they
could. In fact..the whole stadium
seemed prejudiced in favor of De-
troit Tigers, who unfortunately dis-
appointed their fans with a 3-2
loss.
Arriving about 3 p.m,, after the
first inning was well under way,
the tourists sat for five innings of
perfect ball before Kubee. Yankee
shortstop, fumbled a drive by Dee
troit leftfielder Maxwell in the last
of the sixth to finally put a run-
ner on base. From then on inter-
est picked up considerably.
Maxwell stole second, moved to
third as team-mate Boone singled.
Reno Bertoia connected off pitcher
Al Ciccotte to, drive in both, giving
Detroit a 2-0` lead that was un-
challenged until the eighth.
In that inning New York came
back to score three, Coleman, Man-
tle and Berra scampering home ini
that order.
A late attempt by. Detroit to
make the changes necessary to
carry off the ball game kept the
fans guessing until Yankee relief
pitcher/Bob Gibe= fanned the
third man. Detroit was stuck with
three men left on base who had
no where to go.
Most of the 4-H,'ers loft no time
in returning to their buses. For
their effort they were allowed to
sit and simmer for half -an -hour.
Reason? ,The buses couldn't move
from their parking spots. Carr
inched forward bumper to bumper
with hardly a break.
Later, 'a motorcycle police es-
cort came to the rescue- Weav-
ing in and out of Michigan avenue
rush-hour traffic, the buses finally
deposited their hungry load at the
door of Barium Hotel, only ani
hour behind schedule. Eleven eth-
ers, who becaerie tangled in the
ball geme crowd and lost their
way, arrived at the hotel in taxis.
After downing a meal; of steak,
potatoes and gravy, tossed green
salad,,milk,and cake, k tired gitup,
of elekonites yftiind their way
through downtoWn Detroit to the -
Brush street station, about four
blocks away. Thie time the police
were on hand to keep all traffic
at a distance: At Mae tomer no
less than four officers brought
traffic to a halt aS the procession
passed.
Defore the train pulled out, a
cruiser arrived to deposit still an -
ether rneinber vgho had lest his
way at the ball park, and all were
actounted for.
As the 'train chugged out of the
Station, one led was keard to Say,
"We're moVingt SO 'inionlik
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