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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-08-02, Page 2ilM1� Sime 1800 Sowing the Community First ed at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by. McLean Bros„ Publishers ANDREW Y. McLEAN., Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 2, 1957 On Seeing Ourselves As Others It is helpful from time to time to sit back and reflect on what one has done, and particularly give thought to the effect which our actions have created in the minds of those with. whom we come in contact. Looking at our day-to-day movements through the eye of our friends, as it were. This matter of seeing yourself as others see you has value, and so we were interested in ' a letter written by an immigrant who arrived in To- ronto just a few months ago. The letter appeared in the provincial daily which serves his, home town back in the Old Country. It's penetrating, absorbing and neither flatters nor spares us. We reproduce just a few extracts, viz: On Work: "It's a great country if you want to work hard, and want to get on. But 'otherwise, don't think of Canada as the land of the easy penny. The in- itial test—getting your first job—is The hardest. The immigrants I met in my travels were all recent arrivals; .none seemed to have been out of -work longer than ten days. "A working day of 71%2 hours may 'seem easy, but I can assure you that it is 71/2 hours solid. There's no such thing as a 15 -minute discussion on the merits of last night's TV show, while you get into the mood of work, or wait for the boss to come in. The boss is usually first in, and working before the rest arrive.” Earnings: "No doubt about it, you can defin- itely do a lot more with your money here. The average Canadian has a great love of material things, and 'quickly converts his .earnings into 21 inch television, a hi-fi radiogram, a .refrigerator, washing machine, or the latest electric cooking range. Al- , so, every house I've visited so far contains a set of encyclopedias, bought from an enterprising sales - Aman or from the local supermarket, price 99 cents per volume per week." 'Conversation: "The idea of `keeping up with the 'Jones family' N treated very serious- ly here. This is particularly true The Auctioneer (Ottawa Journal) A Canadian auctioneer, robust on his platform, is •a far cry from lily - toting Oscar Wilde writing about each man killing the thing he loves, but they come together in our thoughts with the announcement that ,a horrid new device called "the mechanical engineer" has been in- stalled at the Toronto stockyards. For this instrument, if widely -adopted, will kill off the auctioneer, a Canadian personality who has col- ored the life of the country by be- ing a blend of psychologist, shylock, wit and raconteur, competent to lure the unwary into buying a moun- tain of useless gear and entertain a crowd standing in the snow from dawn till dusk. "The mechanical engineer", if we understand what we hear about it, will be set in motion by a buyer press- ing a button to show the price he is :prepared to pay. The commission -.agent can press another button to register "No Sale" if the dials re - :cording bids fail to come up to ex- pectation. flow inhuman that is. No oppor- tunity for the auctioneer to bully, cajole or jest, no chance for shy cus- omers to raise their bids by a pre- ranged signal such as pulling the if ear, no, hoarse Voices or excited. eatgf snot Vit- ancient tar, I n e, n G ht r See Us where cars are concerned . Whenever Canadians get together, cars are the main topic of conversa- tion, with the seasonal spbrt of the moment a poor second." Criticism: "Canadians don't take very kind- ly to criticism, which isn't too sur- prising when you consider just how far some immigrants stick their necks out." Manners: "The first and outstanding thing you notice on arrival is that the words `Please' and `Thank you' ap- pear to be almost non-existent. In the restaurants and soda fountains one hears `Gimme a cawfee.' The words `Coffee, please' make you the centre of attention." Children:. "Young children are, without a doubt, pampered in the extreme, .most Canadians being firm believers in. `child psychology,' and they treat child upbringing as a highly techni- cal vocation. The old adage about children being seen and not heard is the last thing that is practised here. "A first generation Canadian I know disagrees on this, point, but I recall a housewarming party I at- tended last week. "A bouncing junior of some 'eight years, after running in and out of the room, screaming at the 'top of his voice for more than half an hour, managed to send the coffee table fly- ing, complete with -hot drinks, sand- wiches and cookies, over the polished wood floor, his fond parents' only re- action being: `Isn't it amazing where he gets. the energy from!' " Adaptability: "Any intending immigrant who is not prepared to adapt himself to fit into this new way of life, might as well stay at home." What's A Nickel? . (Kincardine News) What will a five cent piece buy nowadays? ,One may answer face- tiously, "About two cents wo'rth," but the fact remains that there are few things a nickel can do without the help of some other coins. Gum, candy bars, pop - and ice cream cones are but a few of the commodities which have increased in price to get beyond the five cent range. a In fact, the biggest bargain for years has been a phone call from Kin- cardine to Ripley, or, if you prefer, vice versa. For the. small sum of five cents one could—and many did— converse ad infinitum. Now even this big nickel's worth has departed, on order of the Ontario Telephone Authority which decided, with justification, that to provide this service at the price meant a loss to the telephone system's concerned. So, to speak with our Huron friends, it is now necessary to lay out two nickels, and that for a mere five-minute conversation. If we can't say all we intend to in that time, we will have to add another ten cents for each additional time of similar, or -even shorter, length. After some research, we conclude that the only thing, which now may be bought With a nickel is a five cent stamp. Ah, progress! TakeRai'e . l Courage (-Peterborough , .h �xanli �ner) Writers and orators these days are so critical of cbnfc rmlt '' that It takes -6; Man of;'reai &aura• ,e and hide p end. lice O Mind td da .�• ° y ;P, aye g0 alo�ltg With ife 6f:�1J Cr, 125 Briscoe St. E., London, Ont., July 25, 1957. Dear Publisher: Being a weekly weekend visitor at Bayfield, and liking the' village and its people, I am submitting a little criticism in poetry form after overhearing numerous complaints from tourists and summer resi- dents pertaining to the (pot bole -y) condition of Main Street in proxim- ity of the Post Office, Weston's store and the Little Inn. If you have been at Bayfield . recently you will understand why the sum- mer people and natives, who drive cars, are complaining. Will you be kind enough to pub- lish the attached in your valuable newspaper. Respectfully yours, CHARLES WYSE BAYFIELD MAIN STREET Bayfield Main Street, ye breaker of springs, • Espoiler of shocks:and other things; Ye answer to all garagemen's prayers; Ye cause of all those expensive repairs. Like an aging matron, your face is lifted, But each year, ere the snow has shifted, Thy chuckholes are back to take their toll Of the hundreds of cars that daily roll And bounce as on a stormy sea, With people en route to the lake for the sunset to see. The optimist hears of thy surfacing plans. And tightens his fenders and daily scans Thy hundreds of bad spots, in hope that they May soon be removed, and a sur- face to stay, To give the motorist a smooth right-of-way. Oh, Bayfield Main Street, ye break- er of purses, No blesing on thee, but under -hat curses. London, July 28, 1957. Dear Publisher: Please refer to my recent letter, re potholes, "Bay- field Main Street." I was at Bayfield this weekend and am glad to report extensive repairs are being made on Bay- field Main Street road, which I am sure will makeall motorists happy. Operations were started last Friday and will be continued until all the potholes are filled and the road made safe for good motor- ing. Thanking you for past favours. Respectfully yours, CHARLES WYSE '+..^'-'i ., '`"'*T'� r,ccw �' a ';'7 1>p�ra,s:Ryr'.•n' ..,+,�„w Ci ,k'tiµ AFTER, ALL. IF4 A . SANDWICH , IT 5 THE /MAT THAT IWA'TTEIn SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Rescued From Well On Monday evening the Zurich fire siren sent out its blasts to let people know there was trouble somewhere. It proved to be on the Blue Water highway, south of St. Joseph a few miles. Fire Chief Milton Dietz headed the fire truck in his own car to the home of Lionel Wilder, where the latter had been cleaning out the hard water well and was on his way to the surface when the chain broke. Mr. Wilder . fell to the bottom of the 20 -foot well which contained about a foot of water. Part of the chain broke loose and fell on the man's head inflicting wounds which bled profusely. Not having a phone at the home, one of the family ran to Dennis Charrett's, a neighbor, who called up other neighbors and the fire brigade. With presence of mind, neighbors used a strong rope which was tied to a tree and with the best 4 of care Mr. Wilder was brought to the surface. The patient was rushed to 'South Huron Hos- YEARS AAGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor August 5, 1932 While driving on No. 8 Highway, about 11/2 miles east of Seaforth, on Thursday evening last, a buggy owned and driven by John O'Reilly, of Dublin, was completely smash- ed by a car driven by William Finch, of Stratford, travelling in the same direction. Rose Melady and Joe O'Reilly were with John O'Reilly in -the buggy, but fortun- ately none were hurt. Both ve- hicles were driving west when it is said Mr. Finch was blinded by the lights of a car driven by J. F. Welsh, of Seaforth, whom he was meeting, thus preventing him from seeing the buggy. Mr. James Scott, Mrs. A. Reid, Miss Woods and Miss Gingerich, Reg.N., of Scott Memorial Hospi- tal, motored to Stratford on Sun- day to attend the massed church choir service, held during the Old Boys' Reunion. The annual Civic Holiday tourn- ament of the Seaforth Lawn Bowl- ing Club, held on the splendid greens of the club last Monday, was an unqualified success. The rophy event was won by J. E. Willis, Seaforth rink, after a close game with Dr. F. J. Bechely's rink. The association event went to A. W. E, Hemphill's rink from Hen- sall, and the consolation was won by Thomas Johnstone's, Seaforth rink. The Willis team consisted of H. Star,, M. R. Rennie, J. .1. Broderick and J, E. Willis. The Bechely team consisted of Gordon Dick, J. J. Huggard, F. Sills and Dr. Bechely. Mr. W. P. Thompson, of Tucker - smith, got a head start on other farmers of the district when. oh Saturday, July 30, he cut five teres of oats on his farm on the second concession. The grain was the Gopher variety and it is esti:- mated sti;mated will average 60 bushels to the acre. Cutting oats in July—ev- en the end of July—is not, by any means, an. old Huron custom. From The Huron Expositor' August 2, 1907 ' Staple Bros. have removed their barber shop to the vacant store in Cardno's block, next to Mr. J. F. aly's jewellery store: 'N Mr. Isaac McGavin, of McKilt lop, near Leadbury, has just com- pleted the erection of a fine ne bank barn. He has erected adjoin in the barn asteel o- 50 -foot towe windmill. It will cost when com- pleted about $2,000. .The building is certainly an,,,.orpament to Mr McGavin's fine farm and reflect. great credit on th'e contractor, Mr. Louis Hoegy, 01" McRillop, who erected the building.d Mir, L. L. M"erattl has had the fence in front of hie beautiful rel dente 'and grounds On doderiei St,, redideed, acid" a cement walk Coonatru tt froiitr the. street 'ta .010regidedde" F i i,: F gar , to his lot on North Main Street and will have it neatly fitted up and made both comfortable and handsome, Mr. John, Workman, of the sec- ond concession of Tuckersmith, met with an unfortunate accident this week. While returning to his home from Kippen his horse shied, throwing him from the vehicle and fracturing his leg. Fortunately Mr. Harry Chesney vas with Mr. Work- man at the time and being unin- jured was able to render him as- sistance. His Honour Judge Doyle was in town one day last week to hear the appeal of Frost & Wood, who claimed to be the lesees of the store on Main Street, occupied by Mr. W, J. Allin as a warehouse, against the property being assess- ed for Separate School purposes. The appellants were not represent- ed at the court and the appeal was dismissed, A new enterprise is being intro- duced into the town this week in the shape of The. New York So- ciety of Self Culture, by Messrs. Smith and Eddy, of Toronto. $ From The Huron Expositor August 4, 1882 On Wednesday of. last week an unusually good 'day's work was done on the farm of Mr. W. W. Farran, 5th concession of Hullett, when 12 tons of hay were stacked. Messrs, S. Copp and John Brown- lee did the stacking; Mr. H. Pur- due and his brother, the pitching, and all of it was hauled with one team of horses. Mrs. James Chesney has sold her farm, lot 7, concession 4, HRS, Tuckersmith, to Mr. James F. El- liott, of Westminster, for the sum of $6,000. The farm contains 100 acres, 90 of which are cleared and under cultivation. It affords us muchpleasure to state that J. D. Dickson and A. F. Woodward, both graduates of Sea - forth High School, have passed very successfully the recent exam- ination at Toronto University. These are the first students that have been, prepared here for the University examinations. We regret to learn that during the severe thunderstorm which passed over this section last Thurs- day afternoon, thebarn of Mr. Wm. Wren, of Hibbert near Chiselhurst, was struck by Hibbert, and the barn and Contents and other out- buildings were completely de- stroyed. The buildings burned con- tained abdiit 20 tons of hay and a lot of farming implettients; arid the only articles saved were a reaping. and mowing machine. ., IVir Catn'pbell, of Mullett, has s Id his farm, lot 8, concession 9, near kinburii, to his neighbor; Mr. Cole, for the snot of $7,000. Aft Ca'ttiitpbell ` intends going to the 'tates. Ilehurehised t„ is .far a I 0 ear s a 'fro''' y ��. m. Hrl�o,. g.. n e strati rif $0,500, ati a'S '';!a .. Ce ni. a li" ar yu atr�. d 0 ` ' nct pital, Exeter, where' medical aid was given.—Zurich Herald. Fete Turkey •Executive A banquet held at the Victorian Inn, Stratford, last Friday night, was held to honor Mr. Robert Wal- lace on his recent election as presi- dent of the Canadian Turkey Fed- eration. Mr. Wallace is also presi- dent of the Ontario Turkey Asso- ciatien. The banquet was sponsor- ed by the Ontario Turkey Associa- tion in co-operation with A. H. Wilford, publicity representative, of Stratford. After expressing his. appreciation to the gathering, 'Mr. Wallace told of the recent success of a deputation to Ottawa from the Canadian Turkey Federation where they had met with excellent re- spoiise when they presentedtheir easeto government officials with respect to the over -importation of American turkeys into Canada and which was having a detrimental effect on the Canadian industry. The following day an embargo came into effect which will pro- tect the Canadian producers from any further recurrence of the dif- ficulty. Members of the°Federation were highly pleased with the prompt action taken by govern- ment officials.—Blyth Standard. Observe Wedding Anniversary, More than 120 guests attended the 20th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Crich, held at their Orange Street home last Saturday afternoon and evening. They included friends" from Sea - forth, Royal Oak, Pontiac and De- troit, Mich., Windsor, Esse x, Brantford, Galt, Stratford and Lon- don, as well as the surrounding dis- trict. They have one step -daughter, ter, now Mrs. Ivy Johnston, Sea - forth, and one son, Harry Crich, Clinton. Members of the immedi- ate family attending were: Mr. Crich's two brothers, Ernest, Pon- tiac (who was groomsman at the wedding in 1937); Frank, Mitchell and three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Wallis, Clinton; Mrs, Roy (Elms) Pepper and Mrs. John (Pearl) Turner, Tuckersmith Township. Both Mr. and M'rs. Cri h havea record of long service the com- munity. Mr. , Crich farmed with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Crich, Tuckersmith Town- ship, until his late 'teens, when he apprenticed' as a barber with the Staple- Bros„ Seaforth, coming to Clinton in 1912 to work with John Medd in his barber shop. Mrs. Crich was born four' miles north of Clinton, 'near Summerhill, the daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs. William John McBrien, and she grew up in Hullett Township, near Seaforth,—Clinton News -Record. Aid Stricken• Farmer Neighbors, friends and members of Zurich Lions Club are helping Mrs. Don Hulbert keep a 75 -acre Hay township farm going while her husband lays flat on his back in a 100 -pound cast that stretches from his toes to his hest. Grateful for the assistancogEhe's getting, Mrs. Hulbert hopes to continue operat-, ing the farm until her' husband can tackle the job himself again. That won't be for another year at ledst. Hulbert, a 38 -year-old native of Dundas, broke his left leg for the second time on June 22. Because 'he has a rare condition' called osteomyelitis —. inflamrnation of the bone marrow — it'" will take many months for the break to heal. The farmer broke the same leg in 1955 and was in bed for 14 months. He was just recovering— still going around with a brace oil his leg—when the second break oc= carted ia month ago. He was climbing stairs to the loft to shut a ,barn door when he slipped and fell on lis tender'' limb. The Hul- berts had some, crop ill .before the Second break. ' Neighbor Rog. Erb helped Mrs. Hulbert get same More in and tligg I3ietrich brothers; Frank and Irvine, ---sowed beans. Joining togeth :iii a bee, neighbors cut, baled .a idstored the _hay. Friday night, 'ineiitbers of Znrinii Lion Club erne' Mit, hi a 'b'ody to hoe the beans: Men9ber§ of the • Lions Club Who -hoed beans *eluded: Prdsident Bob McRinley, DOlige o ftien, Arnold _ 'Homer;—Doh &'heti, Bill'. $ti agbInt, erryy 013r1e ' ,,,,1. ii d,. O .fin..,.. ,. � Brt u' �b rt e ci Seli>.1b's°• :;." n o� 0a'• a� o t ar d.. . 1 e ti e'� e... CROSSROADS What's In a . Ncirne? (By ,TAMES SCOTT) There are some place names which are full .of meaning like Egmondville, for example. - All of us around these parts• know that •t signifies that gig Colonel Van gmond gave his name to this vil- lage which he started a hundred and twenty-five years ago. There are other names which we are sure have meaning too, but which still remain, obscure, the facts nec- essary to a proper interpretation having got lost somewhere in the din" reaches of the past. Seaforth is such a name. True, we know where Seaforth is in Scotland—and it's not a town by the way—and we know why the Seaforth High- landers are thus called, but as far as I' have ever been able to dis- cover there is no one about who knows why dur particular town was given this name. There is a clue somewhere; but up to now it is lost. To track` down place names a fellow has to be something of a detective. For example; I have been interested for quite a while in the familiar name which has been given to the road running be- tween Egmondville and Bayfield. I have never heard it called any- thing but "The Mill Road." We take these things for granted and yet if you stop to ask a ques- tion or two 'you will start to won- der where is the mill? It isn't in Egmondville and it isn't in Bay- field either. It is unlikely that the road would get its name from some mill that happened to be in between. There are all kinds of mills in Huron County, but few that are important enough to give a road a name. It follows then that at some time or other there must have been an unusually important mill connect- ed with this road. And it must have been there a long, long time ago because farther back than a hundred years you can find refer- ences to the Mill Road in the diar- ies of the early settlers. A little research revealed that the read had got its name before Bayfield—which was settled early - but developed very slowly—had a mill. In the early days there was nothing but bush between Bayfield' and Egmondville, so it was likely that the mill was there. And so it was. First, after searching it was discovered that. the second grist mill to be built in Huron County was at Egmond- ville (the first was at Godcrich)•> It was in operation in 1832. Of course I had known about the Egmondville dam and supposed' that at sometime there was a mill to go with it, but the catch was that the survey of that part of the' district had not been recorded as early as 1832. The first mill must have been somewhere else. And of course it was. I got the clue one day when a friend of mine asked me to go down to his farm and look at some of the things be had uncovered while ploughing. There were the remains of door sills, of wells and enough frag- ments of brick to indicate that at some time there had been a kiln and storing shed there. There was also the remnants of a primitive dam. And all this was just be- yond where Egmondville stands Way. There before my eyes were the traces of the first Egmondville and the proof of where Colonel Van. Egmond built the second grist , mill in Huron County. At -last all , the pieces had fallen together and I knew why the Mill Road had got its name. And at the same time; I had uncovered a chapter of our history. That's what's in a name. HURON COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS By J. CARL HEMINGWAY At the meeting of Huron County Cream Producers' Association the minutes of the last meeting were read add adopted on motion of Simpson and Delbridge. Moved by Delj ridge and Rich- ardson, that J. `Carl Hemingway be appointed secretary -treasurer for the current year, $45 to be paid to the Federation for his ser- vices and $5.00 affiliation fee to be paid to the Federation. Moved by Simpson and Del - bridge, that committee receive 7c per mile to attend meetings, •' Moved by Richardson and Simp- son, that Cream Producers donate $5.00 to prizes for dairy heifer class and $5.00 to bel f heifer class at the following school fairs:. Blyth, McKillop, Belgrave and Hensall; also purchase $10 ad in Bayfield Fair book. Moved by Simpson and Richard- son, that Creane'producers pur- chase $50 time on "Focus" on the farm TV program. I think Cream Producers will al- so be interested in some facts which I received recently from the National Dairy Council and compiled from data of the Domin- ion Bureau of Statistics: The -Canadian production of veg- etable oils is not sufficient to sup- ply the_requirementsof paints and varnishes, therefore the manufac- ture of butter substitutes is not necessary to provide a market. Canadian farmers produced only 10% of the total available vebe- table oils suitable for the manu- facture of margarine; 75% of the total imports of vegetable' oils and oil seeds were imported into Can- ada duty free. • From these' facts I think we can arrive at the conclusion that Cana- dian farmers are receiving prae- tically no protection against im- ports from cheap labor countries. Secondly, soybean farmers are receiving no 'benefit m fro �he pro- duction of margarine. , Thirdly cr' eam producers are be ing hurt ity, the production of ar arine w m r hire providing the soybean farmers with the most profitable outlet for their soybean thea):. It p to Cream producers, Ai par- • art anti to Meilen.* geherat to take sufficient interest in the sale of their product to ensure a reasonable return 'for their labor. Huron Farm News During the past week most of the oats of the early variety and barley was cut in the south end of the county. If the weather remains fine this work will be done in the north end of the county during the coming Week. A few farmers are just 'finishing up haying operations and several farmers, particularly in South Huron, have threshed their wheat. Corn, beans and sugar beets con- tinue to make rapid growth. There is an abundant supply of pasture, and hay aftermath is making ,rap- id growth. 1111/111 l l 1111111111111111111111111111111111111 f A SMILE OR TWO. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 McTavish: "I hear you're ' a. great believer of free speech." McDonald: "Aye, that I. am!" D'TcTavish: "Then ye'Il no' mind if I use your phone." A Young stewardess on her first flight over the Grand Canyon, turned to her pilot an dasked: "Could this have been prevented by contour plowing?" A teacher was drying to give her class the meaning of the word "re- sponsibility" After ntach explana- tion she asked one lad to give a sentence containing 'the word and he responded almost" at• once. "If one of inx braces broke there would be a big- responsibility on the other." A travelling salesman was reg- istering at a small hotel when a WW1 crawled slowly across the page ae the register. "Well," said gh been bitten bye salesman, "I've all sorts of bugs in all sorts of hotels-, buts is the first tune that they've e xne gown to see What ,ro0wyri ragis- tering in " ,