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The Huron Expositor, 1940-12-20, Page 277,17 .ti e McLean, Editor, eaforth, Ontario, ev- ternoon by McLean • logon rates, $1.50 a year in ign, $2.00 a year, Single ipso, `4 cents each. ► ,AFORTH, Friday, December 20 Welconie News It was welcome news to the whole anadian'bpeople that Hon. C. D. owe Minister of Munitions and Supply, had been saved after the boat on which he was sailing for England, had been torpedoed. Mr. Howe has been a member of the Canadian Government since 1935, when hewas elected to Parlia- ment for the first time as Liberal member for Port Arthur. For five years he was Minister of Transport and in April last became Minister of the newly created department of Munitions and Supply, which han- dles the :huge war time spending Programme ., of : the Canadian and Br tislh Governments and he has been largely, responsible for • the tre- mendous industrial expansion of Canada to meet war time needs. Previous to . Mr. Howe's connec- tion with Parliament and Govern- ment, he had an international repu- tation as a Qustruction engineer • .- Ill Con cracwr, work which particu- larly fitted him to head the Depart- ment of • Government over which he now so ably presides. In fact, he is credited by all parties as being one of the mostable men in the Govern- ment. overn= went. It- is stated that the Minister's purpose in making the dangerous crossing to Britain at this time was to increase the extent of co-opera- tion between Canada and Britain in the production and shipment of war supplies from this country. With Mr. Howe on the boat when it was torpedoed were three of the chief heads of . his Department, Hon. Gordon Scott, Col. W. C. Woodward and E. P. Taylor, and it is confident- ly believed that all three also escap- ed. All 'of which is more- welcome news to the people of Canada, as the men at this time of four such men from one of the most, if not the most important . war time departments of Government, would have been . noth- ing short of a calamity to Canada, as well as a hard blow for the Gov- ernment over-nment of Britain. Kind as Providence has been to us in this matter, it brings forcibly to our attention the fact that Canada --is-really at war, . and that the__.sub-_...A_ marine menace is . still a terrible menace, and possibly wit -1 continue to be so as long as the British Navy has the task of policing the Seven Seas, and doing it alone. • Moe Is A Cure For It The ' Canadian National Railway has made application to the Railway Board for permission to close the London, Huron and Bruce line, from Clinton, to Wingham. -, Such action on the part of the rail- way would prove not only. a .great hardship, but a heavy financial blow to . the people of the sections which it now' serves ` It would leave them without any facilities for the carry- ing of mail, and what is even much worse and more serious, it would completely isolate thein for perhaps, weeks at- -a time, ;during the winter months, if winter happened to bea severe one with much snow. Consequently the people of the towns, villages and municipalities) along this part of the Bruce line are up in arms and with some justice too. They realize now as they, per- ' haps, never realized before, what this branch of the line means to them -and how nearly it touches their fly vers acid their daily well being. to WS q.` testion, as to fliQst there are two sides. There oily e. , Iieni. nee Altou g h this r�ns trough an 'Istria second to n h e of Ontalk10 as - rt- thlekly peptilated" as of ,a. - Company cl iinS it is losing wire, money; ever' yeK byilk operatzen the loss last year being,. nine thousand dollars; anal it does not see why it should he caped upon to shoulder such yearly losses just for the privilege of being the mail man Just twenty short years ago this part of the London, Huron & Bruce line was one of the best payingparts of the system,. It was crowded with passengers and freight and, the com- pany then would no more think of closing it than they would of aban- doning parts of their main Iines. Times, however, have changed. The Iand is still there and there are just as many people on it. People who are producing just as much grain, live stock and dairy products. for export as they ever did, and are consuming just as many outside com- modities, that have to be shipped in as they ever consumed. But their exports are not being shipped out and their, imports are not being brought in by the railroad. Neither are these people using the trains as a mediurn of getting about, , The people, of . course, have the cure in their ovvn" hands. No , rail- road will ever abandon a paying branch, and the people have it in their power to make theirs the pay- ing branch it was up to twenty years or so ago. However, we doubt very much if. the people are willing or care be the people are willing or can be sequently, trains will cease to run over one more once famous branch line in Old Ontario. Thep Are Too 'Buse English doctors before the war estimated that the seven per cent. of the population already suffering from mental disorders, -would be tremen- dously increased if war should come. Such a belief - would seem to be justified. With loss of sleepowing to constant bombardments; destruc- tion and loss of life; because of the same ; blackouts and anxiety over members of families and friends serving abroad and in the -danger spots at home, it would seem almost inevitable that the minds of thou- sands would -give under the strain. Such predictions and expectations are, however, far from ..the mark. War brought national danger and national danger has a way of .shov- ing personal grievances aside to such an extent that self-pity, which is acknowledged to be - largely - the basis of most so-called nervous dis- orders, has given place to unselfish thinking: _There are too many things hap- pening now to distract the English men and women away from them- selves. Even the formerly affected have something else to think about, - and new cases are_ strangely miss- ing, we are told. They are all too busy now:' • These Are Real Curtains Scientists who turned coal, salt, lime stone and water into Nylon stockings have now fashioned some- thing quite different from the same materials. This new fabric called."-Krene" is now on the market in window cur- tains in twelve colors. And unlike old fashioned curtain materials that fade and stain or become moth eat- - en or mildewed, the new plastic cur- tains are quite immune from all such things. In fact they shed water rather than absorb it; _ contain no rubber, oiled fabric or woven goods. They •' will not rot or stick together, and when soiled can be washed clean with warm soap suds. What a curtain! But do you think theWomenwill approve? Not a bit of it. It isa pretty swell curtain - that some excuse can not be found for 'taking it down and,thrgwing It out after a year or two at most, while most curtains are changed with the Masons without any excuse at 'all. ".gene" may possess everything that is claimed for it, but show us ..theo�tria that n vvoul d buyit.Im- agine, m agine. any woman buying a curtain that she would have look for r 'a lifetime, even if it stayed dean, re- tained its . shape and all its colors, and only had to ,1e hung owe. Interesting Iteitie Picked From The. Flarbn 8.gpositor of Fifty and Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor December 24, 1915 Mr. • Isaac Jarro' t, of Kippen, is. these days a busy man and is taking an advantage of the good sleighing by getting :home Material for the re- modelliitg of His eutnedidings. Mr. Cleve Aitcheson,, of R•amiltoe,, M has engaged) with the olsone Bank in. Hensall in the planeof Mr. W- B. Wilson, who is now in training as a Lieutenant Officer. While descending a stairway in her 'home, Mrs. Patrick Walsh, Seaforth, made a misstep and falling fractured her left arm below the elbow, ,besides sustaining painful injuries to her back and head. Mr. Pearson Grieve, son of Dr. Jwo. Grieve, Seaforth, has .resigned his pos- ition as principal of one of Ube ward' schools in Toronto and has joined the 161st Regiment at Clanton and Will take his position as Lieutenant after the Christmas holidays. Miss Eva Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Holmes, has passed her approbation term at the Massa- chusetts General Hospital, Boston, taking a percentage of 91.2, and be- ing third highest in a class of 40. Maaster Lockett Johnson, of Varna, while practising at the gwm'nasium at the Seaforth Collegiate Institute last week, fen and broke his arm. The entertainment .given. in No. 12 school, McKillop, on Friday evening was an excellent one. Mr. McArthur of Walton gave violin selections, with 'Mouth organ selections by•William Johnston and Thomas` Shannon; trio by Mrs. E. Hrabkirk, Mrs, Garnet Hab- kirk and Miss Shannon; duet by the Misses Staples; solo by Miss Eva Scott; recitations, Misses Young and• Knechtel. Mr. 'William Morrison was the chairman. Miss C'hristena Dick- son, the teacher, deserves inch cred- it for the program. . The . renialtin of the late Adam Holmes, -who was killed In a railway accident .near Fort William on Satur- day, arrived' here on Wednesday and the funeral took place to Maitland - bank cemetery on Thursday. 8 Mr. Rufus Winter is home from Nelson, B. C., to spend the holidays 'at • t'he paren4al home of Mr, and' Mrs. Robert Winter. The following Seaforth • students are home to spend the Christmas holidays: Jennie Govenlock, Anna Weeds, Alice Carbert, Russel Best, Frank Doherty, ,Arthur Archibald, Brenton 'Kerr, Edith Scott and Leila Best. Mr. Peter Lamont, of Zurich, so- cured fourth , prize for his year-old, Dunham heifer at the Toronto Stock Show. The animal was sold for a 'handsome sum. From The Huron Expositor ' ' December 26,1890• Os' 'Friday' evening last the• pupils, ex -pupils and parents of thhe school section at Harlook turned out to the number of 90 and presented them- selves en':masse at the house of Mr. G, A. Newton, ,teacher. Later in; the evening Mr. Newton was presented with •a beautiful plush chair and dressing case by Master T. Neilans, and following this came Mr. W. Mills and J. Wells with a beautiful parlor chandelier, which they presented to Mrs. Newton. A very successful • entertainment took place at the new school at Rox- boro .on Friday evening last Mr. T. E. Hays.' wan in the chain and much credit is due. the teacher, Miss Camp- bell, for the,splendid, program. The history • class; or.Mr. Mr. McFaul, t•inefpal of Seaforth public school, made him a very handsome present before the school closed for the holi days. A large number of teams passed: through town on Tuesday all laden with bricks from Spinet's' brick yard. They were for Mr. Wm. McMichael, of Hallett, 1vho is preparing to erect a handsome brick residence next sum- mer. misses Grace McFFaul and Florence Johnson have returned, from Toronto to spend the holidays. Mr. William Bethune, pursuer on one of the Canadian Pacific Railway steamers between Owen Sound and Port Artbur, is, home for the winter. Mr. Andrew Calder has taken a very nice group photograph of • the Maple Leaf football club, the winners • of the, Crawford Cup. . Buf:dling operations are likely to be brisk on the .8th concession of Hib- bert next netts -nen Mr. John Fell is preparing to build a barn; inn. 'An. drew Patrick, a new driving house; Mr. George Silie"ry, Mr, Charles Aber - tart and Mr. James Morrison, intend raising and enlarging their )barns. Mr. Thomas Geary is going to build a new brick residence. It is said that Mr. Samuel Sm1llie, who for the past three years has fill- ed very efficiently and satisfactorily the position of towndblp clerk for Tuckersmith, intends to retire at the close of the year. Mr. John Hannah left on Friday last for British Oolumbia, wihither he goes with 'diel .view 'df opening up a market there for his creamery butter. A Tittle dan'ghlier of Mr. Joseph Abell, while sleigh riding with other children, bad' her leg :broken on Thursday of last 'week. We have to thank - Mr. Robert Gov- enlock, of ltboKi!ilop, for a basket of delioiens grapes. They are nearly_ las fresh and finely flavored as when pulled. : ' The Winthrop • Ohees'e Factory Co. has) agreed to make the cheese for 21%c, not 214. Mr. Janina Whitney, of Seaforth, recently •received 9n afi'pointment to a reepotid1bie and' 4lue ative position in a jewellry store dn, Horner, Ill. The Many frleads fiettabtrate of. Rev. W. J. C'larnk:'.pastor of First Preabyteriair Cbrtrdh, Londi+on; Will be pleased to learn titiat at this eammritlna len servdn last Sabbath 09 anew 'm'ieinbbeus were' nec1'Vdd into the ehttnefr, "She says she's sorry}—but she only suits 'off the face' hats." Phil Osif er of Meadows • Lazy Meadows • (By Harry .1. Boyle) 0 "SPOILING THE CHILD" It's•. dark these nights'when we fin- ish the chores, Last night it was snowing a little - . big,' white flakes that spewed a Iittle as they hit the lantern glass . . . and left big blobs of wet when they melted on a person's face. It hal been a long and hard day, spent •fer the most part fn wrestling with crooked limbs' and "top" wood being hauled up to buzz for next winter's! wood supply. Stopping.' to blow out the lantern, I could hear a pair of uneven tod- dling steps tripping across "the kit- chen floor. When I stopped to'brush the snow from my boots, the sound of "Da, Da," seemed to reach out and stab, me_ somewhere in the vi- cini'ty of wirat I have always sup- pesied to be a heart. It was Patricia Ann, toddling out to the door in that "first step" gait of hers. There she was steadying herself on "the chair inside the door and waiting to lie picked up. 'Waiting to slide two chubby' fiaats around a weathered neck, unmindful on the melting snow and laughing and winc- ing at the stubble beard all in. the same instant, The supper meal has become al- most a ceremony at Lazy Meadows: Quite dutifully Patricia Ann will sit up at the table in her . high .chair and receive the vitamins. prescribed, . by Doctor Jim. Soon she'll start climb ing up 'and riding 'on the sideguards of 'the chair in 'cowboy', fashion and when Mrs. Phil lets her down on the floor she'll edge around the hired' man, and come tugging at my over- all's. Ganerally I don't pay any atten- tion. "Da! . . . Da!" . . , and) the tug' grows more impatient and she finally win by being pie"ked up. Slie's a queen in her own rights. We' are her humble subjects. No dia- monds or crown jewels glitter on her fingers . , just a. chubby fistthat has. more -influence, at /east, in our household. "Phil, you're spoiling that child," Mrs, Phil frowns down -from the eth- er end of the• table, but Patricia Ann smiles and proc„eds• quite undisturb- ed to accept the occasional offering of food not included in her regular diet. Baby girls., are spoiled, I suppose, by their fathers. . It seems that fa- thers generally fall prey to the win- some charm of a baby girl They frown and appear stern : . . and say, "Now, don't you let me`- eaten :you doing that again." But when Mother i.sn t looking, they gently pat the tiny one on the bands4 and try to appease for the slight harshness of the tone :adopted. Mothers have a hard task on their hands as far as baby girls are con- cerned. If the baby girls grows up to be an upstanding model of fem- ininity . . . the father beams with pleasure and accepts all the lavish praise. If the/ girl falls by the way- side or grows a little tomboyish, the fathers growl and groan about the present generation and say to. the mothers, 'Well, if you hadn't babied her like that, ehe would have turned: out better." From my own meagre experience I would say that fathers are to blame for the spoiling of haby girls. ' As. one man recently put it, "It's, so nice to have them grow into fine ycung ladies . . , but it's so much nicer to spoil them . - God bless their, wee hearts!" Indians Contribute • • • • To War Effort Indians in practically every part. of Canada are ,contributing •generously to Can•ada's war effort, their domes - tions taking .many forms. •Reports by returning treaty -paying. parties and by Indian agents tell of Slow whole- heartedly the Indians' are behind the Dominion in the conduct of the war. Not only have the Indians been anx- ious to turn over substantial Suess from band funds for the purchase of war bonne and certificates. and for other war services but they have dip- ped deeply into their meagre person- al funds to help' the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and the care of evac- •uated• children. Records maintained in the Indian: Affairs Branch •eiroW that donations made to date to war services total nearly $3,000., 7,ltiis' figure represents only a- small part of the contributions) made as !,press' and other reports indicate that many su'bs!erl.ptions have gone %directly to the tonal organiaati•ons, while dona- tions of- furs, clothing, and other articles have not been givens a maane- tary - value. A treaty -paying officer,who reeeint- 1y retained front' .nte 'there Manitoba reported a donation of $260.86 by the bands in the Norway 1 -louse Agency. The extent of thep ers+ona' sacrifice made by the Indians in these bands o t . gather such a sum will be better nnderstoad when it' is re1aett Wred that Oraetically • ttbe onlytit!bney nee*by' Metre Indiana is at treaty payiifrg time, 'Paolt 1nditato rets'1 04 $5,00 ds. vnd#oubtedl-ly a ,goodly part of inelt treaty payment went to make up this donation. Indians :from the Inland Lake, Gods Lake, Oxford Rouse, Cross- Lake and Norway House bands contributed. • Other contributions of which the Department has been advised or is handling' -include. those from various bande in Ontario, Saskatebewan, and Alberta. The. Red Cross is, the most popular object to which the Indians donate.- The Six Nations Indianrs• at Brantford Made the handsome dona- tion of $1,000 to this worthy cause, and the Blackfoot Band in Southern Alberta made a contribution of $1.00 per head of the band, the Red Cress benefitting to the extent of $850. Otte' er :donations included, Mississauguas of the Credit (Brantford) $150; Rice Lake Band (Peterborough) Red Cross, $100; Salvation Army, $100; Parry) Is- l'and Band, Parry Sound, $5; Tyen- dinaga Band, .Belleville; $100; Cape -Croke!. and, Bruce 'Peninsula, $100; oohapowaee Band, Iteglna, Sask.; $.17.50; Couchiching Band, Fort Pran- ces, Ont., $69; 'Cat Lake Band, North- ern Ontario, $12. Canadian •I,ndians gave generously of their, •rnan power in the first .Great War and In the .present Struggle they. are again we`11 r'eprefUted, 3n vinare serving overseas and' at tongs,= On many .ef *h6,loaarveg India* W' en, refuse,, to he outdoner byt their 'hint - fent hifent tact ar.4 entering into 04 milt :,f the variiitrs t -at e'ervitctt '' *t#h en, iilLuklaiatrt'. • Colin pers Pleasant Sureripe A number of friendla pleasantly - surprised) leer. aad Mrs. A. E. Wuerth en Monday ntglat, it being the caeca• sion of their 25th wedding annivers- arr. The evening was spent planing cards, after which a dainty lunch was. served: -.Exeter Times -Advocate. Church is Redecorated Zlhe public' was cordially invited to the reopening of theEPhames Road United Church whte.i hasjust been redecorated, on Sunday morning last at 11,15, when the special Speaker was Rev. Duncan McTavish of Londion.-- Exeter Times -Advocate. At the Harbor ,• In contrast with the activity whicar prevailed at the 'harbor last week;. things are -very, quiet this week. No new arrivals have been added to the number of ships wintering here. The only other vessel expected here before the season closes is the St. A. A. Mud - son, which will bring the.total winter fleet to ten grain vessels. The tug John R. Stever bas been, engaged by the . Goderich Elevator Co. to 'break ice in the harbor this winter. and car- ry supplies to the fleet. The tug is' owned by the Chatham Dredging Co. and is skipped by Captain Sennet. She put in here early last Friday morning.—Goderich Signal -Star,, County Machine Shop . The road commission, of the Coun- ty Council has completed its) new ma- chine shop at Auburn, a one -storey concrete building, 60 x ,100 feet.. It is move being equipped " with crane, lathe, acetylene' welder, etc., and: Bert Craig, of Grand Bend, 'has taken. over his duties as chief mechanic. Ile and 'his family have taken up resi den'ce in the former hotel, now own- ed by the. county. • The commission,. whieh is 'spending over $4,000 on its Aubu r plant, inspected- the new con- struction Wednesday.—Goderich Sig. nal -Star. Roof Collapses On Team. At Milt' The shed roof covering the loading' platform and driveway at the Petri& chopping• mill collapsed with the weight of snow while a customer with team and sleigh was waiting, for his bags of chopped- grain. Fortunately the horses were not injured) but were badly frightened and would have rune away only that the sleigh was. held dbnn by the"Weight -of 'snow and: timbers. The roof ants wide and had no supports from the ground, but was braced trop' .the budding. As it came down it ripped off a eonsiderable por- tion of the metal siding of bh•e mill front.—Clinton 'News -Record. Liman Mill Burns Only a heap of smouldering ruins' marked the site of what was for near- ly half a century known as the "Luc - an Mill." • Fire - of unknown origin, discovered Saturday completely gut- ted the interior, destroying machin- ery and stock, the replacement oc• value with t'he buildings estimated at about $60,000, .partially covered bir in-• prance. The mill was owned by' Rob Roy. Flour .Mills: Ltd"' The await fire brigade responded to the alarm.: promptly, but the fire had gained such fierce headway that little could be done to control it. Floors collapsied quickly udder their weight of ma- chinery and stock, the interior turn- ed into an enormous .furnace,Zurich. Herald. Elected Moderator Rev. Fred Williamson, Mitchell,. Hon. Capt. and Chaplain N. MacKay,. Perth Regiment, . Hamilton; Rev. J.. K. West, Montkon; James McKenzie,. Mitchell and: K. E. Steffan,. Monkton,. attended the Stratford Presbytery sessions of the Presbyterian Church held in St. Andrew's Church, Strat- ford, on Tuesday at which Rev. Ii. R. Williams, Avontoh, was elected mod- erator.—Mitchell Advocate Good Health Here The Board of Health met on Tues- day evening with George F}diglho fer presidling. Health Officer Dr. K. W. McLa.ndress, sanitary inspector; Dr. C. A. Houze, the Mayor and A. -„W. Bdowes, secretary, were on. )hand for the meeting. The reports show a splendidi 'condition of health pre- vailing in the town.—Mitchell Advo-- tate, Has Job At London Former County Constable- Jack Stewart, veteran smithyoo! Belgrave; has secured a- good job at his, trade' wibb a London) munitions firm. Still' a big, husky man in his sixties, Jack says he can help win.tlte wean better by wielding the biacksm)ith'di ha niter ,than by wielding the baton, and any- way nyway the young :felfowa a today could not fill hie silueern—Wingthamt, Advande- T rose, , Ice and Selo' Fell From Roof Thursday afternoon the ice ' and Mow' that had, ebllected on the roof 'di' the bominion Bank building, over , Mason's stere? Slid off ,the roof • onto the walk below. It landed) Wath a ter - rifle crash .and four ladies .escaped) be. 7i1Yg inrdrer „taro &Valenti -be by a' few seconds, The 'Weight of the lee and srirovgi was so great that it tore about. ('f ontflstt On ata 8')` .