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The Huron Expositor, 1945-01-05, Page 2••••-a a 're a I I WARM IS it? ere i the stable accommodation , or the horses o the farmers of this strict when they bring them into aforth? That i the question that Was, first asked The Expositor on the torday before Christmas. In fact it was ' asked four different times -that 'day by four individual farmers, two from Tuckersmith, one from • McKillop and one from , Hullett Township. And the same question was asked a number of times last week. The answer, of course, is very siMple-: There is none No accom- modation of any kind. But the query • which invariably follows that an- swer is not so simple. "Why?" the farmer asks. And we can't tell him. We are well aware of the fact that the farmer needs this accommoda• - tion which Seaforth alone, of the • towns and villages in the county, is • entirely without. There is ample - stabling for horses in Wingham, Clinton, Hensall, Brussels and Dub- lin, why not in this town? " Last winter and the year before • were comparatively open winters in this district. There were only odd days when snow kept the cars, and • 'trucks 'off the roads. For the most part there was free wheeling until spring. But this winter is something else again. It is a gentle reminder • that we, live in the snow belt. That • we must expect snow, and a lot of it. In recent years provision has been • made to keep not only the highways, but the county and township roads, • °open for/motor traffic, but already • the heavy and expensive snow plow - Aug equipment on the provincial • highways bas been taxed beyond • eawity. The same applies to county equipment; and the township equip- , mint does not lend much hope to motorists en the concession roads. If the ,snow continues to fall, dur- • ing this month as it did last, the roads off the highways will soon be •completely, blocked to motor traffic, and they, will continue in that state until spring, because there is not suf- ficient heavy equipment to open them and keep them open. People will • tither have to turn back to the horse and cutter days, or stay at home. That is why the question of horse aeconunodation is prominently to the • fore again. And, if this winter ful- fdls its early promise, it will stay • there. Not every farmer owns a • truck or a tractor to break the roads for him. More than half are depend-• , ent, upon horses for transport al- ready this winter. And that half should be given consideration. Farm- •eri need some place to kee their horses from the weather while wait- ing for their• chop, or While• doing • their business or shopping in town. •- It is all right to say they can go some where else, if they are not sat- isfied, but distances are very limited where horse transport is concerned, and indifference to that fact is sure • to cause resentment. And rightly so, • Solving the problem is not at , all impossible. The country would will- ingly co-operate ;with the town to • furnish stabling for all in need of it, and while the initial expense might • be heavy, in the end it would prove a valuabletown asset. Another View Another view of Canada's Prime Minister was given recently by Mr. • 'Kenneth • Wilson, of the Financial Post,- who is considered the ablest financial and economic reporter in Canada.. - kiag of the' Quebec Confer• - enee, Mr. Wilson said: "When Prime • Minister Churchill met the Canadian gbinet at Quebec, he closed the Proceedings with an uneit*cted and ply-movit g personal tribute to Xing. There were tears in his •he8 spoke of his admiration le'hOthip towards Canada's 1, r;• Those ' who were 4- great emotion - Mt Churchill Ofet think So: 4. he 4o it hcynct:t Thia an certainly be taken'aSaii irAPArOal. AS, IKr, son nor hIS paper have ever been political friends of the Prime Minis- ter. It can also be stated with equal truth that this lasting bond of friendS1111) between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Xing has brought incalcul- able results for both Canada and Great l3ritain. Newspapers Best II. J. Heinz, president of the world famous' food products firm bearing his name, or rather that of his father, made the statement a week ago that his company had decided upon a newspaper advertising bud- get "many times greater" than for previous years. The president also stated that the company. Will discontinue sponsor- ship of the radio program, "Informa- tion Please," and place the bulk of its future advertising in newspapers. The decision, Mr. Heinz said, was made as the result of comprehensive surveys to determine the best adver- tising media for food products. * . , Where Bombs Did Fall It may be news to us in Canada as • well, perhaps, as to many people in the. British ies, to learn that the most heavily bombed of all the City of London districts is Westminster, which contains among other build- • ings, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Westminster figures for the per- iod from September 3, 1939, to Sep- tember 3, 1944, are 1,955 alerts, 1,071 high explosive bombing incidents, 11 land mines, 95 major oil bombs, 30 • robot bombs, and many thousand incendiary bombs. Civilians killed in Westminster by bombs numbered 1,Q99 and the injured list totals more than 5,000. More than •60 civilian defence workers were killed, and more than 200 were injured while fighting bombs in this arta. • Among' Westminster buildings completely destroyed are the British House of Commons, Guards Chapel, Christ Church' and St. James' Church. Westminster Abbey has been damaged, and Buckingham Palace, in common with practically every building in the whole of West- minster,' has had its windows, ceil- ings and cloors blasted. We don't know much about war in Canada, do we? • What Price'Turkey ? The memory of our ,Christmas turkey has been greatly heightened ever since we learned thata price of $6.20° a pound and a total of $108.50 was paid at Alexandria, Minnesota, for the grand champion turkey' of the Northern States Turkey Show, which officials of the show said they believed both figures were new na- tional records. • This' turkey, which was shown by John Allen, was one, of 500 exhibits • from all parts of the nation, and was purchased by the 620 Club of Min- neapolis. • • Quitting New York The Tokyo radio, it is reported by the American Office of War Informa- tion, last 'week sent a. radiocast in English and beamed to the United States, which said that great fear of "the danger of German bombard- ment" by flying bombs, is causing New York City • citizens to make "hasty preparations to evacuate" • the city. • "Even though there is, •a report • that no German bombs have yet landed in New York," Mayor La Guardia has said he is "afraid of a possible panic" when the bombs do come over, Tokyo said. So some time.m.,the near future if Canadians see • a train load of evacuees passing through their sta- • tions; or awaken sortie morning to • find their highways alive with every • kind of moving Vehicle and ern* • of people dot, theY will-know,What Lt means and why—the Goltans are bombing Nevir York and its millions •are quitting the ei laaatatagfa - • ' • • The Huron ExpOsiter January 9,19Q,. c. Mr. I. Fotbeeinghana of Tucker- anatta"etad hie prize draft team. to Mr. P. Hammer, of airienapeg, who talee tIlein to the West aeg show purpose. • 4jss.Alice Dougall and Mips Edna *ahitee„beth of • Dettaat; whit wer spending holidays with their' parents and friends ill' Renee% -haee returned to Detreit. •' • Miss McConnell, who has been mil- liner with Jona ae Caldwell, Hensall, has returned to her home in Coning - wood. The members of the Seaforth Curl- ing Club held a very successful and enjoyable meeker and euchre on 'rues - day evening of last week. Twelve tables were in play. The first Prize went 4o Mr. John Beattie and M. Taos. Grieve, Egmondville; second to John McIntosh and third to Thomas Beattie. The consolation prize was vabriaby Mr. Harry Stewart. Miss Catherine Kehoe, of Toledo, Old°, has' purchased from Mr. Joseph McCann his property on East Gode- rich Street, now occupied by Mr. Jos. Matthews. 11 -,,te,Weeeeare e • ea.', ; ir It tales apliiStO0frit +tree to at4 the spice of feaitivq day.- Iteeeeltie to set the Mod 'Or the whele 'Wag. r 440 tO Wuk or ahe pace. Where there were no Chrestnias trees tbis year. Some patees, of course, taraply, cut afford it, and that es a reflection on all tbe reeteaAlla. Qtaeapij naFa 0-0 edee,butiont, Mast be a. reflection the people themselvea. thea, ' end it was 'a '444Pa"...4.9a.44.1, -Mr. Blythe Stephenson, traveller for the Wihnipeg Paint & Glass Co., 'visited- friends in town this week. Miss Ethel Harn, of McKillop, has taken a school at Ethel. Miss Hazel Winter left this week to resume her duties on the staff of the Conservatory of Music, Toronto, after spending the holidays at her home in town. • Mr. W. Dow, who has been teller in the Dominion Bank for some time, his been transferred, to Peterboro. Mr. R. H. Archibald, son. of Mr. and Mrs. James Archibald; of town, has been appointed pritacipal of the Listowel _Collegiate. A large coal oil engine has been installed in the ehepping mill at Staf- fa. .It was purchased from A. Oliver. The officials for Seaforth for the year 1920 will be as follows: Mayor, Dr. Harburn; reeve, Dr. Grieve; coun- cillors, C. A. 'Barber, J. W. Beattie, G. P Cardno, W. HaeGolding, G. D. Haigh and R. G. Parke. -An address was presented to Rev. and Mrs. Johnston, of,,.Varna, before leaving for Lucan. It was signed by J. T. McNaughton. and John' 'E. Spar-. row. The Hensall cou- ncil for 1920 is come posed of the ,following: Reeve, 0, C. Petty; councillors, George Hudson, Wm. J. Jones, E. Pfaff .and, Nathan P. Wa.riener. • Mr. Fred Deitz, of Manley, has pur- chased a new home in Brodhagen. 'pais was written o the aety that Mrs. Phil asked Me to get her a tree. Christatees haa come and ,aea,a aance There was a gentle snow drifting down on the moraing that I 'We 'a back,to the reforeraed strip to get . spruce tree. Patricia Ann, of+caursit; eagle with me, and she was defernie ined that we should put down the bag pine at tae end of the potato cdeld. It stands about thirty feet high and she refused to +believe me when I pointed out that it would be a trifle large for the living room at Lazy Meadows. • She settled quite peacefully for a six-foot spruce. Our reforested strip is beginning, to crow a in and it re- quires thinning. .Next year I'm going to cut about fifty, of them for the Christmas tree -market. Coming back on the bobaleigh the homes shied when a rabbit bounced across the laneway and she wanted to know, of course,' whether it were Peter Rabbit or not. Then the queation,s started 'about where rabbits spend Christmas .and if Santa Claus fills their stock- ings and If they eat candy . . and one and' on until we reached the house. aa • ''. From The Huron Expositor January 9, 1895, Mr, Thomas Jarrott; of Hensall, formerly of Clinton Collegiate, has been engaged as principal of Court - right public school. Mr. Thomas Walker, of 'Clinton, has been awarded contracts for the stone work of two 'bermon the premises of Messrs. John and Thomas Biggins, Hullett, and Robert-Plewes, Tucker - smith. The council for the Town of Sea - forth will be compahed as follows: Mayor, W. M. Gray; Reeve; B. B. Gunn; deputy reeve, James Watson; coanciflors: East Ward; John Nev- illes, P, Keating, John Robertsota; South Ward, James. Gillespie, George ,Sills, Frank Gutteridge; North Ward, Josiah " Tyerinan, John ,Weir and Robert Winter. Mrs. George II. Barr, of Sebring- ville, is at present visiting her mother, Mrs. James Kerr, of McKil- lop. ` Miss Elizabeth Hillen left on Mon- day to attend the University of To- ronto. Although -only 21 years of age she expects td pass her -final exam- ination for her degree net. June. . Mr. Fred Clarkson, eldest son of Mr. C. Clarkson, of town, Passed bis' examination e at Toronto Normal School with' honors: Large quantities of grain, wood and logs are beiug brought into market at Hensall. Mr. T. J. Berry, horde buyer at gen- sail, shipped another car load of horses •for the American market. • Mr. H. J. Crawford, of Parkdale Collegiate Institute, paid a 'flying vis- it to Seaforth during the holidays. On Sunday +afternacin. while Mr. Hanley, the town constable, and Mrs. Hartley were driving along. tile North Riad in a cutter, the horse shied, up- setting the vehicle and throwing the occupants out. Mrs. Hanley was coa- siderabler shaken up and had her arm broken On. the same day Mrs. Tay- lor, of TuckersMith, slipped and fell, breaking her area at the wrist. readizat -operation, was recently performed upen W. Milne, of Ethel, for the removal of something of the nature of a cancer frem the breast. Mr. Warta Holt lies clieposeel or his hotel at Grand Beff'd to Mr. Ed. Bog- senberry, fOr the ettime of 0,000. The election results in Tuckersnaita, were as follows: Renee, J."Shertheid; Deputy Reeve, P. McKay; •Oatnitillors, JeMcCloy, A. Ceimes and J. Patterson. Mr. R. Lciga,n, hanker of tolvn, late purchased tile Daniel Wagon farxit on - the lakd 131ibia road, near Hayfield, . Globe TrotfWhen: ritrove 1aa*it be& tWenty feet 1644 and ton fOat Wide." Stapablinine:•loundo'Ilko at .+141+ 'aalareCatistmats was lite Talk? tea acathae» altar .134,PPa cone:. for Patricia Ann at leapt. Waratatiched It ley'the ab:aeage 'Of COM. 444 acFaad 'Main •duriag the day I kept weeded/ea if he were well an if in that distant §pqt, :Ware could: be a toucb of Christ-. •Mas, feativitie • R-1C.E4a. 'ware gone ad the:+litale'galaearhaireil gid Was p*:44 ere into bed haaaing. her,aeae, doll and t e4 g th rnCc,' :Maki - aaudetess e4,41 ing beech and inapha.embers th the 07-"-liecels wr ne end a ceitaite aintint of paper and .ribbon aidoldseals were- cat- terad areend tha,aloor. "The glee)* of to day waft failing but Ole tree look- ing just a little tired and, watedlike some ancient monarch whose rein is almost over, still seented to domin- ate the picture. . Christmas seems. to 'be one respite from this mad, selfish world wealive in. Man forgets his own greediness long enough to remember Others, crams himself with enjoyment doing it, and then goes, back to the' old "dog-eat-dog" policy that governs his - life for the rest of the year. We can • at least be thankful .that Christmas and what it stands for hasn't been eliminated from all the world. May- be some day we'll realize the folly of it all and let the Chrtstnias spirit into our daily lives. Another Christmas has 'oerae and gone! Let's hope that the vacant places will be fihled before another one comes around, and that the plac- es which will never be filled, haven't been emptied in vain. to JUST A SMILE OR -TWO :1 -- — The Maid approached the head of the house. "P -please, sir," she said shakily, "there's beep. a man, at, the door with a pitiful tale of woe, and—", The master of the house waved her away. ,- - "Can't help it, my girl," he snap- ped. "It'e all tammy-rot, and it leaves' ore quite gold." "Yea: sir,": replied the Maid. "I thought perhaps It would. I and he's taken your overcoat from the hall." • 'John: "I think Sybil will make me an ideal wife.Every time I go there I find her darning her fathees...,socks." James: "That caught me, toe, un- til I noticed that it was always the same sock." "Mah bredren," said a Negro preacher, "when yo' hears Gabriel sound his horn, yo' wants to he ready to jump." "Mah goodness!" excitedly exclaim- ed one of the congregation„"am he acomin' in an automobile?" The chief constable of a small town was also an expert veterinary sur- geon. One night the telephone bell rang. The chief constable's wife an- swered. "Is that Mr. -Jenkins?" asked an agitated voice. "Do you want My husband in his capacity as veterinary surgeon or as chief constable?" • "Both, niadam," came the reply. "We can't get our new bulldog,to op- en Ms mouth and there's a burglar in it." Huron ' ede aati Agriculture-, arm -,••••••arc ea -ea +e• • an EideiaitiVe+Carteeit Tour • 14V. r ,or4,QtQtiwn,, 0341§014frivaA;;70.10000.;.',Wr Mrs. YVA1.14.*:.R9A9,' 4V+94. 91#9 tend and le leaving Qtteaett. 17#4 the band fer Op. PaCigia' 640+ *411:004- 15.4nCi4:.,0014-rk'Pr°' gram in. tilktnnsiW;).41ta.-''Ott"nt'ikrget, .-• cettcft* .k, ttat ltfikaaie' glI4V2 17+0144#.k.:17,79,•Eiter Times,Advociter. , •• 4 • Index of Farm 'Prices' • The index figure for the wholesale price of all farm products' dropped ,from 104 at the beginning of the year to 101 in September based on the Year 1926 at 100, according to, the latest issue of the, Economic Annal- ist, of the Deminion Department of Agriculture.' The index figure far wholesale prices of -field products in September was 91, compared with 92.1 at the beginning of the year, and that for the wholesale Price of ani - .mal prOdects was 117.8 in September compared with 119 at the' beginning of the year. Federatioe Participates in Production M eet The Canadian Federation of Agri- cultare, as the national voice of or- ganized agriculture in Canada, ' was accorded a prominent role in the an- nual Dominion -Provincial Conference on the 1945 prodpction program, held in Ottawa,* Decem,ber 5, 5 and 6. Sev- en membersof the Executive -of the Federation, including the President and Managing -Director, H. H. Han- nam, were given seats at the confer- ence table. The entire executive of 12 members had been invited to Rea titipate, but -circumstances prevented, some from being present. In addressing the coriferente •on the final day, Mr. Tannam, who spoke just ahead of Honourable J. G. Gard- iner, ,Dominion Minister of Agricul- ture, who closed the conference, em- phasized the value and importance of this particular type of planning in production from year to year. It brought farmers into partnership in planning the direction of necessary production adjustments in a constric- tive way. Mr. Hannam stressed the trans- farmation, even revolution, that had taken place in the Past five years, from the old position of Widely flue., tuatiug prices, with farmers not know- ing 'what their neighbors were pro- ducing, nor Provinces knowing what each other's programs were, 'with sur- pluses being dumped on the -market, and With export surpliises+ on world markets depressing the export Vile - es, and those +depretaed expert -aria - es being allowed to goVern the Pribes at'home. This contrasted sharply' With the +Potatien today, with a pro - green ea rilateed prodaetiott, definite catitradte t�r etattreedities pro- Jeetedalliad one -pr. tiWO yearS; and With ,PriceS Stabilized at fairy sada-, 'faatory , 00fitr6fatleart Weevil hi Winter • 1"a". 'Steinge• * : ' • • Tieing. 'ffiialtakaaa quently attacked by a tiny light brown beetle ---the bean weevil—which lives inside aireeeeed and when fully grown emerge e ihriaigh a small circular hole made in the seed coat. It is widely distributed throughout Canada and is a common pest of beans. The weevil lives in a' small chamber in the seed which it forms while feeding. Each insect Makes only one such chamber but there may be many of these beetlefeeding at the same time in a single seed and the beetles may live for generation after generation in the' stored beans. • Infested seed •should be treated 'as soon as the weevils are noticed, says Alan G. Dustan, Division of Entom- ology, Dominion Department of Agri- culture. Unless this is done promptly the beans will quickly be anfit either for food or for seed purposes. All stages of the bean weaeil are killed by sub -zero temperatures, so during the winter 'montas control may be cheaply and easily carried out by storing the seed in unheated outbuild- Inge. Although death of 'the weevil may not be instantaneOus, all feeding and development ends as soon as the insects are subjected to, outdoor con- ditions which means that no further damage to the seed takes place. Growers should be particularly careful not to plant beans containing eiving weevils, says' Mr. Dustan, for not only will the aerrainatiort of such seed be low but enahy of the weevils will escape to infest the new.,crop. The bean weevil may also be killed ,by fumigating the seed with carbon bisulphide. The procees is slow and rather_buthersorne, however, and for this reason growers are advised to follow tae simpler method's as out- lined. - Full directions regarding fumiga- tion will be sent to any one making application to the Division of Entom- ology, Dominion Department of Agri- culture, Ottawa. Rat Cages The use of rat poison where aniin- als and childrett may pick it up is always fraught -With danger, particle laaly in hatcheries Where the chicken house e are alive With .chickens. aome Poultrymen avoid the danger of pole - ening by' +plaeing tinbaited rat eages exactly in faint Of the rat bolea awl catching the rats as they emerge to "steri across onceof their runs. If the rat cage is proneily taken care of and the "rats dispeSedOf:by arovraing, a •geed /tatty rata vall ealfght In a day Siittont taking bait �r Dotson, and if tete fa, auftlAtenity,efiti,owov, ,ev a Ii4104'off Oto;*5 taito 'tan bt; (04461*144ittgecS) ' .st • - ' •lieltieed.aet GatieeaCee , 4 41 Flt. Sgt. J. Parks, of Glentataesta- tioned at Centralia, received esevere injuries when he fell from the top or a. ladder while making ad:Net:manta to the fire lease. Flt. Sgt. Parke lattd- ed on the cement below, ladder and, fire hose falling on 'tap of bitn. He was taken to Oentralia hespital where be is reported as impreying, Mrs" Parks and daughter, Ruth, reside in • Glencoe.—Exeter Times -400S*. e Wounded in Acton . • Mr. S. O. Fox received a telegram from the 'Minister of National De -a fence ou Thursday to inform hint that his son, Tpr. IL C. Fox, had beetta' officially reported wounded 'In action on December lath. .The nature of the wounds Were not yet available. Tpr Fox went overseas, in the fall of 1942 and is now serving in Italy.—Brus- sels Post. Jackrabbit The Sheppardton dietrict was in -a waded on Tuesday by tveopcore armed men from town, who sopeat ,the 'after-' noon hunting the speedy jackrabbits. , The block eatt to Nile was cavered,'. and about fifty jacks fell to the hunters' guns. The afternoons sport was considered a great success, and e it is - proposed to revive the weekly Wednesday afternoon 'hunts which for: several years were a regular' winter feature.—Goderich ;Signal -Star. • • Purchases Business The jewellery and gift .business or, the late E. C. Robertsonhas been pur- chased by George Filsinger of towo,,. and the store hap been reopened for - business. Mr. Filsinger Is a young man well and favorably known, and , la to .be congratulated on acquiring a, business so' well established in pablia favor-i-Goderich Signal -Star. Wrist Fractured Miss+ Josie Saunders had an unfor- tunate accident On Christmas- Eve. While making arrangements at her) apartments, on. West St. for the ;com- ing day's festivities, she, fell and broke her eight vit1t.i-Goderich Sig- • Gone To Lumber Camp Richard Leggett left last week for, Blind River, Ont., where he , has se- cured employment or the winter.' Months In, one of the lumber -camps.'. —Blyth Standard. Carol Singers Bring _Joy To Shutins , . A group of carol singers, driven by: Mr. Orton Stubbs, with his 'faithful' horse, toured thevillage en Chrfstmaa ,Eve and sang carols to the sick arida hutins. After an hour of .singing the choristers were invited to the home or Mrs. 'Jamie Sims and Miss Mehla Me-, Elroy, where the hostesses, assisted by .,MISS Elizabeth Mills, served bota coffee and ' refreshments-, to about twenty. The group were glad to have4 in their party •Pte. Harold Wightman, Sgt. Glenn, Kechnie, LAC. Barrie Mc- Elroy and John McElroy, of the R.C. N.V.R. • Thanks and appreciation is+ extended to the singers by those who enjoyed the carols.—Blyth Standard. Blind War Veteran Returns iarrae. • On Friday evening Pte. Stuart Hen- ry arrived home .from -overseas. Ile waeaccompanied" by his wife who met him/ at London. He •arrived in Lon- don about noon and is now at Mee, holne on Minnie St on thirty days' leave. Stuart had the,misfortune to lose the sight et both' his 'eyes whilee fighting on. July 21st. ' A bomb fraa- ment was the Cause of the accident. He was met at, the bus station by ' Mayor Fred Davidson,: the counctt menabera and representativesitem the ) various organizations who a:aeon the town welcoming . committee.—Wing- ham Advance -Times. 1 86-YeareOld Man Cats Wood and Logs John MeLean, Cromarty, de, serves special mention this week for it has just been learned that he hF5,+ petformed a real teat -for a • man of his years. Eighty-six next May be cut his entire year'ssupply ef wood' this fall without•ay 'kelp. This- tom- ) prised some fifteen cords and in ad- dition he sold About two truele-loads of logs he had felled. We doubt if limey aeyoungar fellow, would; care to tulle thili task' singlehatdeda- Mitchell Adveeate. Large Returns From Turkeys • • Two of the Mora IMPortant turk- kee raisers in, this community added to their bankrolls hi the neighborhood e of nine thollsand dollars nand the sale of this tatteh-soaghteilter feed' at Christmas Utile: To say that this was all profit, however, Would be far from .the point. Mr. Percy Harris, of Ordmerty, Marketeetebout 800 turkels- that netted ovor twelve tons and Mr. Ted Poly,.dr ,ovea 400 bfri.Thelattei Still has a• 100**004 Oii g)