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The Huron Expositor, 1946-08-16, Page 2051 stabbi6b.4 1$60 McLean, ditor .. lshf?d at. Seaforth, Ontario, v-, htirsday afternoon .by McLean Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign $2.00 a year. Single envies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Authorized ap Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa.. • SEAFORTH, Friday, August 16 Doing Man's Work Experience gained during the war has pretty well exploited the old theory that man was woman's super- ior,in every kind of work, and at the same time has pretty clearly demon- strated that some women are much better than some men at some things. For one thing, their hands are smaller and quicker, which is a de- cided advantage on almost' any pro- duction line, and for another, women are ' much less apt to 'become bored and tired by monotonous work, a trait that has possibly been acquired through generations of housework. Whatever the reason, they have clearly demonstrated that there is, a place for them in industry, as they previously had in stores and offices, and' . ctor • managership.. will .not be and factory at all anxious to lose their services now that the war is over. 'Of' -course, now that the war em- ergency is over, some women will get married and leave the 'factory for the home, but there are a great many more, both married and single, , who will not. And there is no doubt but that from now onindustry will see more• and 'more women doing the work that in other days was looked . . uPop as man's exclusive field. ---.__. But ma -n -shouldn't ---be too depress-. '- ed, nor industry too elated. with the inew order, ''because statistics show that women are much more critical of working conditionsthan men. And they want adequate lunch periods, frequent rest pauses and perfect sanitary 'facilities. Also women lose more working days than men; between seven and. eleven days annually by women; com- pared ;to between., two and seven for linen. • Record Farm Production Farmers will 'generally agree that ' they are getting not much more than half as much- work from their farm help as they did twenty, or even ten years ago. From the farmer's standpoint, that' is not right. Why should be 'pay double the wages for shorter hours? But everywhere in Ontario today. we are hearing about bumper crops. Who produced them? The answer is found, of course, in increased effici- ency and new and improved farm machinery. ' These have largely been responsible for mord breaking pro- duction during roduction'diring the past -few years in the face of a greatly reduced acreage • under cultivation:; Back in the days when farm labor could be, had for the asking, and men were willing to work twelve, or even sixteen hours a day, the yield from the farm was only a fraction of that, produced by the tractor, the bailer, the combine and other new machines produce today. But, -these new farm machines were not only invented to ; increase crop . yields, but to lighten the farmer's labor as well; and we hope and ex- pect that 'in the next ten years, at most, the farmer's day and the farm help's day -Will be more in line with that of the city worker. Why should the latter'• have• all the advantages of .. the technical progress that is . going on in the world today? •' Must Help ''mall Business The.United• States!, Congress Com- -mittee .6n Small Business has come to the studied "conclusion that in this pot -war period 'small business needs help, and • "a more: militant and,.a'g- gkessivre policy on its. behalf!' And the committee goes on to say: treconoltny -without s nail' busi cess bakbt>En0 is, no &Ore colli. eti- fro than• the '+ artele of Germany or. 1. ',. ii ' tr it's: O n�'not ai u s f It'ues;Ga: o dot bt Wt. Outman - napew,uwwaa,mww,uoum.•wn� .e ss Jost: _ greed during the; ware years;, while in the- present Sella.. hie ftrr -chart ivaterials it could; not ,meet the competition, and was up against cc it, -just -as much as if there were a . policy of deliberate discrimination." This committee, after months of study, .has come to the conclusion that big business is not always a more efficient producer. But it can deal much better, with governments and, big labor unions, as well as In the control of raw materials, financing, distribution and research. There must be big business, of course. Otherwise automobiles could not be fabricated, steel could not be produced, nor .could communications_ be maintained on a small factory 1 basis as in the last century. But the committee concludes,, big business must be made to serve akid ,pot to crush the people. This congress committee report- is not only interesting, but absolutely true, and concerns Canada just as much as it does the people • of the United States. • Setting A Good Example Wedding frivolity that spills out of home's and churches and creates a traffic danger, as well a"s much un- necessary noise, is,' apparently, not confined to the smaller towns. A despatch from Ottawa ,last Friday says: "June, . , - ._.. June _.._the-...mnnth.,..for...._bxides >s_.. ,. over, and so; said Police Chief J. P. Downey today, is the honking of horns between the church and homes as wedding ,guests make merry. "With marriages still at a record rate, the Chief bowed torepeated complaints' and threatened toinvoke a sub -section of the highway Traffic Act, providing that `persons driving cars must not make excessive noise.' Infractions will be prosecuted, he warned." _:..senseless, __-dangerous--_and--•--.- annoying practise, and the Ottawa police, are setting an example that should" be followed by other towns and cities. • Sonne' Comfort A great many, if not a majority, .of the people in the Western World hold a distrustful `and uneasy feel- ing regarding Russia, ...the thoughts and the foreign policy of its leaders. It must be admitted too, that this un- easiness has been intensified rather than lessened by the words and ac- tions of Russian Ministers at the Paris Peace Conference. • But perhaps it should be pointed out, and this is as good a time as. any, that . while Canadian, British and American scientists have' been spend- ing a great deal of their time work- ing to perfect 'atomic bombs that can wipe out ..not, only cities, butwhole districts in the space' of seconds, Rus- sian scientists , have been working just as hardon serum that they hope and expect will extend man's allot-. ted span of life to 150 years. Consequently, as scientific research in 'that country is supported by the State, atom bombs or no atom bombs, the Russian government is very anx- ious to see that the -human race sticks around for quite a while yet. There is, at least,'some comfort in that when you come to think about it. • A Noisy Future An American, former General Doolittle, recently predicted.. that in nine years from now, 400,000 private planes will be flying in the United States.. - No doubt that is a sign of the great progress that is..being made in avia- tion, but one 'wondeis 'how much peace and quiet will be left the 'aver-. age citizen in that country long be- fore that goal is reached. It is going to .spell a -loisy future' if thousands upon thousands of planes are going to drone, night and day, over the countryside. Already ,householders living in the vicinity of large airports are' beginning to com- plain, but that.. will be •. as ' nothing "compared to the noise whey flying becomes as general as is predicted in the future. e Possiblybefore that day arrives,:.. plane noises will be muffled fled as they largely el: lv been inl �g Y a e b the .ut.o, or r otherwise the racket wilt b.terrlble. Intexeatin8.-items picked trc! m The Expipsitor qL fifty and twenty -live years ago. From The Huron Expositor August 19, '1921 Mr. A. 'Modeland, 2nd concession, Tuckersmithe has a field of millett from vhich`be pulled a stock' which, measured . four feet nine inebea,; )Miss Ruth Hills, Dublin, passed the matricul_ation•and Normal School en- trance with honors. Joseph Melady and Mildred McGrath also 'passed in the same examinations. Mr. John , Bolton who lives near Hensall, had the misfortune to have his wrist broken by a kick of a young horse that was running loose. In the recent list of successful stu- dents in the departmental exainina- tions of Seaforth Collegiate, -Scott. Ferguson obtained' honors in the Low-. er School, 'Chas.. Stogdial won the First Edward Blake Scholarship in science .option and aisle the Second Edward Blake in Mathematics option. Miss. Isabel Souter won the first Ed- ward Blake Scholarship in, Mathema- tics, being third in the province. Mr. W. A. Crich has returned from a trip to North Bay. Mr. Nell Klein has leased the store in the Williams block on • Main Sta recently vacated by' Jas. G. Martin and will move his butcher shop from the rear of D: F. Hutchison's store. Miss. Loretto Nigh, a former em- ployee of the W. J. Duncan factory, was the recipient of a beautiful para- i sol, given ,by, the staff.. Miss Mildred Duggan was also presented with a gift previous to her going away. The month of July was' the hottest - July on record iu •Canada. The me_ an average was 78 degrees~ An effort to obtain Hydro power for Bayfield and. the Township& of Stan- ley. and Tuekersmith to the east, is under way. Calvin Wetzel, aged 21 years, of Windsor, was drowned at Grand Bend, about 9.30 a.m. Sunday. He had -just finished• a course in civil ,engineering. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Drysdale, Hen- sall, left on an extended trip with rel- atives to the Western Provinces. Hydro is, fast becoming the subject of conversation in Walton and Mc- Killop. The many friends of Mr. Dennis ltiaioney; -of--Beechw'opd, regret '4;0 learn of the aceident in which he was involved • in Detroit, and wish for his speedy recovery. Mr. Arthur Hillier, -recently • out from England, has engaged with Mr, T. Murdoch, as courier on • Hensall Routs No. 2. 'Rev. Mr. Button, Walton, was at Milverton asgisting in the services of the late John Dobson. The comfortable residence of Mrs. Jacob, Barrows, Walton, has been sold to -Mr. W. G. Neal. • Statues are out; stained glass win- from now as they have tor people of 'clews are fp high favor, anal the Cana- this generation," explains Mr, Rams - diem Legion's 400 breaches lean to- den. Ward new Legion halls 'as memorials to Canadians who fell in World War II, Many., leading -sculptors , tell' The Financial Post they 'haven't yet heard of any statues or monuments being. erected to commemorate World War IL "The memorials put up after the last war caused a. lot ,of reaction— there were so many bad ones," de- clared Frances 'Losing, president of the Canadian Society of Sculptors. "There is a definite trend toward liv- ing memorials such as gymnasiums and stadiums, and it looks as if mon- ey is koing to be spent on them in- stead." ' 'Plans .to beautify Ottawa's Capital Hill as the Dominion's war memorial do not call for sculptured work at the present time, though it •is not consid- ereel, unlikely that a cenotaph will be erected. • Windows Popular From The Huron Expositor • August. 21, 1896 The young son of Mr., F. J:. Mc- Caughey, of Blyth, ' accidentally -fell down cellar on Tuesday afternoon and seriously injured his' back and head. Miss Annie Brett,-Seaforth, has obs twined the position of teacher in one of the departments in Orillia public school. Mr. G. A. Sills and two sons 1 on Tuesday to spend"a few days at Benmrller, camping and fishing. Mr. Chas. Donaldson; of the Bron- son Ling, Stanley, has growing in his garden a 'Scotch thistle' 71j2• feet in height mad bearing 95 blossoms. The following -left Seaforth' Tues- day; on the excursion to 'M'aniteba: Arthur Brownell, to Griswold; Mr. and Mrs. McDougall, Hensel], to Lari- vierri; , Miss Jennie Scott, Hallett, and Miss Annie Taylor, Morris, to Wolsely; Edward Sibbings, Seaforth, and R. J. McMillan, Jas, A. Fairser- vice 'and A. • McGregor, Hullett, to Moose Jaw; Miss Hattie Berry, .Lead - bury, to Estevaw; Mrs. John Allan and,Herbert Allen, Seaforth, and Wm. Best, Hullett, to Brandon; Miss Eva Sperling, Seaforth, to Ninga. • Mr. John Waugh, a well-known resi- dent of Seaforth, met his death on 'Saturday evening.' He was standing in the doorway with his right hand on -the top of the door. A bolt of light- ning struck him on the side, killing him instantly, Mr. and; Mrs. Benjamin Smillie took their departure from Kippen on Mon- day for their future home in Decaria, Ohio, leaving behind a 'host of friends who wish them prosperity and happi- ness in their new home. Mr. Robert Turnbull has purchased the- old Baptist Church property' on the corner of Jarvis and West Wil- liam Sts, from Mr. Jas. Graves, and• intends eresting a residence thereon and' will come to town to reside. Mr. J. G. Mallen, of the' Batik of Commerce, is holidaying in Toronto anddown the St. 'Lawrence. The 'harvest home picnic under the auspices of the Home Circle of the Hullett Grange and the Londesboro Creamery Co., was 'held in Belmont Park, east of Londesboro. Alfred E. Faust, 'of ,Ztirieh, wheeled to London, a distance of 42 bailee, a few days ago .in 21 hours with ease. Mr. Wm: Sleamon, of Usborne, more than a yearago, placed an eine pole for part of a anaffold in his barn. This .year it has branches growing on it 18 inches loibg, Thos. Bell,'.Ete'tr: $Vin. Lowe, Arthur Kn'oxt and Mita y H. Swan-ig, "Wrnghaiin and Henry Benkhblder, Morris, Were ori;" -the Steamer; Lae Ontario, which Collided with the Vtineattrer 1p, the fog off Partite** 'oint last, Week. Most popular form of war Memor- ial at the present, time is stained glass windows. The RobertMcAusland Co. of Toronto, largest .stained glass studio in ..Canada; foresees a continue- ous demand for memorial windows for ,at least two decades.. • The fore- cast is based on present business and the fact that the firm was rete/ping orders for war memorial windows fif- teen years after World War I ended. At present McAusland's has • a back- log of orders which will take almost a year and a^' half to fill. Windows 'are scheduled for delivery to churches in Alaska, the Northwest Territories -and' 'several- U:S. cities; -as 'weft as throughout Canada, during 1947. Depending. on' the size and the num- be:r of sections into which they are divided, stained glass windows cost from $200 to $10,000. John 0. Rams- den, who has been with 'McAusiand's for more than a quarter of a century, says his firm, does not favor realism in memorial windows, preferring • the use of appropriate 'religious motifs drawn from the company's • large lib- rary of historical religious art. "We. want our windows to have the seine meaning for people a hundred years monies. Top Much Detail Agreeing with, this, •inany sculptors point out that itoo-faithful reproduc- tion of • World War I uniforms' and equipment is part of the reason for statues falling into their present dis- favor. Careful attention to leggings and buttons has tended to Make many statues appear archaic in the eyes 1f those accustomed to the 'modern bat- tledress. Canadian Legion officials report that the 40a branches of their or- ganization plan to either build new club premisesor enlarge or 'redecor- ate their present "home," About 60 per cent of the branches already own their oven buildings: • Nearly all of them are turning, to their municipal councils with appeals for a portion of the funds earmarked for memorial speeding, and several have been suc- cessful. Recent ban on bingos• and raffles by several provinces has halt- ed many 'money -raising projects. Injured in Highway. AQoident Provincial Taaffic officer Prank Taylor, Clinton, investigated eaweek- ,end motor accideat ori King's High- way 8, between Clinton ,and Seaforth, opposite the farm.. of Roy James. Ken- neth Crawford, ,son • of Mr., and Mrs. A. M. Crawford', Wingham, is a pat- ient in Wingham General Hospital, He suffered a severe shaking up and neck idjuries. His three companions escaped, uninjured. Considerable dam- age was done the car which left the highway and rolled over in the ditch. —Clinton News -Record. 'Use of functional memorials in the form of auditoriums and hospitals, while still highly favored over statues; is meeting with growing opposition.' Opponents" of this form of memorial state that the varied' uses to which such buildiingswould be put will de- tract -from the significance prompting their erection. In many cases., they claim, such buildings would be' erect- ed in the course of time without such stimulous, and calling them memor- ials provides an easy "out," An ambitious project of this type is the auditorium for which Peterbor- ?MO,"•Ontario; .eitfiens and 'busiiiess firms subscribed $300,000. Plans call for the use. of flooring that would make the .building suitable. for such varied events as concerts and ice hockey. Individually, most veterans who dis- cussed the subject were opposede to large sums of •money being • spent on nonfunctional memorials, though none had any objection to a "reasonable" amount being spent on a cenotaph which would, serve as the focus of any commemorative or • patriotic Care JUST ASMILEORTWO "What became of your" secretary?" "I married her and now she's my treasurer." • As the master of the house smoked his pipe the- old .gardener was busy at his' digging. Suddenly the old chap straightened up with a jerk, seemed to think hard for a minute,'then gay.e.. the spade a vicious kick. "What's, the trouble, • Mac?" asked his employer. "Weel, sir, ye mind that Annie, who was maid here about 20 years ago?" replied Mac angrily. "I was standing at the back door wi' her one nicht and she said she was cault. So I gie'd her my muffler. Whiles, she said she was still cault,, so I gie'd her my coat.. An' it just struck me. that tbe. lass wanted me to cuddle her, am that inad I didna' think of it aflifei:" Mrs. Henpeck went to the bank. "I Want to know," she said to a teller, "how much money my husband has drawn out this month." "Sorry, madam, I can't give you that information." "Aren't you the 'paying•.teller?" she persisted. "Yes," he answered, "but I'm not the telling payer." • Husband: "What extravagance ! You have two hats to match that one dress." Wife; "Oh, no I haven't. I've only onedress to match the two hats." • "Well," said tlie insurance agent to the newly-wed Angus, "now tbat you are married I'm sure you'll want to insure, •your life." • "Awa' wi' ye," said Angus. "She's no that dangerous." Huron Federation Of Agricu1ture--FarmNews Need Care in Using 2,44) Weed Killer A warning about the use of the hormone .weed -killer 2,4-D has been. issued by the Division of Botany and Plant Pathology, Science Service, Dominion Department of Agriculture. Cases are an record, states the Divi-. Mena where the application of this weed killer has resulted in injury to nearby vegetable gardens or flower, beds..At a time when major emphasis is beingplaced on food production„ all possible care should be taken to pre- vent damage to garden plots'. 2,4-D is selective in its nattare when applied in the proper concentration to weeds in lawns, but many vege- tables, ornamental garden plants, shrubs, and trees' are just as likely to be injured_as:are the broad-leaved weeds. The following' precautions should be observed when applying 2,4-D: • , 1. Keep well away 'from all orna- mental -plants and'garden plots. a. Do not apply 2,4-D. on a windy day. The wind will carry the fine spray for some distance" 3. Clean out all spray apparatus, mixing pails, or watering cans with 'hot soapy water or washing soda, 'fol- lowed with a thorough flushing out with warm water before taxing for any other purpose., , * , * . . Airborne Cattle In the recent shipment in a con- verted army plane, of a herd of ,ten Guernsey bows from the.,,Patterson, N. J., airport to Bogota, South America, the internal arrangeinents called for some ingenuity. The cows :were stabled aboard the plane in specially •prepared canvas 'lined stalls With shavings for bedding. '11ey were tied, head forward. to the plane, in rows of three ..-or four accor'ding 'to ;ape Width • of the 'filaife.' "The total merit weighed 5,600 :pound's, the. ~hail- Mum - tarp.. for. •that ' 'type r f ipiaite Z'hti shipment inaugurated 'What is' tit be a •flew aerviCe for shipping Cattle .herds to South America. U. K. Now Imports Canadian 'Honey Canadian honey, to.. the extent of 500,000 'pounds may be exported to the United . Kingdom, • the imports having been approved by the British Ministry of Food. Of this quantity, 250,000 pounds'' should be shipped in one -pound eonsumer containers and 250,000 pounds in bulk. ' Imports into the United kingdom are authorized under license confined' to the mem- leers of the Honey Importers and Packers Association having previous experience in the Canadian honey trade. The members are expected to communicate with firms that supplied this market before the war. Export permits from Canada, issued by the• Export Permit Branch, Department of Trade and Commerce, are required. Directed Exports Seeds ifs War Years The Seed Export Office at #dndsay, Ont, which the Special Products Board has operated since the fall of 1943 under the supervision of Fred G. Perrin., will be closed on August 31 next. Among the reasons for clos- ing the office are: The war is over, and the general seed situation in Can- ada-1Sf safe. Price control regulations have been lifted and the Special Pro- ductsoard is not now the sole ex- porter tot Canada of clever and grass ,seeds. Supplier,, of'practichily all kinds of seeds are suflleient to meet'Cana- dian requirements and several Eur- opean countries are in a position to - offer seed for export. During the war the reputation of Canada for deli'Vering seed of the quality ordered was fully maintained. On account of his wide . experience for over 40 years !in the seed trade and -of his management of one of the largest. -seed exporting houses ' which he had built , up, 'Mr. Perrin was asked by the Special Products Board to head the:' Seed.Itipoft Office for war :purposes; and euper�Vis1e Elie ek,. (Cjbirtth11 di OYi ague r1) • Fire in Dashwood Exciting minutes were witnessed on Saturday last when Mrs..Leo Gibson, ' of Dashwood, was passing the home• of M•rs. Carl Mair. Her brother, Leo, smelt cloth burning and upon ,ascend- ing the verandah found "Mrs:IMalr was not at home. Climbing'in the window he found that Mrs. Mair had left her iron 'heating and it had caughtfire, causing damage to the ironing board The timely arrival 0! Leo Eveland at the home .no doubt prevented a ser- ial's conflagration.—Zurich Herald. Crops Exceptionally Good Grain cutting in this district is practically completed and manly have finished threshing. The yields of bar- ley, mixed grain and early oats are exceptionally good.' The corn and bean crops are making rapid growth and all indications are that there will be 'a heavy yield. The Exeter can- ning factory 'have commenced can- ning their string •beans. — Exeter Touring, Country in Trailer Mr. and Mrs. A. Katz and daughter of Philadelphia, are visiting with her sister, Mrs. R. R. J-Iobden and Mr. Hebden. - Mr. Katz recently sold his home in Philadelphia, and purchased a large, well-equipped modern trailer, and are touring the country prior to their leaving for Florida.—Wingham.. Advance -Times. Injured in Fall From Roof' While engaged in painting --the hoof of the barn on the, property 'of E. P. Chesney, Clerk . 'and Treasurer of Tuckersmith Township, R.R. 45,,,,Sea- forth, about 6 p.m. Saturday, three Stratford men were injured', one more ' or less seriously. The three ' men, LeSoudar, McCann and Hatch, were all on. one roof ladder which was not anchored, at the highest point on the roof, They Ioet their footing on the ladder; coasted down', attic fell .ex tance of 30 feet. Dr. John A. Gorwill;. Seaforth, was called 'and The trio were removed in an ambulance to Scott Memorial Hospital. McCann was able to leave hospital the same night, but the others remained there until their removal to Stratford Sunday . night. LeSoudar is still a patient in Strat- ford General Hospital.—Clinton News - Record. Loses Barn and Contents The barn of Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor, who reside one mile north of Zurich, was desfroYed by fire, togeth- er with implements and the season's. crop of hay and. grain. Taylor. and the boys were loading manure at the east end of the barn when one of the boys' noticed the structure was on fire. The alarm was sounded and aZUrich 11143- brigade ne•.•brigade called, but by. the 'time they arrived the barn was down. Lots was heavy,—Clinton News -Record. • Home Destroyed By Fire Two families lost all their posses- - sions and their home, when fire caus ed by the explosion of a coal oil stove completely destroyed a large frame house on the Nixon farm, 10th con- cession of ' Ashfield on Thiirsday Homeless are Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Merriott and a son who occupied one section} ,of the home,, and another son, Vernon Merriett, • his wife and two children, occupants of another part of the house. Fortunately no one was in the house at the, time of the .explo- sion, and all members' of the two fam- ilies -escaped unhurt. Mrs. ,'Merriott, Sr., her son's, wife, and their two 'chil- dren were in the garden at tire time, but when" they, reached the house the fire had gained too much headway to fight. The fire made a clean sweep of all the contents' of the house, in- cluding furniture, several Victory bonds and some cash- left inside.— Wii}gham Advance -Times. • Returning Te the West Over fifty relatives end friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.. George Phillips, of Fordyce, on Sun- day, in honor of: Mr. Jaynes Philips, Sr., Who had been visiting here for the ' past month and fdeaves, for , his home in the West this week:' `Mr. Phillips hag not visited these parts for Many years and the afternoon War spent• in old time'ehat; after wh ch a• lovely lunch was served' on the lawn: Wingham Advance -Times, Monster Crowd; At Race Meet About 10,000 peoplte. crowded into' Agricultural Park on. Monday, setting" up a new attendance record at the annual civic halide* harness racing meet, The previous high mark; was set:•lat year; when sonae' 7,000 were ;lrehent. People were here from '•a widespread' Section. of Western and Mel Central Ontario. An unusually large Malabar of entries tilled tit make ; t(Ctinifbnlier ; aii,lit;ge 3) '. ' �r.