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The Huron Expositor, 1938-03-04, Page 3yl; Pis ProperTillie To Safeguard Schools Against Known Fire Hazards : is Before Catastrophe Occurs: Despite • the' improvement effect elar#ng the last • twenty years in th seenstruction of ltie'w "scehool builddn" :and in the reduction of We 'hazy in many existing structures, the f .gemains that a large proportion `)the schools now in use may; pec +charnel houses instead! of agencies ',human advancement, sane George Gi Bert„in Toroto Saturday Night. Business men who have well saf guarded, their manufacturing„ and m mchandising properties against fire ha girds have been charged with, takin a. different' attitude when serving o boards of education•—that is, that the ]pave not regarded the school childre as in need of the same protection -*heir mercantile buildings, machine and . goods. They may argue tha ... children .can walk out of a burnin )building while machinery and goods mean not. It le • true that in cases gires in :schools children generally d escape, but from tune to, time th scharred bodies of children bear mut testimony to the parsimiony or lack o judgnIent exercised on`=,the part o those responsible for fire safety - schools., • There is^still a lot of ignorance' o `even .the fundamental principles o Fire prevention and fire protects shown at times by those vested wit the management of schools. In fact the general ignorance of the public i the'matter of fire prevention is large) esponsible for the disproportionately large annual fire waste of the nn dry in comparison with that of Euro 'peon countries. This ignorance is es specially lamentable when it endangers the lives of children. Another cause of the existing poor conditions in 'schools from the fire safety standpoint is inertia, the lack sof a feeling of responsibility to take ;action in the face of known dangers. -Examples are not wanting of cases where the necessity of correction of existing hazards has been specifically pointed out by qualified inspectors, and yet no action has been taken. • In same localities the failure to ef- fect needed, improvements is ascribed Ito lack of funds for the purpose. With -pressing demands for more school ac- commodation, additional equipment, and increased teaching staff, the ques- tion of fire prevention and protection takes second place. As the probability 'is that no fire catastrophe will take place during the term of a given school )board in a building under its control, the requirements of fire prevention do pot seem to be urgent. Those who Steep pointing out the danger of delay are often regarded as cranks. Whatever may be the lack of funds, there is no excuse for failure to take the precautions against fire that are ;simple and inexpensive. Fires may. be -prevented by removing the causes of ?fines. This includes the proper hand- ling and storage of oils and other haz- ardous materials, proper housekeeping anethods, the disposal of waste of var- `ious kinds, the proper installation, in- spection and maintenance of heating ;and lighting equipment, and attention rto other similar fire hazards. While many of these fire prevention measures are mechanical, a far great- er number depend upon human inspec- tion and performance. It is a sad act that the human factor cannot al- -ways be depended upon, and that is 'why fire preventive measures alone :are insufficient. It is necessary to .provide means for extinguishing a fire -as speedily as possible after fi starts.. An automatic sprinkler system is 'unquestionably the most dependable sdevice for accomplishing this object, as is proved by the record over a per- 4od of more than sixty years. It is agreed nowadays that auto- matic sprinklers afford the highest de- gree of protection against fire in prat fically all cases where .there is com- tbustible construction or material, the rased; burning of which is liable to be a menace to the lives of occupants of }buildings., By means of structural improve- ements and the, use of fire -resistive .building material, new buildings may, be made to furnish a degree of safety which cannot be obtained•in old struc- tures except by the use of automatic sprinklers. Often, where the funds ]for then replacement of old buildings .re not presently available, they can be made safe for occupancy in the mes.ntime by the installation of auto - emetic sprinklers in those parts of the structures where fires mostly origi- nate, generally .in the basements, or -where the heating apparatus is lo- .cated. ted e gs: ids set of ome of 1- e- er- z - g n n a ry t g o 0 e e f m f f on h n r co SLEEP AND AWAKE REFRESHED., if you don't sleep well —if nights are inter- rupted by restlessness ---look to your kidneys. Il your kidneys are .-of order and failing to 'cleanse the blood of • poisons and waste )natter—your rest is r likely suffering, too. At the first sign of kidney Trouble turn confidently to Qotild's Kidney Pills—for over half a century the favorite kidney remedy. Easy to,take- i 14 Dodd's Kidney Pills -, ti tRecosds over a long netted) o years obey the ewes. of : Of ' in schoolstto b Ilitidg 'staves and icor Hades, 4111 e3^a, anntebes and amok; iqg,-.and spontaneous aonnbustiozu • Ia' variote rnaterials In the ordinary Bllblic s©hool; :containing only class- rooms and a ,basement with heating .equipment and storage rooms, the the hazards are limited largely to heating' and lighting systems and to poor housekeeping, - `In the high schools and technical 'a'hhools; there are fire hazards Treat- ed by :the use qt power -driven machin ery, combustible working materials, ins, flammable liquids, chemical labora- tories, etc, Gasoline, 'benzine and al- cohol are commonly used' in connec- tion with technical courses for in- ternal combustion engines, b 1'o W torches and cleaning machine parts. Their use should be restricted', je quantities kept .on hand reduced as much aspossible, and necessary quan- tities should be kept in approved safe- ty cans, which are designed to pre- vent spilling,,. leaking or explosion. Main supplies and even the safety cans should be stored outside the main building when not in, use, unless there is a proPerly ventilated fire - resistive vault inside the building. Lubricating oil, lard oil for cutting metals, linseed oil and turpentine for painting and wood finishing, paints, varnishes and other inflammable liquids find their way into , schools, frequently in large quantities. Some of these liquids are spontaneously combustible,,, all. 'burn: fiercely, and fire In them is hard to extinguish. For that reason the main storage place for oils and paints should be outside the principal building in a specially constructed oil house. If that is not feasible, a fire -resistive vault, properly drained and ventilated, should be used. Local supplies .in'„the various , workshops should be kept in metal cabinets provided with tight= closing doors and drip pans. It is standard practice to use ,only electric lights ;n oil storage rooms, and such lights should be protected by vapor - proof globes. Switches for the lights should be located outside the room. Sufficient importance is seldom at- tached tothenecessity of good house- keeping or good caretaking in schools. Poor housekeeping is so frequently a factor in starting and spreading of fire that every effort should be made to avoid it. It costs nothing to make certain that a high degree of cleanli- ness is maintained from a fire preven- tion standpoint. At least once a year every school should be gone over thor- oughly as regards roofs, attics, class- rooms, closets and basements in or- der to make sure that every bit of rubbish and unnecessary . material is removed. CKNX, WINGHAM 1200 Kcs. 249.9 Metres WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Friday, March 4-12 noon, Canadian Farm and Home Hour; 12.45 p,m., Sun -Ray Program); 1.00, Sunnyvale Farm; 1.15, Capsules of Melody; 5.45, Jimmy and Bob.. Saturday, March 5+-12 noon, Cana- dian Farm and Home Hour; 12.45 p.m. CKNX Hillbillies; 6.15, Sport Report- er; 7, Wes McKnight; 7.30, Barn Dance; 8.30, Ukelele Bill. Sunday, March 6-11 a.m., Winglear United Church; 1 p.m., "History Comes to Life"; 1.15, Sunday Island- ers; 1.45, Three Quarter Time; 2.00, Sunday Singers; 7, St. Andrew's Church. Monday, March 7th -10.30 a.m., Church of the Air; 12,45 p.m., Royal Chefs; 1.15, Capsules of Melody; 8, Kenneth Rentoul, Tuesday, March 8th — 12.45 p.m., Prairie Ramblers; 6.45, Memory Lane; 7.30, Adventure Bound. Wednesday, March 9`11 a.m., "Clip- pings'-'; 12.45 p.m.. Royal Chefs; 1.15, Capsules of Melody. Thursday, March 1O-8.30 p.m., Lit- tle German Band. Starters and Cheese One of the most important factors in determining the quality of the cheese is the starter which is used to hasten and control the acid fermenta- tion of the milk, and it is, therefore, highlyimportant that uniform start- ers of high quality be used. A start- er . correctly made and handled can- not harm the product in any way; ra- ther it should improve it, whatever the quality of the milk may be. The question of starters is wholly under ,the control of the maker, and he has only himself to blame if the quality of his product is injured by the use of a poor starter. Seed Growers' Convention The next annual meeting of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association will be held at the Ontario Agricul- tural Coilege,.Guelph, Ont. The dates set for the meetings are June 15th, 16th and 17th, 1938, and plans are under way for a busy three days. It is' expected that workers In ''the pro- motion of improved seed, production from coast to coast will be in attend- ance. Officers coming from the west will include the President, Mr. F. W. Towniey:Smith, Lashburn, Sask., and the Vice -President, Mr. F. L. Dickin- son, from Winnipeg, Man. The Secre- tary -Treasurer of the Association is Mr. W. T. G. Wiener, Ottawa, Ont. FARMERS - , ATTENTION ! WE REMOVE DEAD HORSES AND CATTLE. Call -us for prompt service. Our Men Will Shoot Old and Disabled Animals. TELEPHONE COLLECT, SEAFORtH 15 ' , ONTARIO ' TALLOW CO. .. SEAF .9 WIi ONTARIO (fonttawo .>DiWpiPage 3) i Sans. At Manley' Hall, -Toronto • TY1e Caeadlan 'Singers' Guild _et Toronto= presented a choral concert in Massey Hall last week. Reportee state that there was a good sized and most enthusiastic audience. Mr. Bruce Edgar,,,tormer W4n'ghamite, 'was bari- tone soloist for "The . Select Ensem- ble," a choir of pine ladies and 'six men who presented a portion o1 the proglranb .Wingham Advance -Times:, / Presbytery Of Huron At a meeting or the Presbytery of Huron of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, held at Clinton en Tuesday, Rev. -Gordon Peddie, B.A., youthful minister of Clinton Presbyterian, Church, was chosen as moderatorl.for the ensuing year. Mr. Peddie suc- ceeds Rev. W. A. Young, of Hensalls Mr. Peddie was warmly commended for his work in the church at Clinton: He has been extremely active since his arrival at Clinton only a few months ago, and it was announced at the meeting his church would not require help in future from the home mission board.--Goderich Signal -Star. .-Retires From Choir Mr. S. M. Sanders last week retir- ed from the choir of James St. Unit- ed Church having completed 53 years of faithful service with the exception of a few short intervals when his other work prevented his going jus- tice to both. Mr. Sanders joined the choir under the leadership of Pro- fessor Ruse and has served- under eight leaders in all, namely: Prof.” Ruse, -Miss -Brown, Mr. Clark, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Anderton, Mr. Gray, Mr. Wright and Mr. Goulding. Mr: San- ders was vice-president of the choir and one of its most faithful members. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Alex. McDonald Reeve of Ashfield Nominations to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Reeve Rich- ard Johnston,. of Ashfield, took place at the township hall an Monday. Depu- ty Reeve Gilbert Frayne, in an ad- dress, paid water► tribute to the late Reeve's qualities of honesty and jus- tice and to his conscientious devotion to his duties as reeve. Mr. Mayne pointed out that this Year would be an important one in township affairs, with equalization and the matter of O.W.S.R. bonds to be dealt with, and he was ready to lay aside any per- sonal ambition he might have for the reeveship if an experienced man, such as ex -Reeve John MacKenzie or ex - Reeve Murdoch Matheson,: would take the officer-Goderich Signal -Star. Golf Members Hold Social Evening About ten tables of bridge were in progress ,last Friday evening when the members gathered in the Masonic Hall for a social evening together. The prizes were won by Miss H. Grimmon .and C. A. MacAlpine, the - ladies' prize, hand painted bridge tal- lies, being donated by MiSs Reta Cas- ey. Following the games sandwiches and coffee. were dispensed. --Mitchell Advocate. Horse's Tail Clipped Some youthful miscreant played a mean trick on a horse belonging to Mr. F. S. McBride, of R. R. 1, Luc - an, Thursday of last week, while tied in the shed of the James Street Unit- ed Church. Mr. McBride on return - ink to the shed, found that the horse's tail bad been docked, leaving only the stump. He noted Several lads of teen-age making a hasty exit from the shed. A few days before the caps and nuts were removed, from the rear axles of two buggies in the same shed. One buggy had gone only a short dis- tance when the wheel came off and the other was found before leaving the shed.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Shot a Wolf Last Wednesday, Dan' Rose, Ash- field Township young man, who killed a large brush wolf north of Kintail a short time ago, came to Goderich with the pelt to enter his claim for the $15 bounty. The pelt, measuring two inches• short of six feet from nose to tail, was left with County Treasurer A. H. Erskine, who is mak- ing preparations to send it to the De- partment of Game and Fisheries. An application form also will have to be rocured and filled out before the ouuty can be collected. Young Rose, 'who came east from Saskatchewan last fell, was on a hike carrying a rifle, when he sighted three wolves north of Kintail, near the lake bank. His first shot brought down one wolf, but the others escaped.—Zurich Her- ald. - Appointed Assistant Superintendent Miss Beatrice Harris, Reg. N., of Embro, has been appointed assistant superintendent of Wingham General Hospital, replacing Miss Nellie Wal- ters, who has resigned from the staff. Miss Harris is a graduate of St. John's Hospital, Toronto, and has had considerable experience in other hos- pitals. For some time she had charge of an outpost hospital. She will, as- sume her duties on Thursday of ,this week. _ Wingham Advance -Times. Ninety -Second Birthday ' Mrs. Agnes Alexander observed her ninety-seconds birthday on• Friday, February 18th, at the home of her grandson, Mr. ,Ed. Alexander, of the north boundary of Usborne. Mrs, ,Alexander was born on the Thames Road, her maiden name being Miss Agnes Gibson. All her life has been spent in Usborne. Mr. Alexander predeceased her 25' years-• rlast Aug- ust. Mrs. Alexander, at the present tine while able to be around, is quite frail. Her family consists of three daughters, Mrs. J. E. Creery, Mrs: Win. Thomson, and Mrs. Geo. Davis; also ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.,—Exeter Tifnes- Advodate. alt aa, a d moldy, 5. Re"ti ” i had colptl ; ..+t backache for Fo :r . years.. 1 o oh the' black. si of;• everything:. _Now, I write with extreme ,gratitude' ;fgoriOvhat Krusehen Salts 10as done ter :Mei The freshness - with • w'bicit I •start. shy ' day's work is perfectly'. marvellousAfter.,:' seven' 4eYe af' Krusehen, 1 felt better and could get up , immediately; without any special .effort: i ,am 57, and my early morning . dose of .Kruschen is - my salvation.":J. T. The kidneys are the " filters of the human machine. If they -become slug- gish, impurities find ,.:their way into the blood -stream and produce trouble- some symptoms—backache, rheumar tisin, and depression. , '• The numerous salts in Kruschen quickly coaxyour kidneys back to healthy normal action. As an immedi- ate result, you experience relief from those old dragging ,yams_ As you per- severe, you lose„yonir pains altogether, !The Week' In Ottawa Wednesday, Feb. 23 Almost the full time of to -day's sitting was devoted to a 'discussion of the rules of the House. This is a subject little understood and of lit- tle importance outside, but it is of large • iielportance to those inside. The division of opinion was rather cur- ious. The gentleman who brought it up was Mr. Gladstone, the member for Wellington South. He was for shorter speeches and for more rights for the private members. Mr. Deach- man agreed that there was too much talk for the value of what is said. The point no decided was as to who is to place the value on what is said:; naturally each member thinks what he has to say is the all important thing.,; One could gather from the discus- sion that the private member is of the opinion that he is not being given the, consideration that should be giv- en, but again no one endeavored to explain bow any government could carry on and put into effect the opin- ions of all private members, each thinking his ideas would solve all of our problems. It was suggested that night sittings should be cut out, but the matter was not pressed. Proper expression was given to the onerous exactions- which are thrown on the ministers and members who have to be'present. The industrious members work frons nine in the morning until eleven o'clock at night with the ex- ception of Wednesday night and Sat- urday. Carry this' off -for five or Six months in the Year and the inevitable toll for those w -ho have to pay it Is fatigue of body and mind, and the low- ered efficiency which"accompanies it. This in substance was the contention of the mover of the resolution. The Minister of Justice thought the rules fair to, all, and indeed thought the rules were very good, but he consid- ered the discussion helpful. This is always said when a proposal is turn- ed down.R Tom•eid took time to -day to again lodge his annual complaint against granting so many Japanese fishing licenses in British Columbia. In his speech to -day he said that he was considered the bad man in British Columbia from the Japanese view- point. A new Liberal was introduced: to- day, Mr. Allan McAvity, of Saint John - Albert. He was returned by acclama- tion. The Conservative party is prepar- ing for a gathering here next week- end. This is considered to be a very important gathering as plans may be made to carrys en with -the present leaders or arrange a convention to select new leaders. Friday, Feb. 25 Pensions arising out of the war present every promise of being an en- during problem. Soon after the sign- ing of Peace, the Parliament of that day grappled with the question and put a law into force. It has been changed repeatedly. Usually it has been broadened; at times Arnie' 're- striction has been applied. in some form every year the 'question comes up, as it did to -day when ab aggres- sive demand was made for amend- ments. . The proposal put forward to -day was for pensions for . the widows of returned men weep, in their lifetime, were themselves ineligible for pen- sions. An organization of these, wo- men have organized in Toronto, but the prospects for their proposals be- ing adopted is very slit " but this proposal was the feature of to -day's debate. The Minister pointed out that if such a suggestion were, adopted you would have to give pensions to every man who served in uniform- He pointed out that the widows and chil- dren of disability pensioners and us- ability pensioners total some 2444,000. If all war, widows were included', this number would be doubled. In answer to some criticism that there was a tightening up in some of the Department's controlling pensipne, elInest r stated that if that as 1 ;c- the reason would, be found in• the way the Pension Set was abused. He said one- of the worst cases be PICOBAC PIPE TOBA.CCO FOR A MILD,COO1 SMOKE lowr th ca s fes what t ,. Commisai'pn, b y to l f►*ith In the me iber'a hours rom 8 to t + 1! r WoodswortJ . ago d':hJa 1,1..., before the gentle "01314P ke it a criq,,, ilial uffcnee for 'ani firm to di'bi large' a person because -he belonKed to sense 'particular, union. "l'he. Atli ster ` pf Justice pointe')).. out that this: "Matter' is, ultra ,vi?ron of the Federal Cavern - vent Mr. Brunnelle introduced a bill which !poem liable bosses who compel their employees to work on the Sabbath: The rest of the day was spent on the post office estimates, 0 BUILDD1N MOVED 'AS RODGERVILL SRODGERVILLE VANISHED (By W. H. Johnston• iu London Free - Press) In the days of the pioneer some )ages started out under such • favor able •circumstances that citizens fore- saw large and prosperous towns in the not distant future. Unexpected events, however,. bleat- ed their hopes, and people moved on to. newer and more fortunate centres. Such was the fate of the almost for- gotten, orgotten, village of Rodgerville. Situated about four miles north of Exeter, on the .London road, it grew rapidly. One of the earliest citizens was Matthew Rodger, who opened a brick yard and built a large double house. One side was occupied as a store and the- other' as a hotel... • As a merchant, he was a remark- able success, for,, as crops in this fer= 'tile territory produced abundantly, there was_pien of'grain.and dressed hogs to exchange for store" goeds. Rodger's storehouses were soon filled to capacity, and -he branched out in- to teaming to Lucile and when the Buffalo & Lake Huron Railroad was opened for traffic in 1858„ he sent his produce to Seaforth. Among his teamsters was one who became fam- ous or important locally, Archie Bish- op, wholater settled down to farming in Usborne, and who the electors of South"Itronewere pleased to send as their repi"esentative to the Legislative Assembly. 'Mr. Rodger's success and the needs of the people spelled opportunity for others, and the village grew apace. Business men flocked to the village, and various shops were opened and did a good business. The first set- tlers had come in 1836, lint the busi- ness boom was not until several years later. ,As Hay post office was only two miles away, it was not until 1868 that .I a post office was established in Rod- gerville, and named after its founder, Matthew Rodger, who died in the vil- lage. A fall fair was established and ran for some years. The three Grey brothers launched out in ,another direction. Besides, run- ning their blacksmith and wagon chops, they turned out the Grey ploys that for many years were, the par- ticular choice of aspirants for honors at plowing matches. Although fitted with a wooden beammand handles, the plow was so well made and designed that it was especially prized for turn- ing sod as well as for its wearing qualities. The leading brother was Jahn, and he was a popularlay preacher . and temperance advocate. For man y years he - held forth in all pulpits that were opened to him, which was prac-- tically every one. Encouraged by his success," he became an ordained min- ister in the Baptist denomination, and was a suceessful pastor. After 'his leaving the fuse, his brothers ceased to build the plow; and it passed out of existence. Railway Gives Setback Just as everything seemed rosy for Rodgerville, the London, Huron and Bruce Railway was built and opened in 1876. According to the agreement with Hay Township, a station was to be built on the Zurich road at Hen- salL ., This spelled the doom of Rodger- ville. New stores were built in Men sail and. opened. Mr. Clausin . his harness -shop there. Others- lowed, thers lowed, and in a few years :ilii tbu si nese houses were closed and mast: of• the buildings polled; down. The ur inal joint, store and hotel ,built `lam Matthew"Rodger is still. stand, Ansi three other small residences . are sit existence) as reminders 'et -the,oee• lively' and prosperous village of Rod- gerville. .F Youlaiust Relax: Too nrany men are .going under these days from higla nervous mon. and sleeplessness, You must-relat " and use Dr. Chase's Nerve Food -to replenish nerve force, and ire health and vigor . Dr. Chase's - READ 'KIDNAP MURDER "v S.S.Van Dine * Kasper Kenting, ne'er-do-well playboy, disappears with all indica- tions pointing to kidnapping. Both District Attorney John F. -X. Mark- ham ark- ham and Sergeant Ernest Heath of the Homicide bureau participate with Philo Vance in the exciting in- vestigation. Danger-- heroism— mystery -- all move this, account with arresting swiftness to a dra- b rnatic climax that will appeal to all readers. STARTS IN, The Huron Rxpo NEXT WOK , �: Yui' 'x•u.�tk ��:}